FPS Issue on RX 480

[Fl0w2701]

Hi,

 

About a week and a half ago. I built my new PC. All was fine, untill today i used to hit around 100fps on GTAV on high settings, now i'm only hitting around 20-30fps. I dont know why, i rolled back the drivers, i updated them. Same problem. Could i please get some help

 

Pc Specs:

https://gyazo.com/3cd3067b2a55ca5bc2ce00572a6ccb33

 

Thank you!

[Tacitus]

Which drivers are you on now?

 

Are you monitoring GPU usage through something like GPU-Z, and are clock speeds stable?

[Fl0w2701]

16 minutes ago, Tacitus said:

Which drivers are you on now?

 

Are you monitoring GPU usage through something like GPU-Z, and are clock speeds stable?

I'm not sure on what i am on now but i havent checked clock speeds either but why should i as yesterday it was all fine?..

[Tacitus]

1 minute ago, Fl0w2701 said:

I'm not sure on what i am on now but i havent checked clock speeds either but why should i as yesterday it was all fine?..

You should check because if your GPU isn't hitting the clock speeds it should then we know why you're getting lower FPS, and can start trying to help fix it. You should also check your drivers because some are more stable than others, and they can make a big difference.

 

Right click desktop > AMD Radeon Settings > System information (top right of page). 

 

That will tell you your driver version.

[Fl0w2701]

6 minutes ago, Tacitus said:

You should check because if your GPU isn't hitting the clock speeds it should then we know why you're getting lower FPS, and can start trying to help fix it. You should also check your drivers because some are more stable than others, and they can make a big difference.

 

Right click desktop > AMD Radeon Settings > System information (top right of page). 

 

That will tell you your driver version.

https://gyazo.com/8f32f93316c2a63fdd24037ac3a424a5

 

The core on CPU-z ranges from like 300mhz minimum some times.

[Fl0w2701]

9 minutes ago, Tacitus said:

You should check because if your GPU isn't hitting the clock speeds it should then we know why you're getting lower FPS, and can start trying to help fix it. You should also check your drivers because some are more stable than others, and they can make a big difference.

 

Right click desktop > AMD Radeon Settings > System information (top right of page). 

 

That will tell you your driver version.

https://gyazo.com/b5e4129f2185cea7ceb229f29015c86a

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, Fl0w2701 said:

https://gyazo.com/b5e4129f2185cea7ceb229f29015c86a

Maybe load the GPU with something so it's not just idling?  

[Tacitus]

1 minute ago, Fl0w2701 said:

https://gyazo.com/b5e4129f2185cea7ceb229f29015c86a

Is that while gaming?

 

Your GPU load is 0%, your memory is 300mhz and your core clock is fluctuating.

[Fl0w2701]

1 minute ago, Tacitus said:

Is that while gaming?

 

Your GPU load is 0%, your memory is 300mhz and your core clock is fluctuating.

Let me update my GPU Drivers & i'll upload the gif again.

[Tacitus]

Just now, Fl0w2701 said:

Let me update my GPU Drivers & i'll upload the gif again.

Try and gather data from a gaming scenario though. What your GPU does when it isn't under duress is of little help for solving your problems.

[Fl0w2701]

9 minutes ago, Tacitus said:

Try and gather data from a gaming scenario though. What your GPU does when it isn't under duress is of little help for solving your problems.

https://gyazo.com/21cbfe51cc9723afa90ce694cf151d63

 

I loaded The Forest on high settings.

[Tacitus]

1 minute ago, Fl0w2701 said:

https://gyazo.com/21cbfe51cc9723afa90ce694cf151d63

 

I loaded The Forest on high settings.

Load is fluctuating but clock speeds aren't.

 

Revert to earlier drivers, see if that makes a difference. You're using the latest drivers which I don't think are particularly good.

[Fl0w2701]

1 minute ago, Tacitus said:

Load is fluctuating but clock speeds aren't.

 

Revert to earlier drivers, see if that makes a difference. You're using the latest drivers which I don't think are particularly good.

is that a bad thing?

[Fl0w2701]

7 minutes ago, Tacitus said:

Load is fluctuating but clock speeds aren't.

 

Revert to earlier drivers, see if that makes a difference. You're using the latest drivers which I don't think are particularly good.

https://gyazo.com/7f2d5d72883ee202f04cfe9cbc0560e7

 

What about now? Old Drivers.

[-rascal-]

3 hours ago, Fl0w2701 said:

https://gyazo.com/7f2d5d72883ee202f04cfe9cbc0560e7

 

What about now? Old Drivers.

 

Ohhh...now I see it...

 

You NEED to run your games on FULL SCREEN.

Not Borderless.

Not Windowed Mode.

 

I can see in your GIF that TheForest is running on Windowed Mode.

 

The GPU had several power states stored in the vBIOS.

Full screen will cause the GPU to run at 3D speeds / maximum frequencies.

 

If you use any other setting (or then full screen), you will encounter the problem you are seeing, where the GPU will fluctuate between high-performance 3D, and 2D/idle power states.

 

 

[Fl0w2701]

4 hours ago, -rascal- said:

 

Ohhh...now I see it...

 

You NEED to run your games on FULL SCREEN.

Not Borderless.

Not Windowed Mode.

 

I can see in your GIF that TheForest is running on Windowed Mode.

 

The GPU had several power states stored in the vBIOS.

Full screen will cause the GPU to run at 3D speeds / maximum frequencies.

 

If you use any other setting (or then full screen), you will encounter the problem you are seeing, where the GPU will fluctuate between high-performance 3D, and 2D/idle power states.

 

 

How does one launch up a game in full screen and check the speed because i dont have two monitors.

[SkilledRebuilds]

Youtube search (How to setup MSI Afterburners OSD)

[Fl0w2701]

33 minutes ago, SkilledRebuilds said:

Youtube search (How to setup MSI Afterburners OSD)

https://gyazo.com/99ee9921bfed6474a745caf6fefd5c4b

[Fl0w2701]

UPDATE: I formatted my SSD and it seemed to resolve the problem, pretty weird.