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Here’s Skyrim with 3100+ mods at 8K on an NVIDIA RTX 4090

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YouTube’s ‘Digital Dreams’ shared a video, showcasing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with over 3100 mods at 8K on an NVIDIA RTX 4090. So, let’s take a look at it, shall we? How does the game look and run at 8K? Time to find out.

To achieve playable framerates, the YouTuber used Lossless Scaling. So, this is mostly thanks to interpolation. In other words, no. You can’t run modded Skyrim at Native 8K, even on the most powerful GPU. I also don’t know which version of Lossless Scaling he used. A while ago, the tool was updated with support for 3X Frame Generation. And then, a few days ago, we got support for 4X FG. In theory, a 4X FG boost should be enough for higher framerates than 60fps, even at 8K.

Also, contrary to other videos, the YouTuber did not include any Performance Overlay. That’s kind of a bummer. And, from what I see, the framerate is really low. This probably means it’s running below 60fps. You can tell by watching the video and seeing the jerky camera movement, which is a sign of a low framerate. So… yeah. While the title of the video says 8K/60fps, it’s nowhere close to that.

Along with the 3100 mods, Digital Dreams also used Reshade Ray Tracing to make the graphics look better. Reshade Ray Tracing can enhance the graphics of many games that don’t originally have Ray Tracing. Reshade uses screen space information to do this, so it’s not as advanced as the RT built into the games. Still, it’s better than nothing.

The main reason the NVIDIA RTX 4090 struggles to keep a smooth 60fps at 8K is because of Reshade RT. At least in my opinion. Reshade RT can slow down the performance a lot. This makes it very hard to use when playing games at super high resolutions, even if you have an NVIDIA RTX 4090.

But why 8K, you may ask? Well, for those wondering, the benefits of running at 8K are the incredible AA results you can get from it. It’s exactly the same as using 4K DLDSR on a 1440p monitor.

Now yes, playing at 8K is a bit pointless if you own a 32-inch monitor. In my opinion, you can get incredible results at 4K on such monitors. And that’s precisely why 8K is pointless. At least for most PC gamers. Not only does it require a lot of horsepower, it can also look similar to 4K. But, when gaming at a 100-inch TV, you’ll definitely see the benefits of 8K.

Of course, most of you don’t use that kind of TVs. And, to be honest, I don’t expect 8K to be commercial anytime soon. Still, this is something that some of you may find cool.

Digital Dreams has shared the list of mods they have used. So, if you want to use all of these 3100+ mods, you can go ahead and download the modlist from this link.

Speaking of Skyrim, here are some big fan expansions for it. Wyrmstooth adds new quests and dungeons to the game. This other mod brings elements from The Witcher games into Skyrim. Dragon Hall Tavern is a huge 2GB mod that adds quests, new places, an arena, and more. Then there’s  Land of Vominhem, Apotheosis and Legacy of the Dragonborn. Don’t forget to also check out this Castlevania-inspired mod. Shumer and the Priest Kings is another DLC-sized expansion mod with over 200 locations, 180+ quests and 8,500 lines of voiced dialogue. Oh, and here is another one that adds the cool Nemesis system from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor to it. Lastly, we have this mod that adds six new islands to explore.

But wait, there is more. Skyrim has other mods that do lots of cool stuff. So, be sure to check out our Best Skyrim Mods article. In that article, you will be able to find all of the mods we’ve shared for Skyrim over the past few years.

Enjoy and stay tuned for more!

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