Oblivion Remastered PC: Impressive Remastering, Dire Performance Problems

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Published on April 26, 2025 2:07:24 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0rCA1vpgSw

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)

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Oblivion Remastered does a good job in thoroughly modernising the 2006 visuals with the latest rendering technology - but the more you play, the more the experience is marred by excessively poor performance. The game has profound CPU problems that make a smooth experience on PC seemingly impossible - even on the most powerful hardware. Meanwhile, the graphics side of the equation is inexplicably heavy on your GPU. There are foundational issues in this game that should never had made it into shipping code. Alex reports.

NOTE: A new patch 'dropped' for the Game Pass version, which bizarrely removed the upscaling options. CPU performance improves by around two percent in our tests, but none of the stuttering is improved.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:27 Frame-Times Are Bad
00:03:42 Can You Improve CPU Performance?
00:06:46 GPU Settings Recommendations
00:08:30 Conclusion