Question Abnormal performance in one game

[husen1015]

Hi. I recently bought mgsv (I know I'm late) and I'm having a very hard time playing it on my gtx 1070 and i5 8600k
Basically no matter how much I play with the graphical settings the game keeps having sharp drops to the 30s and 40s in fps and it makes the game Unplayable especially when riding the horse.
I made sure all my drivers are up to date and I used afterburner to monitor the game and these are the resultsAfterburner results . It's also important to note that this is the only game in which I'm having this problem

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

List your full specs, including ram, mobo, PSU etc

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

Have you tried using GeForce experience and let it set the graphic settings?

 

[husen1015]

List your full specs, including ram, mobo, PSU etc

• Crucial DDR4 8Gx2 2400 Ballistix Sport LT White
• MSI Z370-A PRO
• GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 EX 8GB
• Antec PSU 550M NeoEco 550W Modular 80+
• Intel Six Core i5 8600K 3.6Ghz Coffee Lake Tray
• CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Turbo LED BLACK

 

[husen1015]

Have you tried using GeForce experience and let it set the graphic settings?

Yes. I tried doing that and at first it strangely set my resolution to 4k even though I have a 1080p monitor. Even stranger at 4k the gpu was at 98% usage. When I switched back to 1080p (both in game and in Geforce Experience) the low usage returned

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

Try running it with afterburner turned off see if it runs smoother.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Have you tried using GeForce experience and let it set the graphic settings?

This is a bad idea. Geforce experience has a way of butchering frame rates. If you have a decent system, it will try upscale to 2k/4k res and this kills FPS.

I would uninstall Experience and only set GPU setting manually, either in game or through the global settings.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

To the OP, are you overclocking, either CPU/GPU? If so take the OC off, run at stock and test again.

Also, try uninstalling the game, and re-installing. Then try again. Where did you download the game? Is this a cracked game or retail/online purchase through Steam/Origin or something?


It's worth doing a clean install of your GPU drivers. Uninstall using DDU, and re-install using the clean install option in the custom menu in the nvidia installer.

Make sure your system drivers and bios are up to date too. Lets rule out as much as possible from a software point of view.

 

[Ketchup79]

Yes. I tried doing that and at first it strangely set my resolution to 4k even though I have a 1080p monitor. Even stranger at 4k the gpu was at 98% usage. When I switched back to 1080p (both in game and in Geforce Experience) the low usage returned

Without looking up the game, this comment usually means that you are CPU bound. What is your CPU usage like in the game?

 

[husen1015]

Without looking up the game, this comment usually means that you are CPU bound. What is your CPU usage like in the game?

About 50%. It's strange because I play games that are much more cpu intensive and they run fine (like hoi4 and coh2)

 

[Fix_that_Glitch]

This is a bad idea. Geforce experience has a way of butchering frame rates. If you have a decent system, it will try upscale to 2k/4k res and this kills FPS.

I would uninstall Experience and only set GPU setting manually, either in game or through the global settings.

No it's not a bad idea. It is the only game he is having problem with. So letting Geforce Experience try to settle things down is a logical step to take. If it doesn't help then it doesn't help. Move on to the next thing to try... I have read up on this game and to make a long story short the game does not taxhigher end cpu's and gpu's. So the utilization is correct you just have to find that setting that keeps the fps steady. Have you tried locking the framerate to your monitors refresh rate? I.E. 60HZ REFRESH RATE LOCKED AT 60FPS?

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

No it's not a bad idea. It is the only game he is having problem with. So letting Geforce Experience try to settle things down is a logical step to take. If it doesn't help then it doesn't help. Move on to the next thing to try... I have read up on this game and to make a long story short the game does not taxhigher end cpu's and gpu's. So the utilization is correct you just have to find that setting that keeps the fps steady. Have you tried locking the framerate to your monitors refresh rate? I.E. 60HZ REFRESH RATE LOCKED AT 60FPS?

Yes. I tried doing that and at first it strangely set my resolution to 4k even though I have a 1080p monitor. Even stranger at 4k the gpu was at 98% usage. When I switched back to 1080p (both in game and in Geforce Experience) the low usage returned

This is exactly why it's bad idea. Did you not read my post. Geforce Experience, for the most part looks to set the best visuals. Like I said, sometimes it up-scales. This kills FPS.

Geforce Experience will not 'settle things' down. It's not some kind of on the fly, adaptive software/tech that adjusts. It just optimises with a click. When it does, it can often slow FPS. This is a known issue. Google it.

The point being, it's always best to set GPU settings from the Nvidia/AMD control panel, and/or through the in game settings. That way, you control exactly what's going on, rather than some 1-click optimisation software, that's renowned for being a turkey!

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Anyway, getting back to the issue at hand. To the OP. You haven't mentioned what storage you have. SSD/HDD? What kind of usage? This can also impact performance. If either SSD/HDD is full or at constant usage, this may impact.