Pragmata PC Review + Best Settings, Path Tracing, 8GB GPU Optimisation + More

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Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Pragmata runs well across a range of PC with good levels of scalability - but it's fair to say that once RT and hair quality are factored into the optimised settings mix, there aren't too many savings beyond a non-path-traced max. Still, PT can run well even on an RTX 5070 and there's still the matter of how to make this game work well on an 8GB GPU. Many thanks to DF contributor Rayan for putting in the legwork on this one! Examine the DF Website: https://digitalfoundry.net Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Introduction 01:12 Shader Compilation/Stutter Check 02:21 Optimised Settings: Path Tracing 04:46 Optimised Settings: Ray Tracing 05:30 Optimised Settings: Global Illumination 05:57 Optimised Settings: Hair Quality 06:48 Optimised Settings: Texture Quality + 8GB Recommendations 08:18 Optimised Settings: Mesh Quality 09:10 Optimised Settings: Shadow Quality + Shadow Cache 10:26 Optimised Settings: Effects Quality 11:06 Optimised Settings: Volumetric Quality 11:38 Optimised Settings: Screen-Space Reflections 12:23 Optimised Settings Table + Summary 13:14 Path Tracing on RTX 5070 + RTX 5090 15:18 And Now, The Conclusion