GTA V stuttering/fps drops

[loopkiller98]

Hello i have i common problem witch i havent seen fix for.After 10 mins playing the game begins to stutter and many fps drop can be seen,setting are at medium.. Specs: OS:win 8 RAM:8GB corsair power supply: Corsair CX600M 600W CPU: i7 3770 GPU: msi gtx 970

 

[loopkiller98]

If he could test with extra RAM without spending money that would be best. If not, then I don't think Available means it is used by background processes. That would be in use memory and it shouldn't matter if the process is background or not. For example, I have a local instance of Oracle database that runs as a service, i.e. it's a background process. Nevertheless it takes out from my Available memory.

Based on the sources I posted above, looks like Available is actually memory in stand by mode. It has some data, but the memory can be used by other applications. It is not free because it's not literally empty, meaning it is not all zeros and it has some data. I don't think using Free instead of Available memory causes any decrease in performance. It's more of a technical difference indicating whether available memory has some data or not.

It's probably similar to hard disk free space. When you delete a file, data is not physically deleted from the drive, rather file systems marks the space to be reusable. When you reuse the space data is overwritten. To physically remove data you have to run a program to physically write zeros or random bits into "reusable" blocks in the drive. As far as I know this doesn't give you any performance benefit, it just removes your data so that it's not (easily) recoverable.

Same thing with Free and Available. Same performance, the difference is just if it is physically empty (zeros) or not.

I would say ignore Free and use Available for the purpose of OP's question.

I can't test with extra RAM cuz nobody wants to give me 🙁 All my friends with 8GB ram are getting no stutter.When i have no programs opened in the task manger RAM stays at 1.8GB in use(In use=2284MB , Standby=4325MB , Free=1500MB Cached=4.2 GB) that is when nothing is opened i will tell you what happens when i play GTA tomorrow.And if it matters it says committed 3.0/19.3 GB . Sorry for late response.

 

[loopkiller98]

I like to go by "Free" rather than "Available" because "Free" says how much RAM actually isn't used. "Available" includes that plus RAM that only background stuff is using, but remains in use nonetheless.

So not having enough "Free" will dip into "Available," which will have to clear out some stuff to make room for other things. That can cause jitters and hicups like OP is experiencing. It totally isn't noticeable in normal computer use, but games with fluid motion will make it more apparent. Running out of VRAM does similar stuff.

Anyway, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to get Task Manager quickly, and spend some time doing what Yasha suggested by closing out everything you know you don't need to have open. That is a free way to clear RAM, unless of course you are able to test by getting your hands on some RAM sticks.

Look at my last answer any ideas?

 

[yasha]

Ideas about what? I think you should test your RAM with GTA running. I don't think you will run out of RAM. Look for usage number below the chart, or "Available" in the separate box below. I guess 1.8GB at idle is high, but still that shouldn't cause any problem for GTA IMO. You can do some maintenance stuff to reduce your system RAM usage (possibly you have higher CPU usage too because of processes running). For the problem at hand, test RAM while GTA is running. If that's the issue, you have to buy more RAM. If not, more digging to find out the actual problem.

 

[loopkiller98]

Ideas about what? I think you should test your RAM with GTA running. I don't think you will run out of RAM. Look for usage number below the chart, or "Available" in the separate box below. I guess 1.8GB at idle is high, but still that shouldn't cause any problem for GTA IMO. You can do some maintenance stuff to reduce your system RAM usage (possibly you have higher CPU usage too because of processes running). For the problem at hand, test RAM while GTA is running. If that's the issue, you have to buy more RAM. If not, more digging to find out the actual problem.

Ok here is it.In use 5.9/7.9GB, Committed 11/19.3 GB , Cached:2,1 GB, Standby 2GB Cpu utilization max 40%.

 

[yasha]

Then I say you don't have RAM issue. This complicates your problem.

To see if the problem is with VRAM as Eggs suggested initially, you may try to monitor VRAM usage. This, looks like, will do the job:
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
http://superuser.com/questions/160291/how-can-i-monitor-video-memory-usage
I think - I hope - it is free.

