If you want the best optimization
guide for Granblue Fantasy: Relink for low-end PCs, then you're at the right place.
We've got the best settings to get the best out of the game even on a low-end system.
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Before you change the game settings for playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink on a low-end
system, first perform the methods shown here. Then you can go for changing the in-game settings
as shown in this video. This should boost the gaming performance on a low-end PC.
Method 1: Make sure to update the graphics
drivers before you start gaming. This should help you avoid issues while
gaming and boost your gaming experience. Here is how you can update your graphics drivers.
Right-click on the Windows search button & choose Device Manager.
Go to the Display Adapters section and expand it. Right-click on your Graphics driver
and choose Update Driver option. From the next window, select the Search
Automatically for Drivers option. Follow the onscreen instructions to
download and install the latest driver. You can also visit the official websites of
your Graphics Card manufacturer to update your graphics drivers.
These websites are linked in the description below.
(https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/drivers/) + (https://www.amd.com/en/support)
Now, download the latest drivers for the graphics card installed on your computer from
these websites. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation process.
Once done, restart your PC. When the device restarts, open the
app again to check for updates. Download and install the available updates.
If you have multiple GPUs for your computer, then make sure you use the one exclusively for
gaming. This ensures a better gaming experience. So, using the dedicated GPU for
gaming can avoid issues while playing games like Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Here is how you can check if you're running the dedicated graphics card. However, this
depends upon your operating system and the graphics card you are using.
Press the Windows key + R to launch the Run utility.
Type ‘devmgmt.msc’ in the Run command box and hit Enter or click on OK.
Expand the Display Adapters section. Here you will find the two adapters
- one for your dedicated graphics card and the integrated graphics card.
The dedicated graphics card should have a longer and more specific name than the integrated one.
The dedicated graphics card may also have a higher memory size listed. So, run the
game with the dedicated graphics card. Method 2:
Disabling the overlays can boost the performance while playing Granblue Fantasy Relink.
So, here is how you can disable Steam overlay. Open Steam Library.
Find the game & and right-click on it. Go to its Properties.
Now go to the General Tab. Uncheck the Enable the ‘Steam
Overlay while in game’ option. You should also disable other overlay apps like
Discord, GeForce Experience, Nvidia Shadow Play overlay, or AMD Overlay before playing the game.
Method 3: You should choose the highest refresh rate your PC
monitor supports while playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink. This ensures a better gaming experience.
To do so, right-click on a blank space on your desktop.
Go to Display Settings. Then select Advanced Display.
From the drop-down menu for ‘Choose a refresh rate’. Make sure to set
the highest rate your monitor permits. Method 4:
The more VRAM your system’s graphics card has, the more data it can store. So, this will enable
it to handle higher-resolution textures and run your games smoothly without crashing.
Here is how you can increase the VRAM. Go to Windows search and type
‘Advanced System settings’. Select the top search result.
Click on Settings below Performance. Next, head to the Advanced tab.
Under Performance select Settings. Go to the Advanced tab again.
Under Virtual Memory, click on Change. Uncheck Automatically manage
paging file size for all drives. Choose the drive where you
want to store the paging file. Select Custom size.
In the Initial size field, enter a value equal to 1.5 times of
the total available RAM on your system. In the Maximum size field, enter a
value that is 3 times of your total RAM. Now, here is how to check
your system’s available RAM. Go to Windows Settings and select System.
Next, select About. Check RAM.
After you have set the value as per your system, click on Set, then click on OK, and again on OK.
Once done, restart your PC and then launch Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Method 5: Overclocking the system can boost performance.
But sometimes, it can crash the system especially while playing games like Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
So, it is wise to disable overclocking while playing this game.
To do that, boot into your BIOS or UEFI settings. The process of booting
into BIOS differs from system to system. You can check the manufacturer’s website for
the exact process to boot into your BIOS. You can also take the help of the
user manual to boot into your BIOS. Here are the basic steps to enter
into BIOS or the UEFI settings - Open your Windows Settings.
Select Recovery from the right pane. Then click on the Restart Now
button next to Advanced Startup. Once your PC restarts, select Troubleshoot
then go to Advanced Options. Then you should find the UEFI Firmware Settings.
Once you boot into your BIOS or UEFI settings, navigate to the Overclocking
section and then disable it. You should close all the overclocking apps
if you are using one like MSI Afterburner or similar applications.
Method 6: The programs running in the background
can conflict with Granblue Fantasy: Relink and cause performance issues.
So, close the unnecessary running programs while playing the game.
Right-click on the Taskbar and select Task Manager.
Go to the Processes tab. Right-click on each process you want to close
and select the End task option to kill it. Apps like Discord, GeForce Experience, Google
Chrome, and Nvidia Shadow Play can conflict with the game and cause performance issues.
Som you should close these apps before playing Granblue Fantasy: Relink.
Method 7: Once you have performed all the previous methods
shown, now you can tweak some in-game settings to get the best out of the game.
Launch the game. Select Options. Go to the Graphics tab.
Set the Resolution to 1280 x 720. Change the Frame Rate to 60 if it
is set to some lower frame rate. Set the Screen Mode Borderless.
Next set Display Device to 1:24GL600F. Change Graphics Quality to Standard.
Set Textures to Standard. Also, set Rendering to Standard
and Lighting to Standard. Next turn the Blur off, Colorblind
off, and also turn off VSync. And there you have it! The best optimization
guide for Granblue Fantasy Relink for low-end PCs. We hope one of these methods has worked for you.
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