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INCREASE PERFORMANCE ON LOW-END PCS

By кушФил420

This guide will show you how to increase your performance for "Mafia: Definitive Edition" on a low-end computer.

I've bought the game some days ago but wasn't able to play it because of massive frame drops, stuttering & freezing.
I show you everything I did. This fixed like 90% of the stuttering and boosted my FPS from 40 to 70.

Award

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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7 Nov, 2021 @ 10:55am

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Guide Index

Overview

My System

Graphics Card Driver

In-Game Settings

NVIDIA Control Panel Settings

Disable Windows Game Mode & Captures

Disable Fullscreen Optimization

Thanks!

Comments

My System

I will show you my system specs first.

Everything in this guide worked for me and my system.
Please let me know in the comments if it worked for you. :)

Mainboard: ASUS P6T-SE (LGA1366)
CPU: Intel Xeon X5660 (OC) @ 3,3 Ghz
RAM: 12 GB (DDR3-1333) (3x4GB)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950

Graphics Card Driver

Make sure you've installed the newest driver for your graphics card.

In-Game Settings

MY DISPLAY SETTINGS

Note: I've decreased the field of view a little bit for more performance.

NVIDIA Control Panel Settings

Open up your NVIDIA Control Panel Settings

On your Desktop: Right-Click -> NVIDIA Control Panel

Click "Manage 3D Settings" on the left side.

Go to Program Settings and add your Mafia .exe file there!

Now you have to change some settings down below.
You will find many options there. Here is a list what I changed.

Image Sharpening: OFF
Low Latency Mode: OFF
OpenGL rendering GPU: GeForce GTX 950
(SELECT THE GPU YOU ARE USING!)
Power management mode: Prefer maximum performance
Shader Cache: ON
Texture filtering - Anisotropic sample optimization: ON
Texture filtering - Quality: High performance
Texture filtering - Trilinear optimization: ON
Threaded optimization: ON
Vertical sync: OFF

Disable Windows Game Mode & Captures

Go to your "Windows Settings" and select "Gaming".

Select "Xbox Game Bar".

Scroll down to "Related Settings".

Click "Graphics Settings".

Select "Desktop App" -> "Browse" -> Select your Mafia .exe file!

Select your newly added .exe and click "Options".

Now select "High Performance" and save.

Go back to your "Gaming Settings" and select "Captures".

Set "Record in background while I'm playing a game" to "OFF".

Now select "Game Mode" and turn it "OFF".

Disable Fullscreen Optimization

Doing this will run the game way smoother!

Go to your "Mafia Game Folder" where your "mafiadefinitiveedition.exe" is located.

Right Click on it and Properties. Now select "Compatibility" and then select "Disable Fullscreen Optimization".

Thanks!

Thank you very much for reading!

I hope my guide helped you out. Feel free to comment any questions!

4 Comments

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时光流逝 13 Apr, 2023 @ 12:24pm

How to force 800×600p i cant found

кушФил420 [author] 12 Aug, 2022 @ 12:09am

@masonmacdonaldrg

No, sorry, you'll need a dedicated GPU to get more FPS.
I don't think that you can play it with any integrated graphics.

Joseph Stalin 10 Aug, 2022 @ 3:04pm

i play on a laptop with no GPU only integrated graphics and an i5 CPU, i have tried this guide but get only 15 fps, any recommendations apart from go buy a new computer?

Luni535 24 Nov, 2021 @ 10:55am

Uhhh, very usefull guide Mr. Kushphil. Verry god.

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