I've compiled this guide for performance enhancement and quality optimization, to make people not overuse resources on negligble graphics settings.
The DLSS Enabler mod is capable of making things run on pretty much any card with staggering performance gains. On average you can expect a whopping 100% gain in either performance or quality.
I went from High/Very High in 1440p to now being able to play this in 4K on the same settings, no problem. Isn't that crazy?

My System Specs:
-OS: Windows 10
-GPU: Sapphire AMD Vega 64 Nitro+ 8GB (comparable to an RTX 1080 or 2060), overclocked to the limit
-CPU: i9 -9900K, overclocked to 4.8gHz on all 8 cores
-RAM: 48GB HyperX 3466 mHz
-Mainboard: Gigabyte Z390 Designare


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https://www.nexusmods.com/site/mods/757
"This all-in-one package allows the users of any DX12 compatible GPUs (from NVIDIA / AMD / Intel) to enable DLSS upscaler and DLSSG Frame Generation in most of the games implementing NVIDIA DLSS 2 / DLSS 3 features."

Download the optional file BETA version 3.03, as I can't speak to the newer 3.03. 6-9 BETA version yet, which seems not entirely compatible with some things.


Installation:
Make sure you locate the right folder for the installation
The path should look something like this:
D:\Programs\Steam\steamapps\common\Rise of the Tomb Raider

Have those things checked during the Installation if you have an NVIDIA GPU:


Have those things checked during the Installation if you have an AMD GPU:


If you have an AMD: After installation find the "DisableNvidiaSignatureChecks.reg" file in that folder and run it.

That's it. You're done. Now it should work. You can modify it with the instructions from the readme file if you wish to.

I haven't spent any time trying to modify or optimize the mod. If you start runninng into problems I suggest combing through the forum posts on the nexusmods page to find out how people are combating certain abnormalities in mod behavior.

If you wanna uninstall it, run the "unins000.exe" in the folder.

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Just one final step to re-enable the Steam overlay by modifying the nvngx.ini file in the folder. Open it and hit CTRL+F and search for DisableOverlays. Change it to this:
Then save the file.

"DLSS Swapper is a tool that allows you to conveniently download, manage, and swap DLSS, FSR and XeSS dlls allowing you to upgrade or downgrade DLSS, FSR and XeSS version in a game without the game needing an update."

https://github.com/beeradmoore/dlss-swapper?tab=readme-ov-file



This is an insanely great tool, I am so impressed with it. It could not be easier and reverting the changes is also an inbuilt function.

NOTE: If you're using the DLSS Enabler, you should only swap after the installation.

I've done some testing and drawn inspiration from some benchmarking sites and videos.

I know, this video is about Shadow of the Tomb Raider, the sequel to Rise, but the games are very similiar in all aspects, because it was built with the same engine. The graphics options between the games differ a little bit, but a comparison of performance behavior is possible and helpful.


It all depends on your hardware, but the High Preset will be a good baseline to start from. It's a ~20% performance increase in FPS from Very High.
If you can handle Very High, manually adjusting the remaining settings to maximum will only cost you like 5%. That's roughly speaking though, I can't confirm that across the entire game. There will surely be differences in fluidity.
The most demanding settings seem to be Shadows, Ambient Occlusion and PureHair. Which also give the biggest bump in perceived quality, I guess. Textures also of course, but they only demand VRAM.

So after testing stuff for myself and cross referencing it with benchmark results, this is what I came up with:







Adjust it to your needs. I was just going for a 60FPS lock in 4K. I still have some drops to 50 every now and then, but I generally prefer quality over performance. You can certainly crank this harder for more quality if you have a better card than me.

https://www.msi.com/Landing/afterburner/graphics-cards

If you cap to your refresh rate and given that your average fps never dips below that, you will have the lowest input latency with no screen tearing and no need for any additional features like V-Sync, Radeon Enhanced Sync / NVIDIA Fast Sync, Radeon Anti Lag / NVIDIA Low Latency (NULL).
A lot of those will in fact make it worse, if combined unfavorably and cause more stutters and have higher input latency, than just capping your Framerate with RTSS. It is hard to believe, since they all sound so good and you'd think everything's cross compatible, but no. There's no one size fits all answer, but I'd say turn everything else off to start off with, cap your FPS with RTSS and then go from there.

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It is a known thing that people do, more commonly known in multiplayer games where everybody's desperate for every fps they can get. Here another article explaining the same thing, so you don't have to take some random Youtuber's opinion at face value:
https://www.toolify.ai/hardware/unlock-the-full-potential-of-dx12-games-improve-performance-and-stability-2856272

I got around 8% of performance gain out of this. It will depend on your system though how much this does for you. It's said to improve FPS and resolve stutters some systems might experience with DX12. You can do this for all games you know that run on DX12.