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Performance Mode

Gather offers three Performance Modes designed to provide the best experience for your device: Quality, Balanced, and Efficient.

The table below shows which features are impacted, enabled ✅, or disabled ❌ for each mode.

Feature	Quality	Balanced	Efficient
Office View framerate cap (FPS)	60	30	25
Maximum people displayed in Meeting View	25	25	9
Nametag auto hiding (all nametags are shown when disabled)	✅	✅	❌
Touch up my appearance (beta)	-	-	❌
Ambient reverb audio effect	✅	✅	❌
Application UI animations	✅	✅	❌
Microphone animation when talking on AV controls	✅	✅	❌
HD Video in calls (capped at 360p when disabled)	✅	✅	❌
HD Screenshare in calls (capped at 1080p when disabled)	✅	✅	❌
Animated video tiles during calls	✅	❌	❌
Player footsteps sounds when walking	✅	❌	❌
Office View transition fade effect when zooming in/out	✅	❌	❌

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This table is subject to change as we continue to develop Gather

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To change your performance mode:

Open the Main Menu (Gather logo) in the left sidebar
Go to Settings > Performance
Select the Performance Mode you want to use

Automatic Performance Adjustment

When enabled, Gather will automatically switch between Performance Modes to keep your experience running smoothly if we detect a situation with your device such as:

High CPU usage from running intensive apps
Low battery

Disable this feature if you prefer to have full control of features in Gather.