Optimal Playable Settings

The best way to automatically configure and apply Neverwinter’s game options for your specific system configuration is through GeForce Experience, our new application that optimizes your games, updates your drivers, and streams PC games to your Project SHIELD handheld. Taking into account your GPU and CPU, as well as many additional factors, GeForce Experience’s recommendations can be applied with a single click and will be updated over time should developer updates and NVIDIA drivers improve performance further still. On that note, make sure to download and install the recent GeForce 320.49 WHQL drivers through GeForce Experience or our site, to improve performance and stability in Neverwinter.

For manual configuration, look below to our recommendations for each of the heaviest settings. Be sure to reduce as few as possible for the best balance between performance and graphics; which you reduce should be based on the screenshots in this article and your personal preferences.

Anti-aliasing: 2x

Shadows: Medium

Max Shader Quality: High

World Detail Distance: 50

Terrain Detail Distance: 80

Show High Detail Objects: Off

Post-processing: Off

SSAO: Off

Cinematic Focus (Depth of Field): Off

Note: Show High Detail Objects, Post-Processing, and SSAO drastically affect performance, while the rest do significantly but not as obviously; Character Detail Distance and Lighting Quality also drastically affect performance, but greatly hurt visuals when reduced, so look to them as a last resort.

You may interested to know Neverwinter also supports 3D Vision. We haven't run performance data on 3D Vision and Neverwinter, but it's safe to assume you'll need a high-end system if you want to make use of it while running maximum graphics settings.

Conclusion

Neverwinter features strong performance for high-end users and great scaling across a very long list of graphics options, so even users on much less powerful setups will be able to enjoy the game. The long list of options show their effect in-game everywhere: players will find a lot to feast on visually, including richly detailed landscapes, stunning sunsets, in-depth lighting and shadowing, and much more. Again, GeForce Experience is recommended to find a great balance of strong visuals and enjoyable performance.

Equipped with a GTX 660 Ti, we were able to achieve at least 60 frames per second -- and often much higher -- in almost all of our performance tests with Neverwinter, maximizing all settings and benchmarking in a variety of different in-game environments.

Neverwinter is a strong example of what an online RPG can do technically. On the gameplay front, the title proves addictive very quickly, something only furthered by the constant stream of new content: right now you can try new end-game PvP and PvE content dubbed “Gauntlgrym”, and the new Alchemy profession, and later this summer the free Fury of the Feywild expansion will add even more things to see and do.