FF13Fix VS dxvk-async

The ports aren't perfect, but the only mod you really need is FFXIII Fix for XIII and XIII-2. Lightning Returns is fine from my memory.

I prefer using this on PC and Deck for smooth gameplay: https://github.com/rebtd7/FF13Fix/releases

If you apply FF13Fix you can make the game run pretty much perfectly at 60 FPS and nearly perfectly above 60 FPS (characters' lips desync in cutscenes unless you cap to 60).

The most important factor when it comes to getting a decent framerate on the PC version is your single core CPU performance. The GPU doesn't have a big influence. What that means for laptops goes beyond my understanding, but what I can do is recommend is the FF13 Fix. This is a fan made fix, that helps with framerate and some other minor bugs. It even allows you to exceed 60fps, but I would avoid that since the game can behave weirdly above 60.

I tried with FF13Fix but it still didn't fix the overall framerate. Oddly enough, when I tried it in Windows, it crashed all the time. With Linux / DXVK, a got a little better performance (after it compiles the shaders of course).

Right now im using this https://github.com/Sporif/dxvk-async with dxvk.enableAsync=true, it works but i got transparent assets 1-2s before it load completely, is that normal?

You can also manually install it yourself, check the DXVK_ASYNC Github page for the instructions. Maybe try to use an older version of Proton GE if you're unsure.

I also tested out Unity on my system and got the same results as you to which DXVK gplasync or the older DXVK-Async "band-aid" fixed it. Really, that's the only thing that does address issues with DX11

DXVK Async: This is a file that converts the game from DirectX9 to Vulkan, this helps alleviate issues with stuttering and massive frame drops. This version has async which renders shaders faster so it has less stuttering than regular DXVK.

Try downloading this - https://github.com/Sporif/dxvk-async

Download dxvk async 2.0 here : https://github.com/Sporif/dxvk-async/releases/tag/2.0. then open it and go inside the x32 folder and copy d3d9.dll and dxgi.dll then paste inside C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Mafia II\pc.

Jedi Fallen Order (Epic setting) was a little quirky with stuttering, but was rectified when I used DXVK_ASYNC and entered DXVK_ASYNC =1 in Settings > About > Advanced System Settings > Advanced Tab > Environment Variables > System Variables > New > Variable Name = DXVK_ASYNC, Variable Value = 1, and that reduces the issues quite a bit. Vanilla DXVK 2.1 didn't work out as well for me, but I might try it again as 2.2 came out recently

J'ai trouvé quelque chose appelé dxvk async. https://github.com/sporif/dxvk-async