[SOLVED] FPS drops for all games with new RX 570

[boobombs]

Hi all,

Ive upgraded my GPU to an Radeon RX 570 Powercore recently. But I am having FPS drops with every game so far, like Dota2, CsGo and others. The FPS drops from 50 to 30 every few seconds.

These are my specs

MOBO : H97 Gaming 3 MSI
CPU : Intel i5-4460 @ 3.2GHz
Ram : 8GB DDR3
GPU : RX 570 PowerCore
Windows 10 64-bit.
PSU : 600W

I have tried using both old and latest drivers, a fresh install and reformat of windows 10, and other online regedit fixes ive found on youtube. In all the games, CPU, RAM and GPU usages and temps are low and fine. My previous GPU was an R7 260X and it worked perfectly fine. The stuttering and FPS drops came the moment i installed the new GPU.

 

[rgd1101]

uninstall the old driver?
what the make and model of the psu?

 

[King_V]

I definitely concur with @rgd1101 - don't rely on the included disc for drivers, if you have done so. Download the latest drivers from AMD, and also download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller).

After you've downloaded both, use DDU to completely uninstall any existing drivers. Once that's done, install the latest drivers you downloaded from AMD.

And, knowing the exact brand and model number of the power supply would be extremely helpful.

 

[xravenxdota]

Just for safety run heaven bench 4.0 usually if there's something wrong heaven will stop working or bsod

 

[boobombs]

Just for safety run heaven bench 4.0 usually if there's something wrong heaven will stop working or bsod

Yes i have, it runs smoothly.

uninstall the old driver?
what the make and model of the psu?

I definitely concur with @rgd1101 - don't rely on the included disc for drivers, if you have done so. Download the latest drivers from AMD, and also download DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller).

After you've downloaded both, use DDU to completely uninstall any existing drivers. Once that's done, install the latest drivers you downloaded from AMD.

And, knowing the exact brand and model number of the power supply would be extremely helpful.

Yeah i installed the latest drivers right after i did a clean reformat. It was still stuttering with FPS drops. So i tried using older drivers. I have already replaced the GPU with a brand one one, but with the same problems. My PSU model is cooler master RS 600 ACAA B1. From what it said on the PSU sticker.

Appreciate the replies guys =)

 

[King_V]

Well, the CoolerMaster units aren't generally ones I'd be comfortable relying on, though I think you'd have freezing and crashing if it were acting up under the extra load. It may be rated at 600W, but it's not a good unit. I would definitely recommend replacing it some time in the near future - a 550W Corsair or Seasonic, from their better models, would be recommended (see link in my sig)

Still, it wouldn't explain the symptoms you're seeing. And a clean install along with the latest drivers should be just fine (just did a clean install of a new system I built for my son this weekend, though I was dealing with an RX 580 rather than RX 570.

I'll leave it to those who have more experience to help diagnose this, though giving @xravenxdota 's suggestion a shot couldn't hurt.

How is the cooling/airflow in your case? The RX570 does draw more power and dissipate more heat than the R7 260X - could there be thermal throttling?

 

[boobombs]

Well, the CoolerMaster units aren't generally ones I'd be comfortable relying on, though I think you'd have freezing and crashing if it were acting up under the extra load. It may be rated at 600W, but it's not a good unit. I would definitely recommend replacing it some time in the near future - a 550W Corsair or Seasonic, from their better models, would be recommended (see link in my sig)

Still, it wouldn't explain the symptoms you're seeing. And a clean install along with the latest drivers should be just fine (just did a clean install of a new system I built for my son this weekend, though I was dealing with an RX 580 rather than RX 570.

I'll leave it to those who have more experience to help diagnose this, though giving @xravenxdota 's suggestion a shot couldn't hurt.

How is the cooling/airflow in your case? The RX570 does draw more power and dissipate more heat than the R7 260X - could there be thermal throttling?

Yeah im about to give up on this already. Perhaps ill just save up and get a complete new system. I dont know what thermal throttling is, but the temps on the GPU are very low during games. At 40. The airflow is normal id say? Ive left the panel open anyways. Thanks for the help anyways ):

 

[TJ Hooker]

but the temps on the GPU are very low during games. At 40.

This is way too low for a GPU temp while gaming. Are you sure your monitor is plugged into the graphics card, not your motherboard? What are you using to look at GPU temps?

 

[boobombs]

This is way too low for a GPU temp while gaming. Are you sure your monitor is plugged into the graphics card, not your motherboard? What are you using to look at GPU temps?

Yes my monitor is plugged into my gpu. MSI afterburner. Okay i just double checked the temps, its running at 75 when i run Heaven benchmark. It runs at 80-100fps on high quality here. The stutter/drops starts when i play fps games such as Cs, Apex, and Rainbow 6

 

[King_V]

I can't speak for the first two, but when my son played Rainbow 6 on his i5-6400 (2.7Ghz, 3.1-3.3GHz boost), while he didn't get stuttering, he would definitely get slowdowns, and the frame rates would dip into the high 30s. Can't remember if it was worse when he had 8GB RAM (we bumped it up to 16GB a while back).

Maybe the CPU is running at 100%? Or the games rely on fewer than 4 cores, and are maxing out one or two of the cores? Maybe the old GPU was holding things back, and now with a faster GPU, the CPU is the weakest link? Maybe?

What about your monitor? What brand/model? Does it have FreeSync? What's the refresh rate? (though I imagine that if the monitor's got some limitations, you would've seen this on your previous card, too)

 

[boobombs]

I can't speak for the first two, but when my son played Rainbow 6 on his i5-6400 (2.7Ghz, 3.1-3.3GHz boost), while he didn't get stuttering, he would definitely get slowdowns, and the frame rates would dip into the high 30s. Can't remember if it was worse when he had 8GB RAM (we bumped it up to 16GB a while back).

Maybe the CPU is running at 100%? Or the games rely on fewer than 4 cores, and are maxing out one or two of the cores? Maybe the old GPU was holding things back, and now with a faster GPU, the CPU is the weakest link? Maybe?

What about your monitor? What brand/model? Does it have FreeSync? What's the refresh rate? (though I imagine that if the monitor's got some limitations, you would've seen this on your previous card, too)

Yeah my CPU and RAM could be the problem here, they are both pretty outdated. CPU usage during games is only 50%, and RAM doesnt reach 100%. I guess its time for a new pc

My monitor is a Samsung with 60Hz. Ive tried my friends better monitor with higher refresh rates, but the stutter remains sadly.

 

[King_V]

Yeah my CPU and RAM could be the problem here, they are both pretty outdated. CPU usage during games is only 50%, and RAM doesnt reach 100%. I guess its time for a new pc

My monitor is a Samsung with 60Hz. Ive tried my friends better monitor with higher refresh rates, but the stutter remains sadly.

No, if your CPU usage is NOT maxing out, then that's a good thing - that means the CPU isn't being overwhelmed. Likewise with RAM.

If you're using that monitor, assuming that it does NOT have FreeSync, then you would want to turn VSync on.

Hmm, that Witcher 3 isn't having a problem is promising, so . . online games only? Maybe network lag?

 

[rgd1101]

check cpu each cores usage?