The Outer Worlds is Obsidian’s Entertainment’s latest RPG title and is being received quite well. The game is finally available on PC and consoles, and if you want to get extra performance in The Outer Worlds on PC, here are some useful tips.

The game currently has a Metacritic score of 86% and is one of the best-reviewed games of 2019.

Improve FPS and CPU Performance in The Outer Worlds

For the most part, The Outer Worlds is running well, and if you’re on a decent system, you won’t run into a lot of graphical and performance issues.

However, if you’re on a lower-end system, or even a mid-budget one, here’s how you can get more performance and improve FPS.

Download the Latest AMD and NVIDIA Drivers

First and foremost, you need to upgrade your GPU’s drivers. This is a guaranteed way to improve your FPS, and you’ll want to download the optimized drivers for The Outer Worlds.

Today- Radeon Software 19.10.2 with support and performance improvements for the upcoming launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Outer Worlds, and support for Chernobylite Early Access. This release also contains stability improvements for end user issues. — Terry Makedon (@CatalystMaker) October 24, 2019

Completely Disable Ambient Occlusion

Ambient Occlusion isn’t completely disabled even in the lowest setting. So if you’re looking to gain a little more performance, here’s how you can disable it completely.

Head over to the game’s configuration files path, which is the following for

Epic Games Store

Users/(Username)/AppData/Local/Indiana/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor

Xbox Game Pass

Users/(Username)/AppData/Local/Packages/PrivateDivision.TheOuterWorldsWindows10_hv3d7yfbgr2rp/LocalCache/Local/Indiana/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor

Open Engine.ini using any text editor, such as Notepad

using any text editor, such as Notepad Add [SystemSettings] to the bottom of the file, if it isn’t already there

to the bottom of the file, if it isn’t already there Under [SystemSettings] , add r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=0

, add Save the file, and exit the file

Completely Disable Screen Space Reflections

Screen Space Reflections aren’t completely disabled even in the lowest setting. So if you’re looking to gain a little more performance, here’s how you can disable it completely.

Head over to the game’s configuration files path, which is the following for

Epic Games Store

Users/(Username)/AppData/Local/Indiana/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor

Xbox Game Pass

Users/(Username)/AppData/Local/Packages/PrivateDivision.TheOuterWorldsWindows10_hv3d7yfbgr2rp/LocalCache/Local/Indiana/Saved/Config/WindowsNoEditor

Open Engine.ini using any text editor, such as Notepad

using any text editor, such as Notepad Add [SystemSettings] to the bottom of the file, if it isn’t already there

to the bottom of the file, if it isn’t already there Under [SystemSettings] , add r.SSR.Quality=0

, add Save the file, and exit the file

Reduce Shadow Quality to improve Performance in The Outer Worlds Substantially

Users have reported that even reducing the Shadow Quality from Ultra to High results in a significant increase in performance.

Head over to your Graphics Settings and lower Shadows to Medium or High, and even Low if you’re on a lower-end PC.

Turn on Vsync to fix Performance in The Outer Worlds

Turning on Vynsc seems to have stabilized performance for many users, and some reported stutters have been mitigated as well.

Either enable Vsync or cap your framerate through the in-game options.

Cap the frame rate/Potentially improve frame times

Download RivaTuner Statistics Server,

input your desired framerate limit in the “Framerate limit” box, and hit enter (the program comes bundled with MSI Afterburner and earlier versions of EVGA PrecisionX).

Alternatively, those with an Nvidia GPU have the option of Nvidia Inspector, which can also be used to impose a framerate cap, either in a similar manner to RTSS or by way of forcing a different vsync interval (click the small tool icon to open the game profile section).

Check the System Requirements

If you want to run the game on PC, you’ll need the following specifications

Minimum:

OS: Windows 7 (SP1) 64bit

CPU: Intel Core i3-3225 or AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

RAM: 4GB

GPU: Nvidia GTX 650 Ti or AMD HD 7850

HDD Space: 40GB

Recommended:

OS: Windows 10 64bit

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K or Ryzen 5 1600

RAM: 8GB

GPU: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or Radeon RX 470

HDD Space: 40GB

While you’re here, make sure you check out our other guides for the game.

Epic Games Store Exclusivity

The game is currently only available through the Epic Games Store and Xbox Game Pass on PC, but we’ll see it on Steam next year as well.

Are you playing the game at the moment? Did this guide help you? Let us know in the comments below and share your thoughts.