Question Trying to determine if my gpu is at fault

[Nick@1701]

I have a problem (i think) with my RTX 3060 ti. What`s happening is i am getting stuttering in games, the occasional crashing games, and the occasional artifacting. (sometimes artifacting on the desktop when i have folder windows open). So i have run several tests, 3 x unigine heaven in a row, 3 x superposition in a row, and a 15 minute furmark test. I didn`t see anything happen. I`ve also run memtest vulcan for the vram for 1 and a half hours. It passed all that. I did run a memtest on my 32 gigs of ram just in case, and that was fine (2 passes). I have since swapped out the ram for a new set, but the games are still stuttering. I just can`t decide if it`s 100% the gpu. The last thing i want to do is buy a new card, and have it do the same. Need some advice please. Thak you. By the way, i have kept an eye on the temps, and all are fine. ( this is happening after a fresh install as well)

System specs just in case

M/board Tuf Gaming X570 Plus Wifi
CPU Ryzen 7 5800X
Ram Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 gb (3200) 2 x 16
Storage Samsung 990 pro 2 tb nvme
GPU tuf gaming rtx 3060ti
PSU corsair rm850x
OS windows 11 pro 23h2

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

So, if you can set up MSI Afterburner, and then set up the OSD to show you the CPU clocks/temps/usage, and the same for the GPU, clocks/temps and usage, and also for ram, just usage. You can also use Nvidia's overlay in game, (ALT-R) and look for the 99% FPS. If you have low 99% or 1% lows, then your game will stutter like crazy of those 1%lows go below 60fps. This is prob what's happening.

You're looking out for 100% usage by any component to see if something is hitting a ceiling.

What monitor do you have? Do you use VRR, like Gsync?

 

[Nick@1701]

Hi, thanks for the reply, i`ve never used afterburner before, so ill have to consult youtube on how to set it up.

My monitor is a samsung odyssey g3 32 inch. It has freesync, i looked in the menu, it is disabled.

Would the high usage account for the crashes and artifacting though?

Cheers.

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hi, thanks for the reply, i`ve never used afterburner before, so ill have to consult youtube on how to set it up.

My monitor is a samsung odyssey g3 32 inch. It has freesync, i looked in the menu, it is disabled.

Would the high usage account for the crashes and artifacting though?

Cheers.

Yes, it could potentially cause crashes.

Get yourself a DP cable and use it instead of HDMI. Then you can get G-sync running on the monitor, which will eliminate stuttering.

 

[SkyNetRising]

i am getting stuttering in games, the occasional crashing games, and the occasional artifacting

Please show screenshots from CPU-Z - memory and spd sections.
Also a photo with artifacts, you're experiencing.
(upload to imgur.com and post link)