Impact of changes in graphics setting on performance in selected video games
Kamil Szafran
kamsin21011999@gmail.comLublin University of Technology (Poland)
Małgorzata Plechawska-Wójcik
Lublin University of Technology (Poland)
Abstract
Computer games, especially more advanced ones, allow users to change graphic settings to improve the overall appearance of the game or to achieve smoother gameplay. The aim of the paper is conducting research to determine whether changes in graphic settings affect computer performance. Parameters such as temperature and usage of graphics cards and processors or frames per second were examined. Three different computer games and three different computer stations were used to conduct the tests. Two research hypotheses were formulated: "Changing graphic settings in games affects computer performance" and "The change in shadow quality in games has the greatest impact on the tested parameters." The obtained results confirmed both of these hypotheses.
Keywords:
computer games performance, Unreal Engine 4, graphics settingsReferences
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