Getting variable fps. Should I cap at 30 or have triple buffering with vsync?

[semichaud1]

So I've got a ryzen 5 1600 and gtx 1070 with 16 gb ddr4 ram. In Final Fantasy XIII my fps varies constantly between 25 and 60. I suppose the game is badly optimized or simply not optimized to take advanteg of all the cores ryzen has. In order to have a more consistant framerate, should I cap it at 30 or enable vsync with triple buffering?

 

[13thmonkey]

If it's a GPU issue then it may only be one setting that is driving the load and would have limited visual impact, so try turning some of the settings down.

 

[semichaud1]

If it's a GPU issue then it may only be one setting that is driving the load and would have limited visual impact, so try turning some of the settings down.

The game does not have many graphics settings options. It only has: screen setting (fullscreen, window), sound settings (english, japanese), shadow resolution, antialiasing and resolution options. It also doesn't have any vsync option. I am setting this via the nvidia control panel. Besides I have tried running the game on the lowest possible settings and resolution and the fps still varies as described. I have been running the game on adaptive half refresh rate via nvidia control panel and the fps is definitely a lot more consistant. Going to try running with vsync and triple buffering on.

 

[13thmonkey]

what is your cpu utilisation like? flat, spikey, maxed out?

 

[semichaud1]

what is your cpu utilisation like? flat, spikey, maxed out?

CPU utlization varies between 3% and 12%. One to three cores have spikes from time to time but they never reach 100%. More like 80%.

 

[kiwiszijncool]

Lowering the resolution greatly decreases the stress on your gpu. But i have a 1070 and its runs me pretty well. I doubt that the cpu is really under low load. There has to be a software issue or a temperature issue

 

[semichaud1]

Lowering the resolution greatly decreases the stress on your gpu. But i have a 1070 and its runs me pretty well. I doubt that the cpu is really under low load. There has to be a software issue or a temperature issue

Well as mentioned before the issue occurs even on lowest possible settings and lowest possible resolution. I will monitor the temps next time I play but I don’t think there’s a temp issue. My system is a few months old and I clean it with an electric air blower meant for cleaning pcs every month. And my casing has a design with a lot of holes everywhere to allow for maximum ventilation.