Low fps advanced warfare and bf4

[brendan Miron]

CPU fx 8320 @4.5ghz on a GA-970A-D3P mobo, using an R9 295x2 at 1080p 16gb ram 1250watt psu. Fps in multiplayer ranges from 87-29 fps depending on map and location on the map, driver version is 15.4 GTA 5 ready driver, is the performance being hindered by the CPU or mobo by chance?

 

[Vynavill]

The CPU might be a slight bottleneck, but we're speaking about a 2~5 fps difference, maybe 10 at worst (and in a very weird world, too, considering the clock speed).

The latest GTA optimized drivers seem to have issues on both sides (incidentally, I've read and heard about plenty of 970 owners having issues with their GTA optimized drivers).

Try rolling back to Omega.

 

[brendan Miron]

I always had low fps on advanced warfare but not bf4 like now, will try rolling back

 

[brendan Miron]

I'm back and I will tell you the 14.12 omega driver did nothing for both games, for advanced warfare, is it a gpu problem with the game liking nvidia or is my CPU not strong enough, same goes for BF4 is my CPU not strong enough to play the game at a constant 60fps or is that driver related?

 

[Vynavill]

Well, AW currently has issues as a product itself. The latest patch that came with the DLC partly fixed most of them, but there are still issues in launching the game for many players to begin with, so I'd say it's the game's fault. CoD games never favored a GPU manufacturer over another tho, so I doubt that's the issue either.
Also, I don't own BF4, but since it's powered by an in-house engine and supports Mantle, I doubt it favors Nvidia...

The thing is, at least from what I know, that an overclocked 8320 shouldn't have too many issues in handling a Crossfire/SLI solution (while still usually being somewhat underperforming compared to an Intel), especially if overclocked up to 4.5Ghz. I could understand if it was down at its 3.5Ghz stock, but up there it's very unlikely.

1) Do you have any other game you can try with a similar load to those two?
2) Have you tried running the games in single GPU mode? Since you have a dual-GPU, you shouldn't have a global settings (AFAIK). Add a 3D application profile for those games in the CCC, and you should be able to disable CrossFire usage there.

 

[brendan Miron]

Well, AW currently has issues as a product itself. The latest patch that came with the DLC partly fixed most of them, but there are still issues in launching the game for many players to begin with, so I'd say it's the game's fault. CoD games never favored a GPU manufacturer over another tho, so I doubt that's the issue either.
Also, I don't own BF4, but since it's powered by an in-house engine and supports Mantle, I doubt it favors Nvidia...

The thing is, at least from what I know, that an overclocked 8320 shouldn't have too many issues in handling a Crossfire/SLI solution (while still usually being somewhat underperforming compared to an Intel), especially if overclocked up to 4.5Ghz. I could understand if it was down at its 3.5Ghz stock, but up there it's very unlikely.

1) Do you have any other game you can try with a similar load to those two?
2) Have you tried running the games in single GPU mode? Since you have a dual-GPU, you shouldn't have a global settings (AFAIK). Add a 3D application profile for those games in the CCC, and you should be able to disable CrossFire usage there.

I have not tried single gpu but thanks for the insight on AW, I am almost 100% sure it's a driver issue on bf4 as my r9 280x performed amazing on an older driver I believe 14.9???? But that's as far as I know. Is there anything I can do to fix AW???

 

[Vynavill]

Besides waiting for patches or trying the single GPU mode? I'm afraid not...

You can always join the usual raging crowd on the game's community hub and take part in the CoD cycle, saying how bad the current game is, how good the older one is and how amazing the next one looks :-D