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

 

[GreaK213]

And here a graph saying I did 74% better than other scores : https://gyazo.com/8c13ff31578cadc9c617fbb3d5c34933

 

[Benab3]

That score is absolutely fine, showing both your CPU and GPU are running as expected.
The 74% better than other scores is comparing you to every computer tested, not just ones with your specifications. So that is up against PC's with 5960X 8 cores and Quad SLI Titan X's.

As it all seems to be okay, all I can recommend is tweaking your settings a bit, to get a constant 60 FPS. Have a look at some guides online to what other people use with a similar PC.
Something to make sure that you haven't put on max is scaling. This basically renders the game in a higher resolution than your monitor, then downscales it to make it look better than your normal monitor resolution. Not sure about Farcry or The Division, but GTA V and Euro Truck Sim both have this option.

 

[GreaK213]

That score is absolutely fine, showing both your CPU and GPU are running as expected.
The 74% better than other scores is comparing you to every computer tested, not just ones with your specifications. So that is up against PC's with 5960X 8 cores and Quad SLI Titan X's.

As it all seems to be okay, all I can recommend is tweaking your settings a bit, to get a constant 60 FPS. Have a look at some guides online to what other people use with a similar PC.
Something to make sure that you haven't put on max is scaling. This basically renders the game in a higher resolution than your monitor, then downscales it to make it look better than your normal monitor resolution. Not sure about Farcry or The Division, but GTA V and Euro Truck Sim both have this option.

So, everything is okay ? ; Do you think I can maybe increase the clock and frequency a bit, not like last time haha but I mean to get a little more performance. And yes I think it's just the games that aren't really optimized like ETS 2 or GTA V they're not really optimized games. So scaling shouldn't be higher than how much ? I'm happy that everything works well.. Thought my GPU was faulty or I don't know what.

 

[GreaK213]

That score is absolutely fine, showing both your CPU and GPU are running as expected.
The 74% better than other scores is comparing you to every computer tested, not just ones with your specifications. So that is up against PC's with 5960X 8 cores and Quad SLI Titan X's.

As it all seems to be okay, all I can recommend is tweaking your settings a bit, to get a constant 60 FPS. Have a look at some guides online to what other people use with a similar PC.
Something to make sure that you haven't put on max is scaling. This basically renders the game in a higher resolution than your monitor, then downscales it to make it look better than your normal monitor resolution. Not sure about Farcry or The Division, but GTA V and Euro Truck Sim both have this option.

The thing I don't get is I still get low fps in The Division with kind of ~~ Settings :
https://gyazo.com/c1e22a86abe9b477ca938b80fd2d2a48
https://gyazo.com/7e1f41678c0b2a395a3dd099528a5652
https://gyazo.com/b3711cdadc7a78d705aca2ae5ab21c09
https://gyazo.com/bc89bedefae86b710855ccbd6a4bb6af
I even increased frequency a bit and the clock :
https://gyazo.com/9660bcf053dfaee40a86d7080f1e66ee

 

[GreaK213]

I'm so done with GTA V ... I get stutters in the game, in the menu (The cursor is just lagging every 2 sec), sound stuttering / crackling sometimes comming with mini freezes.... I DON'T UNDERSTAND. HELP

 

[Benab3]

Hey,

Try verifying GTA's Game Cache on steam.

Are you using V-Sync, if not, give it a try. You could be experiencing tearing.

 

[GreaK213]

Hey,

Try verifying GTA's Game Cache on steam.

Are you using V-Sync, if not, give it a try. You could be experiencing tearing.

I verified GTA's game cache and nothing.. I tried V-Sync, got horrible stutters...

 

[Benab3]

Hmm,

do you get stuttering issues in any other games?
I do remember having stuttering issues on my 970, but I think I just fixed them by lowering the settings a bit.

Other people with the issue are saying that using DX10 mode helped. Even though you should't have to use it, I would give it a try.

 

[GreaK213]

Hmm,

do you get stuttering issues in any other games?
I do remember having stuttering issues on my 970, but I think I just fixed them by lowering the settings a bit.

Other people with the issue are saying that using DX10 mode helped. Even though you should't have to use it, I would give it a try.

I get some stuttering with Far Cry Primal a little bit I think and I get low fps on The Division in some regions with the settings I posted before I don't know what is happening now really, the tests for the GPU are good and the games won't run.. why ? really...

 

[GreaK213]

Hmm,

do you get stuttering issues in any other games?
I do remember having stuttering issues on my 970, but I think I just fixed them by lowering the settings a bit.

Other people with the issue are saying that using DX10 mode helped. Even though you should't have to use it, I would give it a try.

My sound is crackling, lagging too, low fps I don't know what is happening..

