Skyrim PC Graphics Settings Screenshot Comparison
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Here is a table of the PC version of Skyrim's Low, Medium, High, and Ultra quality presets that you can select in the Skyrim launcher. At the bottom are screenshots showing each setting, with both an indoor and an outdoor environment comparison.
To easily compare the screenshots, download this zip file (5,236kB) containing the screenshots in organized folders. Use the next and previous buttons of your image viewer to move between quality levels and easily see the difference. Another easy way is to open each screenshot in its own tab in your browser, and then cycle through them.
To easily compare the screenshots, download this zip file (5,236kB) containing the screenshots in organized folders. Use the next and previous buttons of your image viewer to move between quality levels and easily see the difference. Another easy way is to open each screenshot in its own tab in your browser, and then cycle through them.
| Low | Medium | High | Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antialiasing | Off | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| Anisotropic Filtering | Off | Off | 8 | 16 |
| Detail | ||||
| Texture Quality | Medium | High | High | High |
| Radial Blur Quality | Low | Low | Medium | High |
| Shadow Detail | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
| Decal Quality | None | Medium | High | Ultra |
| FXAA | On | |||
| Water | ||||
| Reflect Land | On | On | On | |
| Reflect Objects | On | On | ||
| Reflect Trees | On | On | ||
| Reflect Sky | On | On | ||
| View Distance | ||||
| Object Fade | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| Light Fade | 2 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| Actor Fade | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| Item Fade | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| Grass Fade | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Distant Object Detail | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
| Specularity Fade | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Object Detail Fade | On | On | ||
| Screenshot Comparisons | ||||
| City Scene |  |  |  |  |
| Outdoor Scene |  |  |  |  |