Draw Distance
Draw distance determines how far out into the scene the video card renders. All GPUs suffer in performance with draw distance set to maximum levels, although the toll is much greater for weaker GPUs such as the GeForce 7600 GT and the Radeon X1300 XT.
Draw Distance Performance
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
Image Quality
You can easily reclaim a lot of performance by going with the lowest setting, but you won't be able to see what you're doing or where you're going. We recommend trying to max out draw distance at the expense of other settings.
100% Draw Distance vs. 50% Draw Distance
50% Draw Distance vs. 0% Draw Distance
System Setup: Intel Core 2 X6800, Intel 975XBX2, 2GB Corsair XMS Memory (1GB x 2), 160GB Seagate 7200.7 SATA Hard Disk Drive, Windows XP SP2. Graphics Cards: GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB, GeForce7600 GT 256MB, Radeon X1900 XT 512MB, Radeon X1300 XT 256MB. Graphics Driver: Catalyst 7.3, Forceware 97.92, Forceware 93.71.
How to optimize your PC frame rates
If you're looking for a way to improve how your games run, check out this guide to learn some of the basics on what settings to adjust and how you should go about it.
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