5 and 1/2 years later and Oblivion still dips below 60 FPS

[AdamK47]

My specs:
Core i7 980X @ 4200MHz
Asus P6X58D Premium at 28 x 150MHz
12GB Corsair XMS3 @ 2100 DDR
Three GTX 580s @ 850/2200

One would think that with the specs above the thought of Oblivion going below 60 frames per second would be impossible. Au contraire, mon frère, it is not impossible!

I've been trying to complete the game recently with a saves logging over 200 hours. The game I started dates back to March 06 when it came out, if you can believe it.

I have all game settings maxed including self shadowing and shadows on grass. Even in scenes without shadows being cast on grass the framerate dips. I've changed the threading in the games configuration files, but that does very little to improve the framerate consistancy. The dips don't distract too much from the gameplay, but it would be nice to have a constant smooth 60 fps.

 

[Borealis7]

poorly optimized engine, what else is new?

 

[shortylickens]

poorly optimized engine, what else is new?

I came in here to post exactly that. It is NOT news that the engine is less than perfect.
I think its got a little more stable since the move to New Vegas, but they just keep adding junk in the world and performance goes down again.
They need something as efficient as Crytek but without quite as much junk. The textures dont need to be so hi-res, and the 3D models dont need quite so many polygons.
You also dont need bump-mapped clouds and shit like that. You cant even tell when you're running around. Its extra work for the GPU thats hardly noticed.

 

[darkewaffle]

Pft, consolized casual noob garbage. Real gamers only play textbased.

 

[motsm]

I wouldn't be surprised if Morrowind still had rather mediocre frame rates.

 

[terry107]

I'm really hoping Bethesda's new engine is better than Gamebryo.

 

[Munky]

Or... Nvidia's SLI scaling is not a cure for occasional low fps dips.

 

[Dankk]

OP, the game is notorious for running on a shitty engine. It has nothing to do with your rig.

However, if there's another older game that appears to struggle on your PC, don't hesitate to ask!

 

[Ross Ridge]

It's an open world game, with a long view distance and a potentially unlimited geomtry count. Other kinds of games can "optimize" the graphics by ensuring that the game never needs to render an overly complex scene.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Just wondering out loud; w/ the acquisition of id Software, I was thinking that they would start adapting John Carmack's FPS engines for more in-house use across the board on Bethesda IPs, like for Skyrim fur n'stance; kinda surprising that they didn't take that path or no rumors of it whatsoever . . ..

 

[-Slacker-]

Vanilla?

 

[M0RPH]

Why would you need more than 30fps for a game like this?

 

[AdamK47]

Vanilla?

Plane Jane. No mods. I don't do mods. The only thing I would consider is a different renderer that does not change any game assets. Similar to the DX10 renderer for the original Deus Ex.

 

[AdamK47]

Why would you need more than 30fps for a game like this?

I don't need a lot of things I have for PC gaming. I simply want it.

 

[JSt0rm]

Oblivion doesn't look good without mods

 

[McWatt]

With my single 580, the only reason it goes below 60 fps is loading new assets. In fact, I get the exact same framerates (60 fps 99% of the time interrupted by agonizing stutters every once in awhile) even if I drop it to 1024x768.

While that's definitely an engine issue, and a big one, I think it's worth distinguishing it from the kind of 100% GPU utilization, sub-60 fps issues we're used to seeing with other engines. They need to change the way new objects and terrain are loaded, not worry about excessive polygons and bump mapping.

 

[Tikerz]

Pft, consolized casual noob garbage. Real gamers only play textbased.

Forget that, I prefer the Choose Your Own Adventure books.

 

[Clinkster]

I don't need a lot of things I have for PC gaming. I simply want it.

Computer gamer's thought process in a nutshell.

 

[soccerballtux]

great example of why I'm surprised people are preordering skyrim

 

[TakeNoPrisoners]

great example of why I'm surprised people are preordering skyrim

Because the game will rock like oblivion did!

 

[Red Storm]

Really, no mods? What a disappointment, all that hardware and you don't even give the mods that increase graphics (and for me, performance too) a try?

Bethesda games are designed to be modded.

 

[Arglebargle]

Oblivion's engine only uses one core, if I remember right.

Can't see playing Oblivion for the vanilla version though. Not to mention all the bugs that never get fixed by Bethesda.

There's enough feedback on various mods to get a good idea whether they mesh up well with any particular players' interests.

 

[PrayForDeath]

Some mods can really bog the game down. Are you running any mods?

 

[Ichigo]

Why would you need more than 30fps for a game like this?

Because anything <60fps hurts my eyes.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Pft, consolized casual noob garbage. Real gamers only play textbased.

Real gamers roll dice.