Forza Horizon 5 Performance Optimization Guide + Optimized Settings 

Here's a detailed breakdown of every Forza Horizon 5 graphics setting, along with recommendations for improved performance while retaining the game's intended visual presentation.
OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
MOTION BLUR: LONG (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
RESOLUTION SCALING: OFF
ANTI-ALIASING: TAA
TAA SHARPNESS: 10 (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
ANISOTROPIC FILTERING: HIGH
SHADOW QUALITY: ULTRA
NIGHT SHADOWS: OFF
MOTION BLUR QUALITY: ULTRA
ENVIRONMENT TEXTURE QUALITY:
- HIGH FOR 6GB VRAM
- ULTRA FOR 8GB VRAM ON HDD
- EXTREME FOR 8GB+ VRAM ON SSD
ENVIRONMENT GEOMETRY QUALITY: HIGH
SSAO QUALITY: HIGH
REFLECTION QUALITY: HIGH
WORLD CAR LEVEL OF DETAIL: ULTRA
DEFORMABLE TERRAIN QUALITY: EXTREME
SSR QUALITY: HIGH
LENS EFFECTS: MEDIUM
SHADER QUALITY: ULTRA
PARTICLE EFFECTS QUALITY: MEDIUM
PC SPECS:
GPU: RX 480 8GB - amzn.to/3Vl9gyw
CPU: R5 3600X - amzn.to/3C1GH22
RAM: 16GB 3200Mhz DDR4 - amzn.to/3WKcAEa
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX - amzn.to/3PYeeQI
OS: Windows 10
Timestamps:
0:00 MOTION BLUR
0:55 RESOLUTION SCALING (FX CAS - FSR 2.2)
1:23 ANTI-ALIASING (FXAA - MSAA - TAA)
2:26 TAA SHARPNESS
2:54 ANISOTROPIC FILTERING
3:22 SHADOW QUALITY
4:11 NIGHT SHADOWS
4:46 MOTION BLUR QUALITY
5:19 ENVIRONMENT TEXTURE QUALITY
6:09 ENVIRONMENT GEOMETRY QUALITY
7:05 SSAO QUALITY
7:33 REFLECTION QUALITY
9:25 WORLD CAR LEVEL OF DETAIL
10:07 DFORMABLE TERRAIN QUALITY
11:02 SSR QUALITY
11:58 LENS EFFECTS
12:59 SHADER QUALITY
13:48 PARTICLE EFFECTS QUALITY
14:38 OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
14:44 MAXIMUM SETTINGS VS OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
15:06 MAXIMUM SETTINGS VS OPTIMIZED SETTINGS BENCHMARK
16:42 BENCHMARK RESULTS
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