Poor performance?

[Dor.]

Less than a month ago I bought a brand new computer with EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 and Intel i7-4790k.

Now the performance is great no doubt about that, but when I compare my FPS to other results and benchmarks in games like Battlefield 4, my card's performance seems to be far off.

I am running Battlefield 4 on 1080p on the highest settings and I get around 60 to 70 FPS, while results from other people seem to average at around 100-110.

 

What could be the issue?

I would also appreciate if users with the same card could post their avg. FPS.

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Fate]

Have you installed the latest drivers?

Are you in 64 multiplayer servers comparing to singleplayer benchmarks?

What are your CPU and GPU temps? (I use Core Temp to monitor CPU temps and MSI Afterburner for GPU temps)

[sgloux3470]

Less than a month ago I bought a brand new computer with EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 and Intel i7-4790k.

Now the performance is great no doubt about that, but when I compare my FPS to other results and benchmarks in games like Battlefield 4, my card's performance seems to be far off.

I am running Battlefield 4 on 1080p on the highest settings and I get around 60 to 70 FPS, while results from other people seem to average at around 100-110.

 

What could be the issue?

I would also appreciate if users with the same card could post their avg. FPS.

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

That does seem low.  At 1080p I get between 90-120 FPS.

 

Make sure your resolution scale is at 100%.

 

What is the rest of your system specs?  

 

Also can you download MSI Afterburner and monitor your GPU Usage, GPU temperature and clockspeeds while ingame?  

[Dor.]

Have you installed the latest drivers?

Are you in 64 multiplayer servers comparing to singleplayer benchmarks?

What are your CPU and GPU temps? (I use Core Temp to monitor CPU temps and MSI Afterburner for GPU temps)

Yep, latest drivers.

I've tested both singleplayer and multiplayer, both seem to average at the same 60-70 range.

For CPU temps I'll have to check it again, for GPU I believe that it doesn't go above 70 C.

 

That does seem low.  At 1080p I get between 90-120 FPS.

 

Make sure your resolution scale is at 100%.

 

What is the rest of your system specs?  

 

Also can you download MSI Afterburner and monitor your GPU Usage, GPU temperature and clockspeeds while ingame?  

It is at 100%

 

Full specs:

CPU: Intel i7-4790k @ stock clock (4.0GHz, 4.4GHz at boost)

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0

RAM: 12GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Harddrives: 500GB system drive, 3TB drive for games/most software.

Power supply: Corsair CX750

OS: Windows 8.1 x64

[sgloux3470]

 

Full specs:

CPU: Intel i7-4790k @ stock clock (4.0GHz, 4.4GHz at boost)

GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0

RAM: 12GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H

Harddrives: 500GB system drive, 3TB drive for games/most software.

 

What's your power supply?

[R_Golden]

That's odd I get like 80-90 fps average. Are you running a lot of background tasks? Have you over clocked?

[Dor.]

What's your power supply?

Updated right after I sent it, my bad.

 

That's odd I get like 80-90 fps average. Are you running a lot of background tasks? Have you over clocked?

I do tend to have some background tasks but I have tested it with a couple of fresh starts (restarted the computer and the only thing I started up was the game), it still had the same avg. FPS

[R_Golden]

Updated right after I sent it, my bad.

I do tend to have some background tasks but I have tested it with a couple of fresh starts (restarted the computer and the only thing I started up was the game), it still had the same avg. FPS

Try checking your temps, could be a slight thermal throttle.

[sgloux3470]

Updated right after I sent it, my bad.

 

I do tend to have some background tasks but I have tested it with a couple of fresh starts (restarted the computer and the only thing I started up was the game), it still had the same avg. FPS

 

Well, nothing looks out of normal so far.  Only thing I could think of is your clock speeds are being downclocked for some reason, or you're running 8x MSAA.

[JustCallMeVlad]

Less than a month ago I bought a brand new computer with EVGA GeForce GTX 980 SC ACX 2.0 and Intel i7-4790k.

