GTX 970 stuttering and fps problems

[blackadder]

Probably. It's not an issue of fps, though. Well, here's basically what happens; most of the time, it's a really fucking annoying microstuttering that's especially noticable and distracting when driving. However, a gamebreaking issue for me is this; sometimes what happens is I get a massive fps drop, going to like 10-15 fps and making it impossible to walk or drive straight or aim, completely fucking me up on GTA Online. It lasts for about 5 seconds, and I get a smooth 60fps for about 10 seconds before it happens again for another 5 seconds. It's consistent, and the only way to fix it is to reboot the game. When I boot it again, I usually just get shitty microstutter.

i get mad tearing at 60 fps. Had a cut sceen drop to 14 fps. They have to have a update to fix this, i shouldn't be getting anyore performance than you. Maybe i dont notice micro stuttering.

[Airwolf1984]

BF4 and GTA5 run great here at 1080p.

 

970 STRIX

[Ahsan041]

The other day I made a thread about performance issues relating to GTA V, and apparently there are other people with GTX 970's getting stuttering issues and massive fps drops in GTA V. Well, now I'm noticing it in BF4. It's gotten to the point where both games are basically unplayable. I'm still pissed as shit at nVidia for doing what they did because now I have a $350 with the performance of a fucking 750ti and no way to get something else. In the meantime, while I weep, are there any possible solutions to this that don't involve throwing my GPU in the trash and getting an R9 290X with money I don't have?

I had the stuttering issues for the 1st few days but I dont have any problem now with the 970 and gta v. I think the patch solved it.

[Sorfex0]

While it's not the same games, Assassin's Creed Unity and Shadow of Mordor are unplayable for me with the 970 playing at 1080p.

[Sorfex0]

Are other GTX 970 users have these same issues? Both BF4 and GTA V are running great on my GTX 980. It's the same driver.

[FruitBasketSilex]

Yeah, but it's also $300 more than a GTX 970...

$200*

[Dabombinable]

$200*

I could easily nitpick with Aussie prices, its the same price as a US 980. (In hindsight I'd have saved $73 by buying a GTX 980 from the US off Amazon at the time).

[Latislapaloie]

Yes its a issue with the 970.Some think its a memory leak. But there's no official conformation yet.  There's 100's of threads everywhere talking about it. I have two friends who are pissed cause they stutter and crash all the time. I really feel bad for 970's users that are having issues. If the 3.5gb thing wasn't enough.  :lol:

I had a gtx 970 and i  bought it back in october, contacted newegg in february  and they gave me a full refund on the 970, so i got a 980 instead :^)

[EpicNeuron]

I returned my 970 a few monts ago, instead of the 970 i now have ( temporary) a 7870. What is noticed is that for example bioshock infinite runs a lot smoother on a 7870 then a 970 strix. No micro stuttering or visible lag drops. Thats odd because the 970 should be a lot more powerfull. I have even higher frame rates on lol and minecraft

[Dabombinable]

I returned my 970 a few monts ago, instead of the 970 i now have ( temporary) a 7870. What is noticed is that for example bioshock infinite runs a lot smoother on a 7870 then a 970 strix. No micro stuttering or visible lag drops. Thats odd because the 970 should be a lot more powerfull. I have even higher frame rates on lol and minecraft

vRAM usage? (for those that think it can't be noticeable, run the '3GB' memory burn in msi kombuster and watch the vRAM get loaded, around 3.5GB it slows drastically. Also, run the memory burn at different vRAM settings).

[Rovert19]

 

How does your response fix my problem??

[johnnysasaki]

While it's not the same games, Assassin's Creed Unity and Shadow of Mordor are unplayable for me with the 970 playing at 1080p.

You must be having some pretty high standards. I don't know about AC:U, but Shadow of Mordor runs great (medium textures, rest on high) on my r9 285.

[Dabombinable]

You must be having some pretty high standards. I don't know about AC:U, but Shadow of Mordor runs great (medium textures, rest on high) on my r9 285.

