WoW: lower FPS than expected with 1080?

[kristsimen]

Hello TH,

I have recently built a new computer (Win10), and I am running into a weird FPS problem on World of Warcraft. When standing still in alliance garrison, I get from 50 - 80 FPS. Its mostly on 61- 63. This is with everything on Ultra with 100% render scale. I do not notice any difference when i set everything to High instead.

Core components:
CPU: Skylake i7 6700K @ 4.0GHz
RAM: DDR4 2133 MHz 16GB
GPU: GTX 1080 Sea Hawk X

This is my score on Unigine Valley Benchmark: http://imgur.com/a/Tr9P3

What could be wrong here?


Thanks in advance!

EDIT: [img ] [/img ] did not work for the imgur URL. Yes, I am aware there should not be spaces haha.

 

[logainofhades]

Some things that may greatly help you. Turn view distance down to 7, turn shadows to low. I have found disabling SSAO also often helps with FPS. What resolution are you playing at? I know I had to turn those settings down, with a GTX 1070, running @1440p, for a friend's upgrade. He is still using a 3570k, but it isn't that far behind yours.

 

[kristsimen]

Oh sorry! Forgot to post WoW settings

Graphics: http://imgur.com/a/pPtxo
Advanced: http://imgur.com/a/oiG0O

Arent this hardware supposed to wreck FPS in a game like WoW even though it is not overclocked yet?

 

[logainofhades]

In my experience, view distance and shadows, can heavily affect FPS. Also make sure your addons are up to date. Some have caused performance issues, since 7.0 came out. I know mine tanked, so I had to disable them, until updates came out. Also, I just noticed your advanced tab settings. Move that foreground slider, to the right. It limits how much FPS you can get, regardless of how fast your hardware is.

 

[kristsimen]

But is there any point in moving it when I cant even hit 100 fps? Also, I thought it would be possible to run everything at max with the 1080... Super frustrated.

 

[logainofhades]

That is my point. That slider will limit your FPS. You possibly have it set lower, than what your system is capable of. It works similar to v-sync, but far more adjustable.

 

[kristsimen]

Okay, but how will that slider affect my FPS when I dont even go over 80. Thats where it doesnt sound right... Sorry if I seem like a moron.

 

[logainofhades]

For some reason I was thinking the number was the max. Lack of sleep and being at work, probably not a good combination. I haven't touched that setting, in a long time either. I do not even remember the render scale slider. Ok, check your temps, of your CPU and GPU. I would suggest shadows to a lower setting, lower view distance, and disable SSAO, just to see how it affects your performance. Make sure drivers and addons are up to date as well. I know some addons were causing FPS issues, since 7.0 was released.

 

[kristsimen]

No problem man.

Seeing as my scores on multiple tests are around and over where they should be I dont think its the cards fault atleast.

I tested it without addons and I didnt see any difference... GPU and CPU temps are always between 30 - 50 while playing WoW. Setting lower shadow and view doesnt affect it much. Its really only a problem in alliance garrion though, so I might need to test it more. Thanks anyway! I will make a new post if it isnt resolved!

 

[Rob423]

Does this game notoriously run worse on Windows 10? I've had issues with Windows 10 and some games. I still run Windows 7 mainly.