 

[GreaK213]

So, I just realized my Mobo was out of date. It's on 1001 version although there's a 1601 one is that the issue ? I don't think a mobo's version would affect my perforance in games.. What do you think ?
[UPDATE (05/05/2016) ] I updated my BIOS and it's better I can say. But in The division I still don't get the damn 60 constantly, it dips to 53,54,56,57 and then 60-69 and suddenly 53 and my screen tears (V-Sync doesn't really help I get the same fps but with less tearing) and I get that with some settings on medium like volumetric fog etc.. Is that game really THAT demanding ? Or is it just bad optimized

 

[GreaK213]

Nevermind I'm playing and I get drops to 45-51-58-60 (for 2 secs)-55-54-49 etc.. Like this everytime

 

[Benab3]

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply, I have been really busy.

What happens to your GPU and CPU usage when you have these FPS drops?

 

[GreaK213]

Hi,

Sorry for the late reply, I have been really busy.

What happens to your GPU and CPU usage when you have these FPS drops?

No problem Well I got a new game which is Hurtworld and I run it on pretty high settings 60 fps smooth it's not the hardest game to run but I mean it's not thst optimized either so I don't get real issues for now on that game.. but only on the really demanding ones where the GPU seems to not give its full power. I'll see tomorrow how they're affected during these drops but since all the tests are good what's the problem then.. ? Is the GPU broken ?? I need to know that.. So that I can RMA it or whatever if it's needed but I really hope not .. D: by the way on the division I get drops on some areas and on others not .. For example when I enter a new city it suddenly drops or when there's fire etc.. On gta v it runs good for a few minutes and then suddenly drops.. For no reason

 

[Benab3]

Due to benchmarks running okay, I don't think that your graphics card is faulty.

A few things to try: Go into your task manager, into startup and disable everything, restart the PC and try again.

Try reseating the graphics card.

 

[GreaK213]

Due to benchmarks running okay, I don't think that your graphics card is faulty.

A few things to try: Go into your task manager, into startup and disable everything, restart the PC and try again.

Try reseating the graphics card.

How could reseating the GPU resolve the issue since the games run etc.. She's being recognized do you think that even if it's being recognized it could be seated badly in the slot ?

 

[Benab3]

Hello,

Again, sorry for the late reply.

The GPU is being recognised. But sometimes reseating it does help issues like this, it is fairly unlikely but worth a try.

 

[GreaK213]

Hello,

Again, sorry for the late reply.

The GPU is being recognised. But sometimes reseating it does help issues like this, it is fairly unlikely but worth a try.

Well the thing I can say is that the GPU isn't straight in the case. With my friend (that I built the PC with) we thought that it was because of the weight of the GPU and it works so we weren't really worried about it.. Do you think it can be an issue?

 

[Benab3]

Do you mean that the GPU isn;t in the slot straight, or that the whole thing is sagging down?

Unless it is not straight in the slot, then is is almost certainly not an issue.

 

[TerryLaze]

Did you make sure that windows sees all 4 cores?

Even if it does please try out this fix and let us know,it's for dual cores but the stutter you describe is this exactly.
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN-mdoMDuSQ"][/video]

 

[GreaK213]

Do you mean that the GPU isn;t in the slot straight, or that the whole thing is sagging down?

Unless it is not straight in the slot, then is is almost certainly not an issue.

I don't really know to be honnest here's a picture and tell me.. We can see that the card is sagging a bit.. BUt nothing really to be worried about at first look. : https://gyazo.com/9af3819f3753092435139380d8c4e7c2

 

[GreaK213]

Did you make sure that windows sees all 4 cores?

Even if it does please try out this fix and let us know,it's for dual cores but the stutter you describe is this exactly.
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN-mdoMDuSQ"][/video]

I'll try to do that this weekend. No time for now :l

 

[GreaK213]

Did you make sure that windows sees all 4 cores?

Even if it does please try out this fix and let us know,it's for dual cores but the stutter you describe is this exactly.
[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN-mdoMDuSQ"][/video]

That isn't my issue.. I don't have any missing graphics or heavy-stutters but some small ones and fps drops ..

 

[GreaK213]

I went in MSCONFIG and changed the number of ''Processors'' which are cores to 4 and restarted my PC, put all the settings on max appart from MSAA in GTA V No more drops.. Maybe some in heavy areas but that stays normal, I run BF 4 completely maxed out (with MSAA X4) between 75-120 FPS and 60 Constantly with VSync, same for Rainbow Six Siege with the Ultra HD texture pack and no MSAA. Whenever I put MSAA or TXAA it's just unplayable.. 30-40 fps any idea why ?

 

[GreaK213]

Okay, so the problem was the MSAA, I forgot to post the solution so here it is : the problem was the MSAA.. without it my games works amazingly good. Thanks for everyone's help !