4070ti SINGLE DIGIT fps??

[CYBRZZZ]

hello,

I am currently having awful graphics and performance issues on a new (higher end) pc that I have assembled recently. (This is my fourth PC build so i believe i know what i’m doing by now)I have tried for a few days every solution I can find on the internet and nothing has helped so i have decided to create my own thread about this issue. For starters here are my specs:

case- Ssupd meshilicious (I am using the included 90 degree pcie 3.0 riser cable and angled hdmi cable)

motherboard- ROG strix B760-I gaming wi-fi

Cpu- Intel Core i5-13600KF - Core 15 13th Gen Raptor Lake 14-Core

Psu- CORSAIR RM750e Fully Modular

Ram- CORSAIR Vengeance RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000

M.2- SAMSUNG 980 PRO M.2 2280 1TB

Aio- CORSAIR iCUE H115i ELITE CAPELLIX XT 280mm with two AF140 RGB fans

Gpu- GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 Ti EAGLE OC 12G

Windows 11 pro (licensed copy)

no antivirus installed other than windows defender that is included with windows

All of these parts were sold and shipped by newegg so i’m assuming everything is legit.

The issue I am having is no matter what i do i am getting extremely low fps for this system in benchmarks and every game imaginable. My fps in time spy is sitting at about 9 (not even double digits) but when it arrives at the cpu section of the test it runs fine at about 70-130 fps. Trying my system in games and other benchmarks i am having the same issues maxing out at about 30 fps on minimum setting in games such as siege. 

With a 4070ti I think it is very safe to assume i should be expecting much better performance than this. Some other things i have noticed is when I turn on the PC from full shut down it boots and starts the ROG loading screen and then freezes and i get a few green lines on my screen. Then it reboots by itself and works perfectly fine. I am not sure if that is related. 

Also when trying to change the power settings on my graphics card in nvidia’s overlay or mai afterburner after i click apply they just reset back to the default settings. hwmoniter, hardware info, and gpu-z all show the graphics cards default clock speeds and wattage at all times with gpu-z not even showing any clock speeds. The only sensor that seems to be working is temperature but only on a couple softwares. 

The nvidia overlay as well as msi afterburners overlay are showing about 645 gpu speed and about half of that for memory with around 28watts and .9 volts and always zero gpu utilization in every benchmark and game. I have checked live and idle gpu utilization in every software when running my tests and it is always sitting at zero EXCEPT for task managers 3d utilization which is showing what i would believe to be normal but my performance is not reflecting this and task manager is the only outlier.

I am using two included corsair pcie connectors both plugged into the psu with the single connector and one end of a pcie pigtail connector (i have tried both parts of the pigtail) into the included splitter that came with the gpu plugged into the gpu. The gpu is seated into the included 3.0 riser cable that came with the case and yes my hdmi cable is plugged into my gpu, not my motherboard.

Here are some solutions i have tried:

reverting/updating bios and trying default settings and recommended settings

reverting and updating gpu drivers and doing a clean install with DDU

A full clean install of windows 11 pro from a installation media device.

Messing around with Nvidia control panel settings and windows settings and even tired modifying a few things in the registry from guides i found on youtube.

Single digit fps with stuttering is not the most ideal experience for over a 2 thousand dollar pc and i would love to get this problem fixed. I only have a couple weeks left to start a return so any help to fix this issue would be greatly appreciate. Thank you so much for all of your help in advance.

[UnknownWalls]

The 4070 ti is pcie 4.0/5.0, and the riser is pcie 3.0. They are compatible, but pcie 3.0 is slower.

 

[GuiltySpark_]

4 minutes ago, UnknownWallsTwitch said:

The 4070 ti is pcie 4.0/5.0, and the riser is pcie 3.0. They are compatible, but pcie 3.0 is slower.

 

PCIe 3.0 x16 is completely capable of driving this card at near full speed. That being said, risers are problematic. 

 

@CYBRZZZwhat does GPU-Z say in the Bus Interface section? Then what does it say when you click the question mark and hit Start Render test? 

[SpookyCitrus]

The 4070ti is not a PCIE 3.0 card, the reason you are having issues is due to you using a Gen 3.0 riser cable. The best way to fix it would be to replace it with a Gen 4.0 riser cable. You could also set your PCIE Generation version in the bios of the system to Gen 3.0 only, not auto or any higher version. That should alleviate any bugs with the riser. Or if possible don't use the riser cable at all and plug it directly into the motherboard.

[CYBRZZZ]

1 minute ago, SpookyCitrus said:

The 4070ti is not a PCIE 3.0 card, the reason you are having issues is due to you using a Gen 3.0 riser cable. The best way to fix it would be to replace it with a Gen 4.0 riser cable. If you can't you will need to set your PCIE Generation version in the bios of the system to Gen 3.0 only, not auto or any higher version. That should alleviate any bugs but you will only then be running your 4070ti at Gen 3.0 instead of it's default. Or if possible don't use the riser cable at all and plug it directly into the motherboard.

I was planning on using a 4.0 riser but it was delayed an will be arriving tomorrow and i will install it then. The case does not support plugging this gpu directly into the motherboard. I will try to change that setting temporarily to see if that works.

[CYBRZZZ]

5 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

PCIe 3.0 x16 is completely capable of driving this card at near full speed. That being said, risers are problematic. 

 

@CYBRZZZwhat does GPU-Z say in the Bus Interface section? Then what does it say when you click the question mark and hit Start Render test? 

I am at work right now but I believe it said x16 something. I will check that later tonight.

[SpookyCitrus]

2 minutes ago, CYBRZZZ said:

I was planning on using a 4.0 riser but it was delayed an will be arriving tomorrow and i will install it then. The case does not support plugging this gpu directly into the motherboard. I will try to change that setting temporarily to see if that works.

Sounds good. Let us know if you need any further assistance.

[CYBRZZZ]

5 hours ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

PCIe 3.0 x16 is completely capable of driving this card at near full speed. That being said, risers are problematic. 

 

@CYBRZZZwhat does GPU-Z say in the Bus Interface section? Then what does it say when you click the question mark and hit Start Render test? 

After changing in the bios to pcie 3.0 instead of auto the bus interface says pcie x16 4.0@ x16 1.1

 

When i run the render test it is very choppy but nothing changes and the fps issue still remains.

 

In HWmoniter pcie read and write throughput are also showing as zero with a max of 16MBs for read and 9 for write in the maximum categories.

Edited April 4, 2023 by CYBRZZZ

[GuiltySpark_]

56 minutes ago, CYBRZZZ said:

After changing in the bios to pcie 3.0 instead of auto the bus interface says pcie x16 4.0@ x16 1.1

 

When i run the render test it is very choppy but nothing changes and the fps issue still remains.

 

In HWmoniter pcie read and write throughput are also showing as zero with a max of 16MBs for read and 9 for write in the maximum categories.

If you're still seeing 1.1 while the render test is running and you've already done fresh drivers/OS, you need to replace that riser if you can't try the GPU directly in the slot. 99% of times these issues are riser related.