How come if I say the exact same thing you said just with my own words (bad optimization) I get trashed and told I am absolutely wrong by certain other people, but when you say it, its fine?
I dont know what is wrong with some people, but they think their subjective opinions and fanboyism is just fact.
In any case, for those interested in the performance of this game, a 1080ti isnt good enough to play the game at 60 FPS 1080p on Ultra details on the Village (the one you go to in the "story" mode).
I would say a 2080 Super or better is required.
I am including the new SSGI option which was recently added btw.
What bartroli mentioned about the showroom vs kerpali village is true.
Usually what I do when testing is I just go to the old Oasis part of the map. It was the starting area of some much older versions, and it still exists.
Game runs better there because of the distinct lack of vegetation, village huts, light sources, etc.