Question New AMD convert (RX 7900 XT) -- Have questions

[Anomaly_76]

Important detail -- I run dual boot drives with Mint Cinnamon 22 and Win 10 64 Professional, primarily Mint Cinnamon 22. All other hardware details in my sig.

So I finally got my GPU about a week or so ago. A few hiccups aside (and I would urge anyone experiencing random restarts and game-specific crashes to disable manual CPU overclocking, that's what it was in my case), it runs well.

A few tuning issues with Linux aside, I'm pretty happy with it so far, but I have a bit of screen tear, ripple, whatever you call it, particularly with BeamNG.drive, and especially when panning camera views. I have noticed that vertical sync helps, but with more than a few AI vehicles and vertical sync enabled, FPS drops to low-mid 40s. Without vertical sync, I'm seeing 80-105 FPS, but that brings the rippling issue.

I should think that even with vertical sync enabled, a 12-core processor with PBO enabled should be able to maintain 60 FPS in this game with at least 20 AI vehicles, because the RTX3060ti I upgraded from can do it. So what am I missing here?

I have also noticed that even with W10, running a manual GPU OC / undervolt with Adrenaline, even American Truck Simulator can't do 60 fps at 4k with ultra settings. Dropping resolution to 2880x1620 solved that problem, which doesn't seem to make for a huge visual difference, so while it's not imperative, I'm curious why a flagship GPU cannot do 60 FPS at 4k.

If it's purely a limitation of the screen, then so be it. I'm not one of those stickers that has to have every pixel, every FPS, every detail. But for the money spent on this system, I would like it to be running at its best.

 

[Lutfij]

All other hardware details in my sig.
Sig space specs can and will change over time and when that happens, this thread and relevant suggestions will be rendered moot to the person in the same boat as you. This is why we ask users to include their specs in the thread's body. Following that, mention the BIOS version for your motherboard at the end of your specs listing in your thread's body.

RX 7900 XT
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because the RTX3060ti I upgraded from can do it
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I have also noticed that even with W10
Did you run DDU to remove all GPU drivers(intel, Nvidia and AMD} in Safe Mode, then manually installing the latest GPU driver sourced from AMD's support site in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator?

I'm curious why a flagship GPU cannot do 60 FPS at 4k.
For reference, the RX7900XT is on par with the RTX4070Ti/RTX4080.

 

[Anomaly_76]

All other hardware details in my sig.
Sig space specs can and will change over time and when that happens, this thread and relevant suggestions will be rendered moot to the person in the same boat as you. This is why we ask users to include their specs in the thread's body. Following that, mention the BIOS version for your motherboard at the end of your specs listing in your thread's body.

RX 7900 XT
+
because the RTX3060ti I upgraded from can do it
+
I have also noticed that even with W10
Did you run DDU to remove all GPU drivers(intel, Nvidia and AMD} in Safe Mode, then manually installing the latest GPU driver sourced from AMD's support site in an elevated command, i.e, Right click installer>Run as Administrator?

I'm curious why a flagship GPU cannot do 60 FPS at 4k.
For reference, the RX7900XT is on par with the RTX4070Ti/RTX4080.

While I am aware of this, I have updated my sig to reflect the most current configuration. Nonetheless...

R9 5900X, Aorus B550 Master (F17 BIOS), PV432G320C6K (DDR4-3200, 16-20-20-40 timings),
Corsair RM1000x, Phantom Gaming RX 7900 XT 20GB, 1 SN580 / 2 SN570 M.2s, Scythe Mugen 5,
Pioneer BDR-212DBK ODD, 6TB and 8TB WD Black HDDs, Corsair Commander Core XT, 3 LL120s.

As for DDU, you mention Safe Mode, which seems like a Windows thing. I primarily run Cinnamon 22, and the issue is the same between both OS's, which leads me to believe it has more to do with the OS / display sync. Also, both OS's are fresh installs on separate drives with new partitions, so while I'm willing to try it, I'm not sure DDU is going to be any help here. It also only seems to be a problem in BeamNG. I also play American Truck Simulator and Wreckfest without this issue.

I'm aware that screen tearing occurs when FPS exceeds refresh rate, so maybe lower FPS at high loads is the lesser of two evils? 15-20 AI vehicles in BeamNG.drive in 4K ultra IS, after all, a pretty hard load.