Hello there overclockers.
After quite some testing, (at least for me), I have found a solution that made my Advanced Warfare Multiplayer experience heavenly (in terms of performance and stuttering that is). I will link my imger pics of my exact settings that I currently use to play Advanced Warfare Multiplayer, but the very key and important settings that made my gameplay smooth as it can be is:
(1) Turning Off "Shadows"
(2) Setting Extra for "Shadow Map Resolution" (I've tried the lower High and Normal settings, doesn't alleviate the stuttering for me)
(3) Turning On "Cache Sun Shadow Maps"
(4) Turning Off "Cache Spot Shadow Maps"
Here is the imgur link to my pics of my settings: http://imgur.com/rTvJmIz,t1CJ3B8,OUsxCGE,8wixCV4,elfvQ2v
I know that most online tweak guides for Advanced Warfare recommend to turn off both cache options due to causing low resolution textures, but I've found out that "Cache Spot Shadow Maps" causes most of the blurry low resolution textures. When I turn on "Cache Sun Shadow Maps," the textures remain exactly however you set them (minimum or maximum). I run them on maximum as my pics show, and the textures are not low res. And since I have a bit of extra horsepower (GTX 980), I also turned on 2x SMAA, and 2x Supersampling, and there are very little to no distracting jaggies that I can see (they are still there if I look hard enough, but thanks to the supersampling and SMAA combo, I see my opponents much easier). I recommend those who have similar setups like mine to do what I do (If you do not have a GTX 970/980, then simply turn off Supersampling, and you should be able to run my exact settings with even like a GTX 760 and still maintain the 91FPS cap at all times). I am able to maintain the FPS cap at all times, never drops below (unless I end up on a high ping/lag server).
Also, a few other minor tweaks that I have done, involving the config_mp.cfg file (located in: . . . . Steamapps/common/COD Advanced Warfare/Players2) are:
(1) Change my cl_maxping setting from default 800 value to 100 (allegedly makes sure that you are in better ping servers)
(2) cl_yawspeed and cl_pitchspeed from both their default 140 values to 0.
(3) Make sure that my r_videoMemoryscale is set to 1 (for some users, it might be less than one, like 0.85. You don't want this as the game will read less of your Graphics memory).
(4) seta in_mouse from default 1 value to 2 (For this one to stick, the config_mp.cfg file must be in Read-Only).
NOTE: For all of the minor tweaks listed, the only one that doesn't stick when you launch the game is seta in_mouse. The other ones will stay with or without config_mp.cfg being set to Read-Only. So if you do not want to tweak the seta in_mouse setting, then you would not need to set the cfg file to Read-Only.
Now, as stated in the title and this post, I can only speak for the Multiplayer portion of Advanced Warfare, but not the Single Player atm. I might look into the Single Player settings later, but for now, the imgur pics display the best settings for me. Give it a try!
Btw, here are the exact specs of my computer that I use myself (apologies, I do not exactly know how to show off my rig in my sig).
CPU: I7 4930K Ivy Bridge-E @ 4.4GHz at 1.290 Vcore
GPU: 1x EVGA GTX 980 SC w/ACX Cooler @ 1502Mhz Core & 7700Mhz Effective Memory [Using latest 344.75 Drivers]
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skills Ripjaws Z 32GB (4 x 8GB kit) @ 1866Mhz with CAS 9 Latancy (9-10-9-28)
Case: Corsair C70 Vengeance Case
Power Supply: Seasonic X-1050W 80+ Gold
Storage: 1x Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD & 1x Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 280mm AIO Cooler
Monitor: AOC G2460PG 1080p G-Sync Monitor (G-Sync makes playing almost any game heavenly!!)
Hope this will be of great help for others!!
After quite some testing, (at least for me), I have found a solution that made my Advanced Warfare Multiplayer experience heavenly (in terms of performance and stuttering that is). I will link my imger pics of my exact settings that I currently use to play Advanced Warfare Multiplayer, but the very key and important settings that made my gameplay smooth as it can be is:
(1) Turning Off "Shadows"
(2) Setting Extra for "Shadow Map Resolution" (I've tried the lower High and Normal settings, doesn't alleviate the stuttering for me)
(3) Turning On "Cache Sun Shadow Maps"
(4) Turning Off "Cache Spot Shadow Maps"
Here is the imgur link to my pics of my settings: http://imgur.com/rTvJmIz,t1CJ3B8,OUsxCGE,8wixCV4,elfvQ2v
I know that most online tweak guides for Advanced Warfare recommend to turn off both cache options due to causing low resolution textures, but I've found out that "Cache Spot Shadow Maps" causes most of the blurry low resolution textures. When I turn on "Cache Sun Shadow Maps," the textures remain exactly however you set them (minimum or maximum). I run them on maximum as my pics show, and the textures are not low res. And since I have a bit of extra horsepower (GTX 980), I also turned on 2x SMAA, and 2x Supersampling, and there are very little to no distracting jaggies that I can see (they are still there if I look hard enough, but thanks to the supersampling and SMAA combo, I see my opponents much easier). I recommend those who have similar setups like mine to do what I do (If you do not have a GTX 970/980, then simply turn off Supersampling, and you should be able to run my exact settings with even like a GTX 760 and still maintain the 91FPS cap at all times). I am able to maintain the FPS cap at all times, never drops below (unless I end up on a high ping/lag server).
Also, a few other minor tweaks that I have done, involving the config_mp.cfg file (located in: . . . . Steamapps/common/COD Advanced Warfare/Players2) are:
(1) Change my cl_maxping setting from default 800 value to 100 (allegedly makes sure that you are in better ping servers)
(2) cl_yawspeed and cl_pitchspeed from both their default 140 values to 0.
(3) Make sure that my r_videoMemoryscale is set to 1 (for some users, it might be less than one, like 0.85. You don't want this as the game will read less of your Graphics memory).
(4) seta in_mouse from default 1 value to 2 (For this one to stick, the config_mp.cfg file must be in Read-Only).
NOTE: For all of the minor tweaks listed, the only one that doesn't stick when you launch the game is seta in_mouse. The other ones will stay with or without config_mp.cfg being set to Read-Only. So if you do not want to tweak the seta in_mouse setting, then you would not need to set the cfg file to Read-Only.
Now, as stated in the title and this post, I can only speak for the Multiplayer portion of Advanced Warfare, but not the Single Player atm. I might look into the Single Player settings later, but for now, the imgur pics display the best settings for me. Give it a try!
Btw, here are the exact specs of my computer that I use myself (apologies, I do not exactly know how to show off my rig in my sig).
CPU: I7 4930K Ivy Bridge-E @ 4.4GHz at 1.290 Vcore
GPU: 1x EVGA GTX 980 SC w/ACX Cooler @ 1502Mhz Core & 7700Mhz Effective Memory [Using latest 344.75 Drivers]
Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth X79 Motherboard
RAM: G.Skills Ripjaws Z 32GB (4 x 8GB kit) @ 1866Mhz with CAS 9 Latancy (9-10-9-28)
Case: Corsair C70 Vengeance Case
Power Supply: Seasonic X-1050W 80+ Gold
Storage: 1x Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD & 1x Samsung 840 EVO 1TB SSD
CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 280mm AIO Cooler
Monitor: AOC G2460PG 1080p G-Sync Monitor (G-Sync makes playing almost any game heavenly!!)
Hope this will be of great help for others!!