[SOLVED] My FPS is low while my computer has pretty decent specs.

[ArcadeBMO]

All of my other friends hit an eye-catching 200-300 FPS while gaming, but I get around 40-50. The only frustrating part is that my PC specs are either better or leveled with theirs.

My PC Specs:

GeForce GTX 1080
32 GB Ram
Intel Core i7-6700K CPU 4.0 GHz
Windows 10

If anyone knows a solution, please help me out. Thank you.

P.S: My graphics driver is up-to-date.

 

[timster6442]

What games or program are you experiencing low frame rates with? Often computers have something called V-Sync, which your monitor might be using. that caps the max frame rate to the refresh rate usually around 60. You can disable v-sync to exceed it and then see if that works but you will notice tearing. Additionally games might cap FPS at 60 too. Check game settings.

 

[ArcadeBMO]

I experience low frames in many games that I should be running smoothly in (Examples: Fortnite, Rust, Apex Legends). I've definitely noticed the V-Sync option and as I disable it, my performance still stays the same, unfortunately. I've came to the conclusion it has to do with my computer instead of the game itself.

 

[cryoburner]

Your monitor is plugged directly into the GTX 1080, not the port on your motherboard, right?

Also, what resolution is your monitor?

 

[ArcadeBMO]

Your monitor is plugged directly into the GTX 1080, not the port on your motherboard, right?

Also, what resolution is your monitor?

https://imgur.com/a/lBPs2kt

View: https://imgur.com/a/lBPs2kt
<-- Here's the back of my computer where all the crazy stuff happens.

The thing I'm holding is the HDMI cable and the arrow is pointing to where I originally plugged the cable. Am I doing something wrong?

My monitor's resolution is 2560 x 1440.

 

[captaincharisma]

if you didn't have the HDMI cable plugged into the GTX 1080 it is likely you wouldn't get a picture anyway. if you have a GPU installed it would disable the onboard video automatically

 

[boju]

Is Geforce Experience used to optimise games?

 

[ove_taksdal]

Got the exact setup gtx1080 6700K overclocked mildly... and I was hovering just at 120 ish in Apex. and unless you see and verify their frames, and their graphical settings I can would not trust someone to boast having 300 frames in APEX