Fallout 4: Abysmal fps

[Brandon_17]

With an R9 380 and fx8320 I originally was running fine when I started the game. Mostly 40-50 on high with alot of weird drops to 30 but still manageable. Now, even on low im not even getting over 20. All my drivers are updated. Tried validating cache. It's pretty sad that i'm forced to pickup a console copy. Fixes?

 

[Th3-Hunter333]

Someone correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure this game is having some serious optimization issues with amd cards, also this game is cpu intensive which the 8320 is struggling at

 

[dangus]

no its not just AMD. it is NOT just AMD. i wish people would stop saying that. im running on a gtx 970 and a core i7 and im getting the same deal going on. i started the first few hours at 60fps solid. got into Sanctuary and it started dropping a bit. now its unbearable. its mostly in large cities. i had friggin' 23fps last night fighting a single mirelurk in the dark with basically no lighting going on. i just want you to know you're not crazy and you're definitely not alone dude. people are reporting "butter smooth" gameplay on similar systems to mine and i think theyre full of bs. get into a large city and THEN tell me what your frame rate is.

 

[Brandon_17]

And if this is any help, having F4 installed causes my other games to have terrible fps as well. With it uninstalled, they are back to normal.

 

[Brandon_17]

Well that's reassuring im not alone. Bethesda needs to get their shit together.

 

[dangus]

Well that's reassuring im not alone. Bethesda needs to get their shit together.

yes a buddy of mine is using a core i5 and an r9 390 and says he gets about 35fps in Sanctuary as well. its problems with every PC setup. these people who are reporting amazing frame rate i think need to turn on fraps or something and actually look at whats going on. in lexington i had 23fps with 30% GPU utilization from a gtx 970. not cool. bethesda needs to FINALLY ditch that 20 year old game engine and release something thats new. i'd understand if the game looked amazing but its merely mediocre in the graphics department. i could easily play this game at 40fps and enjoy the crap out of it but 23fps is just unacceptable out of a $300 gpu.

 

[LookItsRain]

I have normal fps drops, there are other issues that are causing your fps issues. Checks temps, duplicate drivers.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2858966/fallout-performance-analysis.html