The Witcher 3 Remastered PC Performance Issues Relating to Hairworks Identified by CDPR
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CD Projekt Red explains how to fix performance issues with The Witcher 3 Remastered at launch
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered EditionThe long-awaited update to one of the most acclaimed action RPGs of all time debuts on September 29, 2026. Although the game was warmly received by critics and players, earning very high ratings, the launch experience was marred by a number of technical issues, particularly performance-related. what to […]
A few days after the launch, the remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is confirmed to be a critical success, but some technical problems emerge on PC and consoles.
Recently deployed, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered seems mismanaged NVIDIA Hairworks technology, which when activated drastically lowers performance! A hair technology, or not! Recall that Hairworks technology was designed by NVIDIA to sublimate hair, furs and coats, allowing a dedicated physics calculated in real time and a hair-to-hair modeling by hair or hair by hair.
CD Projekt Red has released a small patch for the Witcher 3 remaster. The update affects the game's technical aspects. The information "The Witcher 3 Remaster Receives Its First Patch. CD Projekt Red Targets Technical Issues" was published by GRYOnline.pl on October 1, 2026.
PC gamers running the remastered version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt should be cautious about one graphics setting for now. CD Projekt Red has confirmed an issue with Nvidia Hairworks technology, which in the current version of the game can cause massive... Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/wiedzmin_3_171_fps_hairworks-54553.html
The X account of the Projekt Red CD technical support recommends to disable the Nvidia HairWorks graphic option in the Remastered version of The Witcher 3 on PC, pending a fix. Since Tuesday, September 29, it is possible to re-immerse in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt with a Remastered edition,
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