awful displacement

Why is my displacement so crappy? The mesh is super dense.

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“The mesh is super dense”

Wireframe looks more like super low dense :yes:

To save some geometry, subdivide only that area that will be affected by displace.
Little more subsurfe for other areas allsoo.
Use edge crease tool for line that divides lower geometry area from higher geometry (text area).

Smooth off maybe, not really shure, but doesn’t hurt to test.