Low FPS with a STRIX 970 :(

[GreaK213]

Hey, I'm having an issue with my GPU.. I installed the drivers, optimized my games and I still get low fps in games such as GTA V , The division, Far Cry Primal and Euro Truck Simulator 2.. Specs : Maximus VIII Hero ; H80i GT Hydro Series ; i5 6600K ; 16GB DDR4 2800 ; CS750M PSU ; STRIX 970 ; Windows 10 64 .

The thing that is weird to me is that I did a 2199 score on unigine valley and it ran perfectly well but on games she just doesn't want to work properly !!

Any help would be amazing !

Alex

 

[Benab3]

Hey,

What settings are you running on the games, and what type of performance are you getting?

Also, when you are playing, what are the temperatures of both your CPU and GPU and what are the core clocks on them both.

 

[GreaK213]

I optimized them on the nvidia optimization thing. I'll give you the temps in a few mins wait.

 

[GreaK213]

So, I tested both here the screenshots.

The settings : https://gyazo.com/55d5463c3c76a012c5ce0c35d8efa11a
Graph while playing : https://gyazo.com/ad26ad6ca64b2fda3e5b367a39ad9a19
Temps and clock MHz CPU (Check the 3rd temps and core clocks it's the max so that's when I played, because I checked the bnchmrks after playing. : https://gyazo.com/ac747494c424e075c3eba63d18ab8dd3
GPU Usage and temps (Same look 3rd temp and clock etc.. ) : https://gyazo.com/09f34b690301265b9dea0064e1c12f61
GTA V Settings : https://gyazo.com/61496d8e07b42082247ba83138cfcd6e ; https://gyazo.com/8e3f5726b19ea5be3145ed09aa816a53 ; https://gyazo.com/2c750d12cf95aae52dcff4bd14d0ad98 ; https://gyazo.com/face1a80a35edba377566095928c5022

As you can see on the GTA V screenshots the GPU was at 91 %. I had 60 FPS constant and then a few seconds later it just dropped at 40 - 35 and stayed like that..... (The msi afterburner settings are pretty weird tho)

I hope I gave enough information, tell me if you need something else, you're welcome.

 

[Starcruiser]

You're not the first person I've seen today complaining of FPS drops where there were none before. It might be a driver bug, try rolling back with a clean install.

 

[GreaK213]

You're not the first person I've seen today complaining of FPS drops where there were none before. It might be a driver bug, try rolling back with a clean install.

I was on a live chat with Nvidia that's what they told me to do and nothing changed I need to install new ones now since it doesn't really change.

 

[Benab3]

Hey,

For GTA, it looks like you are using pretty ambitious settings for a 970. Try turning MSAA down to 2x or off and in the advanced tab, dial the sliders down.

Also I noticed that in MSI afterburner that you have underclocked your GPU by 63 Mhz, is there any reason for that?
Can you show my just the GPU Core Clock graph aswell, so I can see the values.

 

[GreaK213]

Hey,

For GTA, it looks like you are using pretty ambitious settings for a 970. Try turning MSAA down to 2x or off and in the advanced tab, dial the sliders down.

Also I noticed that in MSI afterburner that you have underclocked your GPU by 63 Mhz, is there any reason for that?
Can you show my just the GPU Core Clock graph aswell, so I can see the values.

Well I just downloaded it, it was like this on default... I'm optimizing to High for textures and 2x for MSAA.

 

[GreaK213]

I can say that after installing the newest drivers It's a bit better and probably because I also turned the settings down but still it isn't good ! I don't get a 60 fps fluid game with a goddamn strix 970..

GPU Stats with police chasing me helicos etc.. (3rd stats on the line are the MAX that the component has reached) : https://gyazo.com/23f841f9074ac12c38c5abf806bdd158
CPU Stats ( Same, 3rd stats always show the MAX performance that the CPU Had ) : https://gyazo.com/b9f3b2ba12f2a79e75edb51ac99536ae
The temps are pretty normal for a load..

 

[Benab3]

Try going into Nvidia Control Panel, by right clicking on your desktop, go to manage 3D settings, then under power management mode, select Prefer Maximum Performance.

See if that improves the game at all. ( Make sure you restart the game to do this )

 

[GreaK213]

Try going into Nvidia Control Panel, by right clicking on your desktop, go to manage 3D settings, then under power management mode, select Prefer Maximum Performance.

