That problem usually happens when you don't have enough VRAM usually with GPU with 4GB or less, but yes the ssd also helps a lot and you can say it solves that problem when you don't have more than 4gb of vram. I need to check with Horizon Zero Dawn i remember that game had also problem with texture rendering(loading) especially in city with the 4GB GPUs
@@foxskyful ive got a gtx 1080 8gb vram , this is 100 percent the mechanical hard drive being the bottleneck ,as this problem is 100 percent gone on ssd / nvme
Yes sadly the benchmark didn't show when opening maps/something else or flicking camera or changing rooms because it's very very noticable at those occasion
i have both discs due to size i installed on the HDD but then i realized that the game have a lot of ingame loading times (every time you change a zone or every time something big comes cinematics or any additional animation) seems to preload so if you are just installing always choose your SSD this game have tons of loading screens.
I have it installed on my hdd and it's an awful experience! Frequent Stuttering and freeze ups! I only have a 256gb ssd so I might have to free up space on it to play this game comfortably :(
nice test, I love it. Still 30s for loading times seems kinda high on hdd. Didnt had watch to count, but its like 15s with manually counting to fast travel into hogwarts on my hdd
Your video is really relaxing to watch make me want to play this game. Glad it support HDD. This might be the last AAA open world game that still support HDD.
You won't really see much of a difference between SATA SSD and NVME SSD, to be honest. You'd see a massive difference between HDD and SSD though, there's a HUGE difference.
Rapaz, a maior diferença que eu tive que na qual eliminei muito das gagueiras do game foi movendo ele do HDD para um SSDM.2, o impacto não foi só no tempo de loading, mas parece que as transições de cenários ficaram bem mais suave junto ao frame time. Não sei explicar o motivo, mas parece que os games por serem programados nos consoles da nova geração, usam o SSD como pilar de desenvolvimento.
@@nolyfe4814 Yes, it likely is. He just used nonsensical labels. One should be "NVMe SSD," while the other should be "SATA SSD." M.2 doesn't really matter, as both SATA and NVMe SSDs can be M.2. M.2 is simply a form factor and has nothing to do with speed.
@Lorenzo Marchese the ssd or hd is not the problem, from what i've found the vram is the trouble with this game, since he uses alot of vram when your video card vram is maxed out the card start using your ram memory as a vram so when your ram are maxed out start using pag memory so hard drive or ssd memory to game and prob works great with ssd memory which are faster than a hard drive, i got a friend he's playing the game in a hard drive and only have 16 gb of ram but the thing is, he can play just fine because he got a gtx 1080 ti which have 11 gb of vram and he are playing in medium settings, i have a idea for those wont install the game in ssd and dont have a graphics card with alot vram, the way is put the texture in low settings for gpu with 4 gb or even 6 gb of vram and medium for those which has 8gb of vram, maybe 6gb works fine with medium probably.
It's identical to regular hdd as well, because games load data from storage onto ram during loading screens/events. Storage speed doesn't usually affect framerates, only loading. In the future with super fast storage one could make loading onto ram more seamless, but the process is still the same.
@@Effect-Without-Cause This game streams a ton of data DURING game play, I bet you can expect worse stutters using an HDD. The fact that he is playing with 32 gb of RAM helps alleviate the problem, but it won't solve it.
@@shoego Games stream data during loading events (in this game going through some doors are loading events). the best SSD's are 50 to 100x slower than average DDR4 ram, if games would stream data during gameplay then you wouldn't get stutters, you'd get 10s long freezes.
I only have an m.2 240gb for my system, and with only the system and essential programs there is only 60gb left on it. I wish I had money to have a fucking 1TB ssd, even a sata ssd would solve all my game problems, but its too expensive.
1TB SATA SSDs aren't actually that expensive now. I bought a 2TB SATA SSD 3 years ago for double the price I bought a NVME GEN 4 2TB drive this year. They have a lot cheaper in the last 3 years. 1TB is quite cheap and 512GB is really not expensive.
@@Harry_crypto_investor3634 Unlucky. I heard a lot about Brazil and South America in general really ripping you off with pc parts specifically. Really only the USA has good pricing, but Europe and South Africa, where I live, have tolerable prices.
Timestamps
00:00 Preparing Shaders
00:37 Loading Times
01:00 Gameplay Benchmark(M.2 NVME vs. SSD vs. HDD)
01:43 AS SSD Benchmark
one thing i noticed when i had this game on a hdd was that textures was blury for a few seconds on walls and doors. on ssd this problem was gone
Thank God you saved me I was very frustrated after reading your comment I moved it on ssd and now game runs smoothly with crazy graphics
That problem usually happens when you don't have enough VRAM usually with GPU with 4GB or less, but yes the ssd also helps a lot and you can say it solves that problem when you don't have more than 4gb of vram. I need to check with Horizon Zero Dawn i remember that game had also problem with texture rendering(loading) especially in city with the 4GB GPUs
@@foxskyful ive got a gtx 1080 8gb vram , this is 100 percent the mechanical hard drive being the bottleneck ,as this problem is 100 percent gone on ssd / nvme
@@foxskyfulThe same thing happened to me with my rtx 3070, it was just the hdd
Thank you for the comparison. Exactly what i was looking for!
stuttering with my HDD :c
Yes sadly the benchmark didn't show when opening maps/something else or flicking camera or changing rooms because it's very very noticable at those occasion
@@dzxtricks Red dead redemption 2 runs better than hogwarts legacy and that's funny, hope hogwarts is playable someday
Defrag it with auslogics
can confirm changing hdd to ssd remove the stutter. especially when traversing between doors
i have both discs due to size i installed on the HDD but then i realized that the game have a lot of ingame loading times (every time you change a zone or every time something big comes cinematics or any additional animation) seems to preload so if you are just installing always choose your SSD this game have tons of loading screens.
