BDO Optimizer vs TargetFPS

BDO Optimizer is a free, open-source desktop app for Black Desert Online players who want hardware-aware CPU-affinity recommendations and local frame-rate and frame-pacing checks. It reports CPU topology, cache levels, RAM, GPU and driver details, and local storage. Recommendations can use published guide masks or detected topology, including P-cores for Intel hybrid CPUs, V-Cache CCDs for X3D CPUs, and one CCD for multi-CCD CPUs.

Saved benchmark runs retain raw frame times and calculate average FPS, P1 low, and time-weighted low metrics locally. On Windows with NVIDIA graphics, it can merge-import selected game driver-profile settings and restore the prior profile; Radeon users get manual Adrenalin instructions. It can change specified Black Desert configuration files with backups and one-click restoration. Benchmark sessions remain local and are not uploaded. Hardware inspection works on Windows and Linux and is partial on macOS, but applying and measuring BDO affinity is Windows-only. The BDO workflow needs 64-bit Windows, an installed game copy, bundled PresentMon, and administrator permission for benchmarking. Windows x64 releases are unsigned ZIP files and may trigger SmartScreen.

TargetFPS is a free web tool that recommends graphics settings for individual games based on a player's hardware and desired framerate. Enter a GPU, CPU, RAM, resolution, and target framerate to receive settings, estimated FPS, explanations, impact tags, and a callout of major performance gains. The optimizer starts from a high-quality preset and changes individual settings to meet the target, weighing visual quality against each setting's estimated FPS cost. The games directory covers 60 titles with per-setting recommendations, costs, expected results across five hardware tiers, and data-quality notes. Estimates use published benchmark points and interpolation for hardware without direct measurements. Some games use engine-family modelling instead, and the maker says those estimates have a wider confidence band. The optimizer considers DLSS, FSR, and XeSS as primary settings and treats frame generation separately, noting its latency trade-off. JavaScript is required for the interactive optimizer, while static game guides are available without it. The service is free, and optional contributions do not unlock features.