R9 390 not performing correctly?

[Benovation]

So here's the issue, in benchmarks my sapphire r9 390 overclocked to 1150/1600 gets good scores. Better than most, but when played in a game such as the witcher 3. I should be getting mainly around 60 fps at 1080p, but it's constantly dipping into the 50's and high 40's and this is VERY VERY noticeable which I feel like it shouldn't be also. My CPU is a i5 4690k @3.9ghz. My motherboard is a Z97A Krait Edition, and my ram is a 8gb 1333mhz mushkin x1. I have no clue what the issue is but I'm getting dips and stutters, and it's driving me crazy. I am running the 16.3 crimson drivers.

 

[azca]

run MSI Afterburner with Overhead Display on and monitor cpu/gpu usage/temps with fps drops, then compare it to running without the overclock

 

[bulletfoss]

This is common problem with the 390, it's a driver issue. In an attempt to save power, AMD's new driver underclocks the card by default.

This will cure your headache...

"CLOCK BLOCKER" which prevents the clock speed dropping off.
http://www.guru3d.com/files-details/clockblocker-download.html
It worked for my brother, who had the same problem, with the same card.

 

[shortez]

Witcher 3 is Gameworks title which means AMD cards will have trouble running the game smoothly. There isn't much you can do other than buying an Nvidia card.

 

[bulletfoss]

Witcher 3 is Gameworks title which means AMD cards will have trouble running the game smoothly. There isn't much you can do other than buying an Nvidia card.

Nonsense

 

[maxalge]

Witcher 3 is Gameworks title which means AMD cards will have trouble running the game smoothly. There isn't much you can do other than buying an Nvidia card.

XD


OP override tessellation, set to 8x under > gaming > global graphics

in the amd radeon settings

 

[marciokpo]

Hey guys , i tried what bulletfoss suggested , but even when my clock is blocked i still get fps drops. I tested on star citizen and fallout 4 . And i cant understand why having a card such as a xfx r9 390 i still have fps drops . in star citizen it drops to 30 and 25 fps in various parts . and in fallout 4 it has fps drops too. I tried windows mode but the fps drops are happening too. I have exactly what benovation has in the way of "Running unigine heaven benchmark and getting same score than gtx 970" But then i try games and star citizen has horrible fps drops with my r9 390 , where as in the gtx 970 of some people star citizen runs smoothly with no fps drops. Anybody knows if there is a fix for amd crimson drivers or any fix for this kind serious fps drop problem the r9 390 has?

Full build

B-G85M mobo
2x4GB 1333 mhz Kingston
xfx r9 390
i5 4690

 

[maxalge]

Hey guys , i tried what bulletfoss suggested , but even when my clock is blocked i still get fps drops. I tested on star citizen and fallout 4 . And i cant understand why having a card such as a xfx r9 390 i still have fps drops . in star citizen it drops to 30 and 25 fps in various parts . and in fallout 4 it has fps drops too. I tried windows mode but the fps drops are happening too. I have exactly what benovation has in the way of "Running unigine heaven benchmark and getting same score than gtx 970" But then i try games and star citizen has horrible fps drops with my r9 390 , where as in the gtx 970 of some people star citizen runs smoothly with no fps drops. Anybody knows if there is a fix for amd crimson drivers or any fix for this kind serious fps drop problem the r9 390 has?

Full build

B-G85M mobo
2x4GB 1333 mhz Kingston
xfx r9 390
i5 4690

power supply?


also do you monitor cpu temps?

 

[marciokpo]

Hey guys , i tried what bulletfoss suggested , but even when my clock is blocked i still get fps drops. I tested on star citizen and fallout 4 . And i cant understand why having a card such as a xfx r9 390 i still have fps drops . in star citizen it drops to 30 and 25 fps in various parts . and in fallout 4 it has fps drops too. I tried windows mode but the fps drops are happening too. I have exactly what benovation has in the way of "Running unigine heaven benchmark and getting same score than gtx 970" But then i try games and star citizen has horrible fps drops with my r9 390 , where as in the gtx 970 of some people star citizen runs smoothly with no fps drops. Anybody knows if there is a fix for amd crimson drivers or any fix for this kind serious fps drop problem the r9 390 has?

Full build

B-G85M mobo
2x4GB 1333 mhz Kingston
xfx r9 390
i5 4690

power supply?


also do you monitor cpu temps?

power supply is Sentey extreme rock power 750 Watts. ( not bronze or anything)
and i do monitor cpu temps , it never really goes beyond 80 degrees lately but it usually stays near 80 many of the times. But do you think a poor psu could make up for a poor gpu performance ? what about unigine heaven benchmark , thats odd. I do get a smooth benchmark there and same score than gtx 970. I dont understand , it looks like amd drivers are fucked up and only special benchmarking software which is compatible with anything gets better performance out of it?

 

[maxalge]

Hey guys , i tried what bulletfoss suggested , but even when my clock is blocked i still get fps drops. I tested on star citizen and fallout 4 . And i cant understand why having a card such as a xfx r9 390 i still have fps drops . in star citizen it drops to 30 and 25 fps in various parts . and in fallout 4 it has fps drops too. I tried windows mode but the fps drops are happening too. I have exactly what benovation has in the way of "Running unigine heaven benchmark and getting same score than gtx 970" But then i try games and star citizen has horrible fps drops with my r9 390 , where as in the gtx 970 of some people star citizen runs smoothly with no fps drops. Anybody knows if there is a fix for amd crimson drivers or any fix for this kind serious fps drop problem the r9 390 has?

Full build

B-G85M mobo
2x4GB 1333 mhz Kingston
xfx r9 390
i5 4690

power supply?


also do you monitor cpu temps?

power supply is Sentey extreme rock power 750 Watts. ( not bronze or anything)
and i do monitor cpu temps , it never really goes beyond 80 degrees lately but it usually stays near 80 many of the times. But do you think a poor psu could make up for a poor gpu performance ? what about unigine heaven benchmark , thats odd. I do get a smooth benchmark there and same score than gtx 970. I dont understand , it looks like amd drivers are fucked up and only special benchmarking software which is compatible with anything gets better performance out of it?

that's too hot if it's idling at 80


cpu temp throttling will cause fps drops

 

[marciokpo]

that's too hot if it's idling at 80


cpu temp throttling will cause fps drops[/quotemsg]

No i meant when at 80% load or so it goes up to 80 degrees or around .
At idle it stays 45 C° , even when i guess thats too much for idle.
Could i be getting fps drops if my cpu stays around 80 degrees? that normal then?


EDIT: i just double checked on fallout 4 , i got a fps drop to 36 fps . But my cpu temp was only at 62° . So its definitely not cpu problem

 

[bulletfoss]

New AMD Drivers came out yesterday, will hopefully fix the issue, version 16.5.2:

Windows 10 (64-Bit): http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+10+-+64
Windows 8.1 (64-Bit): http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+8.1+-+64
Windows 7 (64-Bit): http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os=Windows+7+-+64