You are probably going over 3.5GB VRAM, but I am not sure if that is the cause of stutters. I can't think of any way to determine whether it is the cause. But check it out, look at the number. You may get better idea. Play the game and see the difference when you have and don't have stutter.

(Edit: grammar...)

 

[loopkiller98]

Then I say you don't have RAM issue. This complicates your problem.

To see if the problem is with VRAM as Eggs suggested initially, you may try to monitor VRAM usage. This, looks like, will do the job:
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
http://superuser.com/questions/160291/how-can-i-monitor-video-memory-usage
I think - I hope - it is free.

You are probably going over 3.5GB VRAM, but I am not sure if that is the cause of stutters. I can't think of any way to determine whether it is the cause. But check it out, look at the number. You may get better idea. Play the game and see the difference when you have and don't have stutter.

(Edit: grammar...)

Definitely not a vram problem cuz all settings are on the lowest and i am not even going over 2GB VRAM usage..

 

[Eggz]

Ideas about what? I think you should test your RAM with GTA running. I don't think you will run out of RAM. Look for usage number below the chart, or "Available" in the separate box below. I guess 1.8GB at idle is high, but still that shouldn't cause any problem for GTA IMO. You can do some maintenance stuff to reduce your system RAM usage (possibly you have higher CPU usage too because of processes running). For the problem at hand, test RAM while GTA is running. If that's the issue, you have to buy more RAM. If not, more digging to find out the actual problem.

TO SEE "FREE" RAM IN WIN 8, GO HERE

THEN HERE

AND FINALLY HERE

The way I think about it is like this: I have 32 GB of RAM, and 22 GB is free, so 10 GB is somehow occupied.

The game will probably 2-3 GB when running, so things will shuffle in the background if you have 500 MB free, which can cause stuttering. The same goes for VRAM.

What's your "free" just after a fresh boot-up, and what is it while the game is stuttering?

 

[loopkiller98]

Ideas about what? I think you should test your RAM with GTA running. I don't think you will run out of RAM. Look for usage number below the chart, or "Available" in the separate box below. I guess 1.8GB at idle is high, but still that shouldn't cause any problem for GTA IMO. You can do some maintenance stuff to reduce your system RAM usage (possibly you have higher CPU usage too because of processes running). For the problem at hand, test RAM while GTA is running. If that's the issue, you have to buy more RAM. If not, more digging to find out the actual problem.

TO SEE "FREE" RAM IN WIN 8, GO HERE

THEN HERE

AND FINALLY HERE

The way I think about it is like this: I have 32 GB of RAM, and 22 GB is free, so 10 GB is somehow occupied.

The game will probably 2-3 GB when running, so things will shuffle in the background if you have 500 MB free, which can cause stuttering. The same goes for VRAM.

What's your "free" just after a fresh boot-up, and what is it while the game is stuttering?

After a fresh boot-up free memory is ~3700MB .When playing free is getting down to 100MB . What does this mean ?

 

[Eggz]

After a fresh boot-up free memory is ~3700MB .When playing free is getting down to 100MB . What does this mean ?

It means RAM will remain a lingering possibility that could be causing (or contributing) to the stutters, though you can't be sure until after testing it after a RAM upgrade. Just try to enjoy it as much as you can while saving for some more sticks. You'll eventually need more memory anyway.

The only other thing I can think of is running the game on another computer after installing the video card currently in your system on that other computer, which you'll first want to confirm runs GTA V smoothly. If it does the same thing after putting your card in the system, the card is a factor; otherwise, you can rule out the card.

 

[ChrisKayla9594]

I've had this problem even with good ran and gpu all you have to do is right click your task bar while the games running in the background go to details tab look for gta v.exe right click set affinity uncheck CPU 0 I know sounds weird but I've been all over forums and that finally helped me hope it helps you guys

 

[loopkiller98]

I've had this problem even with good ran and gpu all you have to do is right click your task bar while the games running in the background go to details tab look for gta v.exe right click set affinity uncheck CPU 0 I know sounds weird but I've been all over forums and that finally helped me hope it helps you guys

Nope not working for me.