Some people think that playable can be defined as '30FPS on ultra'. For people like me who've had to stick with really low end laptops and desktops for 12 years, 640x480 at minimum settings is fine as long as the damn game doesn't lag or stutter.

[Rovert19]

You must be having some pretty high standards. I don't know about AC:U, but Shadow of Mordor runs great (medium textures, rest on high) on my r9 285.

 

I should have phrased it better. Frame rate isn't the issue, although it was does have some major dips at times. The main issue is the stuttering every few seconds. This really degrades the experience for what should be two really fun games.

[Remilia]

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Those videos are using two 970 cards in SLI, so they're doesn't really say anything.

[CalebTheEternal]

Do you have VSync on? For some reason on BF4 and all battlefields for me I have to turn off VSync or it just f**ks up and stutters like a mother.

[Elapo]

Are other GTX 970 users have these same issues? Both BF4 and GTA V are running great on my GTX 980. It's the same driver.

Runs fine for me.

vRAM usage? (for those that think it can't be noticeable, run the '3GB' memory burn in msi kombuster and watch the vRAM get loaded, around 3.5GB it slows drastically. Also, run the memory burn at different vRAM settings).

The drivers manage the last .5GB, games won't use it. Only synthetic benchmarks do.

[Sorfex0]

How does your response fix my problem??

My response shows that not every1 is having your problems with gtx 970 and you can play those games perfectly fine.

[Sorfex0]

Those videos are using two 970 cards in SLI, so they're doesn't really say anything.

I can make them with one gtx 970 but are you srsly thinking that 2 cards in sli makes games run more stable with less shutters?

[Dabombinable]

I can make them with one gtx 970 but are you srsly thinking that 2 cards in sli makes games run more stable with less shutters?

Its possible, you might have to wait a month or 2 before Rockstar smooths out GTA 5 before using SLI again.

[Rovert19]

My response shows that not every1 is having your problems with gtx 970 and you can play those games perfectly fine.

 

Mind telling me how I can fix it then? I would really like to play Assassin's Creed, it's the only reason I bought this card.

[elliott35]

Doesnt the 970 have that weird memory bug?

[dima_]

I saw earlier in the thread that someone got a full refund on Newegg.

 

Fucking lucky. I got it at Christmas and when the memory fuckup got leaked, I asked for a full refund. Newegg told me I had to talk to the subvendor, which would be MSI for me. They never responded to me. It's bullshit. I don't give a fuck if it was a "miscommunication" between their fuckwit departments, it's false advertising. I paid for a 4GB card and I got a fucking piece of shit gimped card that struggles to run my games at 1080p. At that point, this card just might have something wrong with it, i.e. it's defective, but I hate it so much already I just want to get rid of it and buy an R9 290x instead with a full refund. But noooo Newegg has to be Jewish and not give me a refund. I hate this shit so much.

[Samfisher]

I saw earlier in the thread that someone got a full refund on Newegg.

 

Fucking lucky. I got it at Christmas and when the memory fuckup got leaked, I asked for a full refund. Newegg told me I had to talk to the subvendor, which would be MSI for me. They never responded to me. It's bullshit. I don't give a fuck if it was a "miscommunication" between their fuckwit departments, it's false advertising. I paid for a 4GB card and I got a fucking piece of shit gimped card that struggles to run my games at 1080p. At that point, this card just might have something wrong with it, i.e. it's defective, but I hate it so much already I just want to get rid of it and buy an R9 290x instead with a full refund. But noooo Newegg has to be Jewish and not give me a refund. I hate this shit so much.

Your piece of shit CPU OC is what is holding you back.  Good luck switching to a 290x and having the same problems.

[Syh]

Your piece of shit CPU OC is what is holding you back.  Good luck switching to a 290x and having the same problems.

 

According to his signature his CPU isn't overclocked (3.4GHz is base for i5-4670ks)? Or does OC mean something different in this case?