[SOLVED] Low FPS in Cod:WZ Sapphire Radeon RX580 4GB

[woodrow888]

Hey!

I have been reading threads about having low fps (50-60fps on low settings) in Cod:WZ and realized i am having problem with the PCI-E lanes.

System: Win 10 up to date.

PC specs:

• MOBO: Gigabyte B450 Aorus M mATX
• CPU: Ryzen 5 2400G
• RAM: G.Skill 2x8GB 3000mhz
• GPU: Sapphire Radeon RX580 4GB
• Sata SSD: Kingston ssdNow v300 60GB (system drive)
• NVMe SSD: Kingston A2000 250GB M.2
• PSU: XFX TS 650W

See the link below, GPU-Z shows that the GPU is running at x8.

https://ibb.co/zGy0W32

Seeking for some advice how to overcome this problem, and fully utilise the x16 PCI-E lane.

Thank you in advance.

 

[sizzling]

I highly doubt a 580 would notice the difference between x8 and x16. However let’s try, is the gpu in the motherboard slot closest to the cpu?

Please run userbenchmark and share the public link to the results.

 

[woodrow888]

I highly doubt a 580 would notice the difference between x8 and x16. However let’s try, is the gpu in the motherboard slot closest to the cpu?

Please run userbenchmark and share the public link to the results.

Yes it is in the closes slot to the CPU.
Bench: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42396111

 

[sizzling]

Yes it is in the closes slot to the CPU.
Bench: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42396111

Your RAM is more likely the problem, it’s running at 2133mhz. You need to enable DOCP in the BIOS and set it to 3000mhz.

 

[--SID--]

GPU-Z shows that the GPU is running at x8

That's because Ryzen 2400G only have 8 pci-e lanes for PCI-e x16 slot. If you want 16 lanes you have to move to a non G cpu like Ryzen 2600/3600.

 

[woodrow888]

Hmmm...... After all these years, i thought it was running on 3000mhz. Never suspected. I have a clear memory of enabling XMP.
Anyhow enabled XMP. New bench: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42396430
Lets see what Cod:WZ has to offer now.

Thank you for pointing it out!!

 

[sizzling]

That's because Ryzen 2400G only have 8 pci-e lanes for PCI-e x16 slot. If you want 16 lanes you have to move to a non G cpu like Ryzen 2600/3600.

Never knew that, thanks

 

[woodrow888]

That's because Ryzen 2400G only have 8 pci-e lanes for PCI-e x16 slot. If you want 16 lanes you have to move to a non G cpu like Ryzen 2600/3600.

Than i'll probably change the cpu in the near future. Really helpful!

 

[Zerk2012]

Than i'll probably change the cpu in the near future. Really helpful!

Your processor also looks to be thermal throttling, the base speed is faster than the boost speed.

 

[woodrow888]

Your processor also looks to be thermal throttling, the base speed is faster than the boost speed.

Will look into it, thanks for the notice!

 

[drivinfast247]

Will look into it, thanks for the notice!

What CPU cooler do you have? What case fans do you have?

 

[woodrow888]

What CPU cooler do you have? What case fans do you have?

CPU cooler is the stock AMD, i have a Bitfenix Pandora mATX case (case fans are Bitfenix aswell). It is far from the best ventilation, sometimes i am using the case without its side panel.
Note here, that i have a Arctic Freezer CPU cooler.
As --SID-- pointed out, i am probably going to upgrade to a better CPU and place the aftermarket cooler on it.

 

[Phaaze88]

RX 580 doesn't saturate PCIe 3.0 x8, so I doubt that's really affecting performance here.
Probable culprits, or combination of:
-Ram: already pointed out
-Cpu thermal throttling: already pointed out
-Kingston V300: it's the C drive, which is full, and likely one of those dramless drives.
-Whether or not the game is installed on the WD Blue or Kingston A2000: if it's on the WD Blue, and 100% disk usage is observed in Task Manager, then it needs to go on a faster drive.

 

[woodrow888]

RX 580 doesn't saturate PCIe 3.0 x8, so I doubt that's really affecting performance here.
Probable culprits, or combination of:
-Ram: already pointed out
-Cpu thermal throttling: already pointed out
-Kingston V300: it's the C drive, which is full, and likely one of those dramless drives.
-Whether or not the game is installed on the WD Blue or Kingston A2000: if it's on the WD Blue, and 100% disk usage is observed in Task Manager, then it needs to go on a faster drive.

Thank you for your help and suggestion!

 

[woodrow888]

So i have made a couple of adjustements and the results is decent:
Ram: Enabled XMP so it runs as it supposed to.
Cpu: until i change the cpu and the cooler, took the side panel off for some extra and well needed air
SSD: Moved the game from the old HDD to the NVMe SDD.

Latest Userbenchmark test, best so far: https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/42442031

This got me an extra 15-25 FPS so far.

Thanks for all of your help!
I can consider this thread solved!