Forza Horizon 6 PC Tech Review + Complete Settings/Performance Breakdown

Thanks to Alienware for sponsoring DF PC performance reviews. To learn more about the Alienware AREA-51 Gaming Desktop, check out: http://aw.gg/digitalfoundry We've lauded the PC version of Forza Horizon 6 in our main technology review, but now we're going in-depth on the PC build, examining every single permutation of every quality setting and provided two sets of recommendations for mainstream and higher-end builds. Many thanks to our contributor Rayan for putting in the many, many hours of work in delivering this video! Examine the DF Website: https://digitalfoundry.net Go here to check out DF merch! https://store.digitalfoundry.net Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: http://bit.ly/DFSubscribe 00:00 Introduction + Settings 02:28 Sponsored by Alienware 04:04 The First Play Experience 05:22 Optimised Settings Intro 05:37 Optimised Settings: Car Level of Detail 06:15 Optimised Settings: Enviroment Texture Quality 07:50 Optimised Settings: Environment Geometry Quality 08:46 Optimised Settings: Car Reflection Quality 10:03 Optimised Settings: Screen-Space Reflections 11:19 Optimised Settings: RT Reflections 13:33 Optimised Settings: Shadow Quality 14:32 Optimised Settings: Night Shadows 15:28 Optimised Settings: Screen-Space GI Quality 16:55 Optimised Settings: RT Global Illumination 19:12 Optimised Settings: Shader Quality 20:17 Optimised Settings: Deformable Terrain 20:49 Optimised Settings: Particle Effects Quality 21:30 Optimised Settings: Volumetric Fog 22:23 Optimised Settings Performance Gains 24:50 Forza Horizon 6 Summary 26:03 And Now, The Conclusion