Just move your game from your HDD to your SSD?
Why didn't you try change areas and see loading time for opening doors
I have it installed on my hdd and it's an awful experience!
Frequent Stuttering and freeze ups!
I only have a 256gb ssd so I might have to free up space on it to play this game comfortably :(
Just the video I needed, thanks.
Thank you. I'll reinstall it onto my SSD.
just move it! dont reinstall it!
@@mckay91uk Is it possible to move it so that it remains intact?
@@relax1d yes ! Just go in steam and move it to your other drive !
nice test, I love it. Still 30s for loading times seems kinda high on hdd. Didnt had watch to count, but its like 15s with manually counting to fast travel into hogwarts on my hdd
Your video is really relaxing to watch make me want to play this game. Glad it support HDD. This might be the last AAA open world game that still support HDD.
Just got my brand new nvme drive, I dont feel any different tho. After watching your video I realized its only few seconds apart :(
You won't really see much of a difference between SATA SSD and NVME SSD, to be honest. You'd see a massive difference between HDD and SSD though, there's a HUGE difference.
Rapaz, a maior diferença que eu tive que na qual eliminei muito das gagueiras do game foi movendo ele do HDD para um SSDM.2, o impacto não foi só no tempo de loading, mas parece que as transições de cenários ficaram bem mais suave junto ao frame time. Não sei explicar o motivo, mas parece que os games por serem programados nos consoles da nova geração, usam o SSD como pilar de desenvolvimento.
como faço pra mover do hhd pro m2?
Instala ele direto lá
It's odd that you label one as "SSD." The NVMe is also an SSD.
I think the ssd is a sata ssd.
@@nolyfe4814 Yes, it likely is. He just used nonsensical labels. One should be "NVMe SSD," while the other should be "SATA SSD." M.2 doesn't really matter, as both SATA and NVMe SSDs can be M.2. M.2 is simply a form factor and has nothing to do with speed.
try hdd inside hogwards
that shit is gonna stutter as hell :D I switched my old HDD to a brand new M2 NVMe SSD yesterday and the difference is like hell and heaven :)
Would you recommend playing Hogwarts legacy from a SSD?
👍
@Lorenzo Marchese the ssd or hd is not the problem, from what i've found the vram is the trouble with this game, since he uses alot of vram when your video card vram is maxed out the card start using your ram memory as a vram so when your ram are maxed out start using pag memory so hard drive or ssd memory to game and prob works great with ssd memory which are faster than a hard drive, i got a friend he's playing the game in a hard drive and only have 16 gb of ram but the thing is, he can play just fine because he got a gtx 1080 ti which have 11 gb of vram and he are playing in medium settings, i have a idea for those wont install the game in ssd and dont have a graphics card with alot vram, the way is put the texture in low settings for gpu with 4 gb or even 6 gb of vram and medium for those which has 8gb of vram, maybe 6gb works fine with medium probably.
@@kollerkiller8160 is this English?
who plays on HDD anyway?
@Lorenzo Marchese not a word
Thank you more like this comparisons please:)
Idk my game textures don't load when playing in hdd
I guess its not working with direct storage because ssd looks very close to nvme. I bet its only using 500mb/s.
It's identical to regular hdd as well, because games load data from storage onto ram during loading screens/events. Storage speed doesn't usually affect framerates, only loading. In the future with super fast storage one could make loading onto ram more seamless, but the process is still the same.
@@Effect-Without-Cause This game streams a ton of data DURING game play, I bet you can expect worse stutters using an HDD. The fact that he is playing with 32 gb of RAM helps alleviate the problem, but it won't solve it.
@@shoego Games stream data during loading events (in this game going through some doors are loading events). the best SSD's are 50 to 100x slower than average DDR4 ram, if games would stream data during gameplay then you wouldn't get stutters, you'd get 10s long freezes.
Thank you
I only have an m.2 240gb for my system, and with only the system and essential programs there is only 60gb left on it. I wish I had money to have a fucking 1TB ssd, even a sata ssd would solve all my game problems, but its too expensive.
1TB SATA SSDs aren't actually that expensive now. I bought a 2TB SATA SSD 3 years ago for double the price I bought a NVME GEN 4 2TB drive this year. They have a lot cheaper in the last 3 years. 1TB is quite cheap and 512GB is really not expensive.
@@silverwatchdog they are a lot cheaper but still kinda unnafordable here on brazil haha
Expensive? SATA has become 3 times cheaper in the past 3 years.
@@Harry_crypto_investor3634 Unlucky. I heard a lot about Brazil and South America in general really ripping you off with pc parts specifically. Really only the USA has good pricing, but Europe and South Africa, where I live, have tolerable prices.
Thx
External ssd works for games?
no. SSD/ HDD goes via SATA cable which doesn't suffer from data transfer interruption like USB also SATA is much faster.