Question Weird graphics bugs

[TheNerfDoctor]

I have been having graphical issues for quite a while (maybe 1 year?) now. Nothing too major or game breaking but it really takes the enjoyment out of certain games. I recently upgraded to a 4070 ti but the issues have persisted or even perhaps gotten worse than when these issues first started with my previous card a RTX 2080. I have tried to look up what's happening but I lack the proper knowledge of terminology. Is this a graphics card issue or is it a problem with something else in my computer? I have messed around with the Nvidia control panel trying to see if a setting there is causing this but I found nothing. Also, it could just be me, but I have been noticing WAY more aliasing in games since I installed my new card. If needed I will record footage of it later. I will also mention that I even uninstalled my drivers with DDU and reinstalled them and the problem persists.

This graphics issue is not specific to this game and also appears in other games that have water reflections.

View: https://youtu.be/zH29o9noVkM

View: https://youtu.be/MRGlL6AnvSg

This graphics issue is not specific to this game. I have this same weird erasure of shadows when things are in front of objects. It effectively creates a glow around items that are in front of shadows.

Any ideas what could be causing this? Should I RMA my new card?

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card (Previously a RTX2080 EVGA)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM750i 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

I literally see nothing wrong with this video, so I don't know what you're referring to. I've watched it several times and zoomed in with and without my glasses. On the second video all I saw were shadows on the walls.

 

[kerberos_20]

could be ghosting from monitor

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

I can see squares in the images, but I can't see anything in the videos.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Any ideas what could be causing this? Should I RMA my new card?

Have you considered, it might be your monitor, that is causing perceived image issues?

What model monitor are you using?
NOTE - VA monitors often have ghosting artifacts.
You can check it with UFO ghosting test.

https://www.testufo.com/ghosting

BTW - I wasn't able to spot anything wrong in those videos.

 

[TheNerfDoctor]

could be ghosting from monitor

It can't be a monitor issue since it can show up in a recording and be captured in an image. Also I can see it watching the video on my phone.

I can see squares in the images, but I can't see anything in the videos.

YouTube compresses videos, but it is very noticable when I play in real time. Objects trail on water surfaces and sometimes in skylines.

 

[TheNerfDoctor]

Have you considered, it might be your monitor, that is causing perceived image issues?

What model monitor are you using?
NOTE - VA monitors often have ghosting artifacts.
You can check it with UFO ghosting test.

https://www.testufo.com/ghosting

BTW - I wasn't able to spot anything wrong in those videos.

My monitor is a LG 34GP83A-B 34.0" 3440 x 1440 144 Hz Curved Monitor. I don't think it's a monitor issue since even my friend can see it screen sharing over discord. If it was a monitor issue why would it show up in a captured image as well?

 

[kennethrjones.cs]

It would be rather unlikely to have the new video card with the exact same problem as the old card especially since they're not the same card.

I would pop on a different monitor to check that first. So you can rule that out.

Ask on the forums for that game to see if anyone else has the issue or if there is a game setting that fixes it.

 

[kerberos_20]

there is possibility that you need to wipe shader cache
look for game data if it has shader cache and delete it, some games have it in graphic options to reset it, also reset it in nvidia control panel and in steam (if game runs from steam)

 

[TheNerfDoctor]

Now I am experiencing a new issue. Every so often now on either of my screens, the text appears pixelated and there are some out of place pixels. First image with problems circled in red. Second image it corrects itself, and third image it shows a green line artifact.

 

[ocean95]

I have been having graphical issues for quite a while (maybe 1 year?) now. Nothing too major or game breaking but it really takes the enjoyment out of certain games. I recently upgraded to a 4070 ti but the issues have persisted or even perhaps gotten worse than when these issues first started with my previous card a RTX 2080. I have tried to look up what's happening but I lack the proper knowledge of terminology. Is this a graphics card issue or is it a problem with something else in my computer? I have messed around with the Nvidia control panel trying to see if a setting there is causing this but I found nothing. Also, it could just be me, but I have been noticing WAY more aliasing in games since I installed my new card. If needed I will record footage of it later. I will also mention that I even uninstalled my drivers with DDU and reinstalled them and the problem persists.

This graphics issue is not specific to this game and also appears in other games that have water reflections.

View: https://youtu.be/zH29o9noVkM

View: https://youtu.be/MRGlL6AnvSg

This graphics issue is not specific to this game. I have this same weird erasure of shadows when things are in front of objects. It effectively creates a glow around items that are in front of shadows.

Any ideas what could be causing this? Should I RMA my new card?

CPU: Intel Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 4070 Ti 12 GB Video Card (Previously a RTX2080 EVGA)
Case: Corsair Crystal 460X RGB ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: Corsair RM750i 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM

I have that ghosting issues on some games that use TAA. It's not your graphics card, it's the game. Try using other Anti aliasing and turning off motion blur.
Here's my ghosting artifact in Hitman 3

https://imgur.com/mYBneSK

View: https://i.imgur.com/mYBneSK.png
Turning off motion blur fix the issue for me.
Mafia DE and FF XV also have this artifacting.

The fact that you can capture and screenshot on screen this means, the problem is not on your gpu.

Another example of temporal ghosting artifact
https://i.vgy.me/emKurj.png

 

[TheNerfDoctor]

I have that ghosting issues on some games that use TAA. It's not your graphics card, it's the game. Try using other Anti aliasing and turning off motion blur.
Here's my ghosting artifact in Hitman 3

https://imgur.com/mYBneSK

View: https://i.imgur.com/mYBneSK.png
Turning off motion blur fix the issue for me.
Mafia DE and FF XV also have this artifacting.

The fact that you can capture and screenshot on screen this means, the problem is not on your gpu.

Another example of temporal ghosting artifact
https://i.vgy.me/emKurj.png

See this is what is bizarre. In War Thunder for example the blurring exists regardless of graphical settings. Even with TAA disabled the blurring on water surfaces/sometimes the sky remains. Well, I guess I'll just live with it even though its distracting and makes games look worse.

 

[ocean95]

See this is what is bizarre. In War Thunder for example the blurring exists regardless of graphical settings. Even with TAA disabled the blurring on water surfaces/sometimes the sky remains. Well, I guess I'll just live with it even though its distracting and makes games look worse.

Must be just your game. Do you use DLSS? Have you tried reinstalling it?

 

[TheNerfDoctor]

Must be just your game. Do you use DLSS? Have you tried reinstalling it?

Well here's the really weird thing. I've tried the game on two different computers other than my own and they both have the weird blur, but my friend played it and didn't have the blur.