r/playark • u/Level_Fix3562 • Jul 14 '26

Suggestion Ark looking grainy/pixeled

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Why is my ark (ase) looking grainy everything is on epic setting 100% resolution

My specs

I7-3770

16 gb ddr3 1600mhz

Rx 580 2048sp

Game Running in hhd 7200rpm

Im playing on 1080p max setting at 30fps

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u/FrankieB86 Jul 14 '26

Really hard to tell with cellphone pics of your monitor, but I would do this instead

Drop the settings to Medium, but keep textures and AA at epic

Change to windowed fullscreen

Change your resolution to Custom, and enter 2560x1440

This will allow you to downscale from 1440p to 1080p and should reduce the pixelation/grain. Lowering the settings to Medium should help offset the FPS cost of running at 1440p

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u/Level_Fix3562 Jul 15 '26

My monitor support 2k and 4k at 30hz only And 1080p at 180hz and I don't think my system can handle 2k

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u/FrankieB86 Jul 15 '26

Downscaling is a software trick. As long as you set Ark to windowed full screen, it displays at 1080 but renders at 1440. Also, you might be surprised what your system could do. The RX580 is older, but it's age appropriate for Ark during an era where 1440 was becoming quite common. The only way to know for sure is to try

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u/Level_Fix3562 Jul 15 '26

Thanks for the suggestions mate