A question about fps....

[Msuni]

So I booted up The Witcher 3 to see how much fps I could get after upgrading to a 2080ti. On max settings I get 120 - 160fps. However, when the game drops down to 120 it feels like a massive lag spike even though its 120 fps which is far beyond playable. Like as it drops down to 120 you can feel the game stutter. I dont get why this is. Can anyone explain to me why this is the case or give any suggestions/solutions etc. Thanks

[eemunni]

Could you tell your pc specs?

[HanZie82]

27 minutes ago, Msuni said:

So I booted up The Witcher 3 to see how much fps I could get after upgrading to a 2080ti. On max settings I get 120 - 160fps. However, when the game drops down to 120 it feels like a massive lag spike even though its 120 fps which is far beyond playable. Like as it drops down to 120 you can feel the game stutter. I dont get why this is. Can anyone explain to me why this is the case or give any suggestions/solutions etc. Thanks

Check your "frame-times". Thats probably the reason.

[Msuni]

1 hour ago, eemunni said:

Could you tell your pc specs?

Coffee Lake i7 8700k @3.7ghz
ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2080Ti OC Edition 11gb 
Cooler Master Hyper 212X
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8gb 3000MHz 
MSI z370-A PRO
Corsair TX650M 
Toshiba 1tb
Seagate Barracuda 2tb
Samsung 970 EVO SSD 500gb
Phantek Enthoo Pro M Case
 

[Msuni]

On 9/2/2019 at 5:12 PM, HanZie82 said:

Check your "frame-times". Thats probably the reason.

How would i check my frame times? And how would i make them better?

[HanZie82]

On 9/4/2019 at 7:55 PM, Msuni said:

How would i check my frame times? And how would i make them better?

Frame-time is the time it takes for your GPU to build 1 frame, you can easily view them with a program like MSI afterburner. Just note that can also overclock some cards, use with care.

[Zando_]

14 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

Frame-time is the time it takes for your GPU to build 1 frame, you can easily view them with a program like MSI afterburner. 

^^^ MSI Afterburner comes with the RivaTuner stat software, that's what runs the OSD (so don't skip the step where you install that). I'd set frametimes to graph + text so you can see if it spikes and still have an easily readable number. I can make a quick guide tonight when I'm home with my PC, rn I'm at work so the best I have is a screenshot from MHW last night: https://imgur.com/bqCKCRS

(Imgur link because the forum decided it hates me and won't let me upload any images, it's been hella buggy today)

I have it set up to show a bunch of stats, including fps, frametime, and the frametime graph. You can see it's all pretty stable, if you're getting any big spikes or inconsistency, that'd be the source of your stutter. 

I've played Assassin's Creed Odyssey at around 30-40fps and it was perfectly playable because the frametimes were very consistent, they're an often overlooked but very important stat.