
General System OptimizationĪlmost as important as any in-game setting is the way your Windows installation is configured. The aim here is to give you enough information so that you can make an informed choice as to the settings you enable or disable to obtain a balance of visual quality and performance acceptable to you. Performance information is also provided for every setting, although bear in mind that the precise impact on your particular system depends on your specific hardware combination and your other game and system-wide settings.

Screenshot comparisons are provided where relevant to highlight the impact on image quality of changing these settings. What follows are full descriptions for all of the settings available in ME3's various options menus and the Mass Effect 3 Configuration Utility.


Though much hasn't changed, there are various improvements to the graphics and gameplay. But unlike a movie, you get the control the action, and hopefully, save mankind. Like its predecessors, Mass Effect 3 is done in high Hollywood style, with intense action, engaging cut scenes, and the fate of the world resting on a solitary hero. As Commander Shepard you are tasked with coordinating an effective galaxy-wide response to the imminent threat of extinction. The Reapers have launched an all-out assault on Earth. The fate of mankind is at stake in Mass Effect 3 (ME3), the final chapter of Bioware's popular Mass Effect series.