Now the performance is great no doubt about that, but when I compare my FPS to other results and benchmarks in games like Battlefield 4, my card's performance seems to be far off.

I am running Battlefield 4 on 1080p on the highest settings and I get around 60 to 70 FPS, while results from other people seem to average at around 100-110.

 

What could be the issue?

I would also appreciate if users with the same card could post their avg. FPS.

 

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

Turn off all power saving features in the bios, Make sure that it's set to "Prefer Maximum performance" in the Nvidia control panel 

[JustCallMeVlad]

@CoMaNdO

Using stock cooler by any chance?

Some 4790s can reach 90s with it...

 

They shouldnt sell a cooler with the 4790K

[Dor.]

I've tested in what I believe is the least intense environment in Battlefield 4, the testing range, the average FPS was 70-80, CPU temp peaked at 65 C, GPU temp peaked at 70 C (10 degrees below the target, 80 C).

 

Try checking your temps, could be a slight thermal throttle.

OSD is acting up and won't load up on Battiefield 4 at the moment but I have looked around the temps with my 2nd screen, max CPU temp so far was 65 C, no thermal throttling.

 

Well, nothing looks out of normal so far.  Only thing I could think of is your clock speeds are being downclocked for some reason, or you're running 8x MSAA.

I don't think that anything is downclocked, not certain however :\

I don't use 8x MSAA, I use the Ultra preset, it uses 4x MSAA.

 

Turn off all power saving features in the bios, Make sure that it's set to "Prefer Maximum performance" in the Nvidia control panel 

I don't really like messing with the BIOS.

 

@CoMaNdO

Using stock cooler by any chance?

Some 4790s can reach 90s with it...

I do use the stock CPU cooler, I do plan to switch over to a liquid cooling system for the CPU sometime later.

As stated above it only peaked at 65 C.

 

I'm still trying to get OSD to work so I could throw a screenshot I guess.

[sgloux3470]

I've tested in what I believe is the least intense environment in Battlefield 4, the testing range, the average FPS was 70-80, CPU temp peaked at 65 C, GPU temp peaked at 70 C (10 degrees below the target, 80 C).

 

OSD is acting up and won't load up on Battiefield 4 at the moment but I have looked around the temps with my 2nd screen, max CPU temp so far was 65 C, no thermal throttling.

 

I don't think that anything is downclocked, not certain however :\

I don't use 8x MSAA, I use the Ultra preset, it uses 4x MSAA.

 

I don't really like messing with the BIOS.

 

I do use the stock CPU cooler, I do plan to switch over to a liquid cooling system for the CPU sometime later.

As stated above it only peaked at 65 C.

 

I'm still trying to get OSD to work so I could throw a screenshot I guess.

 

 

*snip nvm*

 

Do you have v sync or anything on? 

[Dor.]

*snip nvm*

 

Do you have v sync or anything on? 

Nope.

[xAcid9]

What is your GPU usage while idling at desktop? Just want to make sure there's no cryptowarez in the background. 

[JustCallMeVlad]

 

I don't really like messing with the BIOS.

 

 

Then why ask for help if you're not willing to change anything? 

[Dor.]

What is your GPU usage while idling at desktop? Just want to make sure there's no cryptowarez in the background. 

3-4%

Edit: It drops to 0% for a few from time to time, I assume chrome is causing those few bits of usage.

 

Then why ask for help if you're not willing to change anything? 

I find the BIOS risky, that's my red line, pardon me.

[xAcid9]

3-4%

Edit: It drops to 0% for a few from time to time, I assume chrome is causing those few bits of usage.

No problem there then, maybe you can try reinstalling the driver with DDU. 

[holy-sock]

Maybe you're using a hell of a lot of msaa

[Dor.]

No problem there then, maybe you can try reinstalling the driver with DDU. 

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That fixed it! Thank you!