Fallout 4 optimization

[Tubbleberry]

Ive played Fallout 4 for many hours till I deleted it now after a re install and no fiddling with the ini files. My game runs awfully I have the settings on ultra and getting around 50fps average. no full screen setting and fov slider wtf!!

I was just checking with others to confirm its not just me who's having problems with fallout 4 vinilla. Any suggestions for fixes welcome.

 

Specs:

CPU: Intel core i7 6700k (OC 4.6ghz)
CPU Cooler:Corsair H110i GTX
Motherboard: ASUS Z170 Deluxe
RAM: Kingston DDR4 HyperX Fury 16gb (2x 8gb) 2666MHz
GPU:EVGA GTX 980Ti Classified (OC)
SSD:Kingson HyperX Savage 240gb
HDD:WD 3TB Black
PSU: Corsair HX850i

Monitor: Acer predator x34 100hz

[Techicolors]

what resolution are you running? 

[Tubbleberry]

1 minute ago, Technicolors said:

what resolution are you running? 

3440x1440

[Techicolors]

did you run the same settings prior to deleting FO4? 

[flibberdipper]

I know the feel fam. I have to run 1080p medium (used to run 1080p high w/ ultra textures) because the stutter and randomness just got too bad. Seems like it happened after one of the earlier on updates.

[Tubbleberry]

Yeah even with the ini files modded to the correct resoluton and settings at medium

2 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

did you run the same settings prior to deleting FO4? 

 

[Techicolors]

maybe try reducing some settings rather than running at ultra 

[vanished]

I doubt you could run that game maxed even at 1080p on that hardware frankly.  Nothing against the hardware, it's just a demanding game (outside in downtown areas at least).  Reduce the settings.

[Tubbleberry]

2 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

maybe try reducing some settings rather than running at ultra 

I knocked it down to medium still stuck at 50fps.

my graphics card should be able to handle allot more maybe the game has some how locked it to a set FPS

[Techicolors]

see if you have vsync turned on anywhere - in-game settings, nvidia control panel as well

also see if you have set a global fps limiter - rivatuner, nvidia inspector

and check if your monitor is outputting correct refresh rate. for W10: search "display", advanced display settings, displayer adapter properties, monitor, screen refresh rate 

[Tubbleberry]

3 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

see if you have vsync turned on anywhere - in-game settings, nvidia control panel as well

also see if you have set a global fps limiter - rivatuner, nvidia inspector

and check if your monitor is outputting correct refresh rate. for W10: search "display", advanced display settings, displayer adapter properties, monitor, screen refresh rate 

My monitor is g-sync thats set to on at full screen

as for the fps limmit and bits double checked att set to 100hz.

As ryan_Vickers says it might be just the game being demanding

[Techicolors]

or it's because of your resolution... as with any modern game, performance tanks more as you increase the resolution. 

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11 minutes ago, Tubbleberry said:

I knocked it down to medium still stuck at 50fps.

my graphics card should be able to handle allot more maybe the game has some how locked it to a set FPS

 

3 minutes ago, Tubbleberry said:

My monitor is g-sync thats set to on at full screen

as for the fps limmit and bits double checked att set to 100hz.

As ryan_Vickers says it might be just the game being demanding

 

Reducing settings dramatically should noticeably increase framerate though...

[Tubbleberry]

 

I set it to low still stuck at 50fps

[vanished]

1 minute ago, Tubbleberry said:

 

 

I set it to low still stuck at 50fps

OK something else is wrong then... I've seen fps get capped for a few reasons.  One that could be happening in your case is vsyncing to 50 fps.  I know it shouldn't, but I've seen it happen.

[Tubbleberry]

3 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

OK something else is wrong then... I've seen fps get capped for a few reasons.  One that could be happening in your case is vsyncing to 50 fps.  I know it shouldn't, but I've seen it happen.

Agreed sounds plausible

[Praesi]

1 hour ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I doubt you could run that game maxed even at 1080p on that hardware frankly.  Nothing against the hardware, it's just a demanding game (outside in downtown areas at least).  Reduce the settings.

<- 2560x1440 maxed + tons of mods. I had to limit my frames to 100 because of lockpicking. His Hardware is fine.

It can and does drop in certan Areas because of godrays and shadowdrawdistance tho.

I dont see any Problems with 50FPS and Gsync in FO anyway.

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9 minutes ago, Praesi said:

<- 2560x1440 maxed + tons of mods. I had to limit my frames to 100 because of lockpicking. His Hardware is fine.

It can and does drop in certan Areas because of godrays and shadowdrawdistance tho.

I dont see any Problems with 50FPS and Gsync in FO anyway.

I wonder if I may have the same mysterious problem as the OP then  

[leelaa14]

Put shadow distance to medium, shadow quality to medium, maybe high. Put godrays to low. That's how I run at 1440p. Always stay above 65, but most of the time I'm at a full capped 80.

[MoonSpot]

open FO4 folder

Crtl+A

Shift+Del

enter

 

Beyond that, you can always try opening task manager and upgrading the priority of FO4.exe to above normal and see if its windows doing daffy shit thats spiking resource demand while you're gaming.  Given your specs its a fairly idiotic suggestion, but it is also super easy to test.

[Praesi]

9 hours ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

I wonder if I may have the same mysterious problem as the OP then  

Well i dont use vanilla godrays and shadows. So "maxed" is only half true. Since Mods often look better and run better. I remember vanilla godrays were not that optimized. 

[Eztrcfyu]

There is a Godrays "fix" on nexusmods which gives you much better performance from Ultra godrays, and doesn't make them look much worse.

 

Also check out ShadowBoost, it dynamically changes shadow draw distance depending on your desired framerate. Shadows are a HUGE framerate killer in Fallout 4, so cutting the shadow distance does a lot for performance.