See if that improves the game at all. ( Make sure you restart the game to do this )

I get some 60 but really not constant dips to 45-51-60 and so on...

 

[Benab3]

Can you post your new GTA settings please.

 

[GreaK213]

Can you post your new GTA settings please.

I played a bit more (Singleplayer) It was playable but it didn't look that good with low MSAA etc.. There's some little stutters to 50 fps sometimes I think..
Settings : https://gyazo.com/aaffdeea0b41937a41b8c2381e3d271d
https://gyazo.com/3302cb98b0b93c18ed08cb22906a33f4
https://gyazo.com/65738bfb7ddd7cceb463fc823cbec3d1
https://gyazo.com/145c4e0e8439b23773b325c014eaa72f

I have a 1920x1200 Screen so 59Hz does it affect something ?

 

[Benab3]

Hey,

The screens resolution won't really be affecting it.

Try putting the sliders in the advanced options down a bit more.

 

[GreaK213]

Hey,

The screens resolution won't really be affecting it.

Try putting the sliders in the advanced options down a bit more.

I tried on The division, it can be 60 Fps sometimes and then 40-45. I tried to boost the clock etc.. and the gpu driver crashed . Now I don't see the clock etc.. All is on 0. Help / The GPU isn't recognized anymore.. but still works

 

[Benab3]

What do you mean by everything is 0? I'm guessing the driver crashed when you overclocked it too far, normally it recovers right away.

If it is still all 0 after a restart, go into your device manager and look under DIsplay Adaptors. Upload a screenshot.

 

[GreaK213]

What do you mean by everything is 0? I'm guessing the driver crashed when you overclocked it too far, normally it recovers right away.

If it is still all 0 after a restart, go into your device manager and look under DIsplay Adaptors. Upload a screenshot.

There : https://gyazo.com/52dfc165e7dbfd6d5ed4ba328dc4455e ; https://gyazo.com/98cd4b63b50f4729bff6b94df8c00b1f

All on 0. I really don't understand what is wrong now.. Low fps, this now damn

 

[Benab3]

Hmm, that is a bit weird.
When you overclocked it did you touch the voltage at all? If so, how much did you bump it up.

I would try a driver reinstall if the issue persists. Using Display Driver Uninstaller [ DDU ].

 

[GreaK213]

Hmm, that is a bit weird.
When you overclocked it did you touch the voltage at all? If so, how much did you bump it up.

I would try a driver reinstall if the issue persists. Using Display Driver Uninstaller [ DDU ].

$

Yeah the drivers crashed and got corrupted probably. I reinstalled them everything back to normal now.

 

[GreaK213]

The thing I don't understand is that I get really good results on Unigine Valley : https://gyazo.com/e699b486870a2e7721e82069b42b2b97
And can't run games properly.. D:

 

[Benab3]

Try running 3Dmark Firestrike and post the link to your results.

On GTA at least, When I had a gtx 970, I remember having my settings lower than I expected aswell. The game is pretty intensive.

 

[GreaK213]

Try running 3Dmark Firestrike and post the link to your results.

On GTA at least, When I had a gtx 970, I remember having my settings lower than I expected aswell. The game is pretty intensive.

I'll do that tomorrow I gotta go now, sorry. I'll run 3D mark tomorrow.

 

[GreaK213]

Try running 3Dmark Firestrike and post the link to your results.

On GTA at least, When I had a gtx 970, I remember having my settings lower than I expected aswell. The game is pretty intensive.

Well can you send me a download for 3DMark Firestrike ? I can't find it, I only find some basic stuff and no Firestrike..

 

[Benab3]

Try running 3Dmark Firestrike and post the link to your results.

On GTA at least, When I had a gtx 970, I remember having my settings lower than I expected aswell. The game is pretty intensive.

Well can you send me a download for 3DMark Firestrike ? I can't find it, I only find some basic stuff and no Firestrike..

Here is a download foe the free version: http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/3dmark_download.html

 

[GreaK213]

Try running 3Dmark Firestrike and post the link to your results.

On GTA at least, When I had a gtx 970, I remember having my settings lower than I expected aswell. The game is pretty intensive.

Well can you send me a download for 3DMark Firestrike ? I can't find it, I only find some basic stuff and no Firestrike..

Here is a download foe the free version: http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/3dmark_download.html

So here are the results : https://gyazo.com/77048fff666da3c85be2a6a5382e43c6
I don't know if it's good or bad so..