Uncapped FPS is laggy

[tg2708]

Without v sync game does not feel smooth even though fps it is above 60. Its annoying but I don't think I have ever noticed it before even when I uncapped the fps. Any fix.

 

[Bacon1]

GPU? CPU? Game? Monitor?

 

[tg2708]

all games without it, 1070, 6700k, asus pb278q. While the monitor is capped at 60hz I don't think motion smoothness should be impacted when uncapped.

 

[Bacon1]

I don't think motion smoothness should be impacted when uncapped.

Well if you are above your refresh rate you'll end up with tearing, is that what you see as unsmooth?

 

[tg2708]

Well if you are above your refresh rate you'll end up with tearing, is that what you see as unsmooth?

Yea I normally would agree but I'm not getting screen tearing just unsmooth gameplay. Its like with vsync off its running sub 60.

 

[bystander36]

On another forum, someone complained about how his 1080 had higher FPS, but choppier play with an OC. As it turns out, turning up the power slider fixed his issue. Apparently the power draw can exceed what the GPU is allowed to use, and then it starts to downclock and make things choppy.

 

[tg2708]

On another forum, someone complained about how his 1080 had higher FPS, but choppier play with an OC. As it turns out, turning up the power slider fixed his issue. Apparently the power draw can exceed what the GPU is allowed to use, and then it starts to downclock and make things choppy.

card is at its factory OC. Tried turning up the slider still having choppy fps.

 

[Newbian]

Get a g-sync monitor.

 

[bystander36]

card is at its factory OC. Tried turning up the slider still having choppy fps.

What game is this? Does it happen in other games?

 

[tg2708]

Get a g-sync monitor.

Had one but the backlight bleed was atrocious.

 

[tg2708]

What game is this? Does it happen in other games?

All games, I really don't know what to do.

 

[Bacon1]

card is at its factory OC. Tried turning up the slider still having choppy fps.

Check the GPU usage %, is it dropping from 100% at all?

 

[tg2708]

Check the GPU usage %, is it dropping from 100% at all?

Yes it is at 100% just checked with rise of the tomb raider. Not sure if some setting somewhere got messed up but I'm blank as to what the issue is.

 

[bystander36]

You don't happen to be used to a high hz monitor? Yesterday, I logged into a game I haven't played recently, and it felt very laggy and choppy. It turns out, the game was running at 60hz, and I'm used to 120hz. The difference was huge for me.

 

[tg2708]

You don't happen to be used to a high hz monitor? Yesterday, I logged into a game I haven't played recently, and it felt very laggy and choppy. It turns out, the game was running at 60hz, and I'm used to 120hz. The difference was huge for me.

Yea I was using the pg279q for awhile but while the difference in smoothness was noticeable i easily adjusted back to 60. Not sure if this always happened when above 60 but since 60fps locked is not choppy I guess its a fault of monitor?

 

[bystander36]

It may just be a matter of what you can tolerate.

 

[Mondozei]

I can't play with 60 Hz either, the choppiness is too much. It could just be that.

 

[Annisman*]

Going back to 60hz would probably make me puke lol Easily the most awesome tech advance we've had in years is the higher refresh rate panels .

 

[tg2708]

Its not that 60 fps is choppy for me it is going above that framerate with vysnc off is.

 

[bystander36]

Its not that 60 fps is choppy for me it is going above that framerate with vysnc off is.

I find 60hz choppy now. I also find at 60hz extremely annoying. It wasn't that bad before I got used to 120hz, but it is now.

 

[tg2708]

I need an answer though why above 60fps without vsync on the smoothness is gone? It should have similar smoothness even though some tearing might occur.

 

[bystander36]

I need an answer though why above 60fps without vsync on the smoothness is gone? It should have similar smoothness even though some tearing might occur.

If you showed a video, we might better answer the question. At the moment, we can only guess.

Back pressure is a reason V-sync can be good. With V-sync on, the GPU is held back a bit, evening out the frame times. This results in a smoother delivery. This may vary from game to game as to how bad it is.

 

[Bacon1]

Last guess is maybe you enabled fast sync or something? But yes it is very hard to troubleshoot why you think the game isn't smooth when we have very little info or ability to "see" it ourselves.

 

[tg2708]

Last guess is maybe you enabled fast sync or something? But yes it is very hard to troubleshoot why you think the game isn't smooth when we have very little info or ability to "see" it ourselves.

I think it started when I enabled fast sync but it's turned off now plus the drivers have been cleaned with ddu. Also it happens with the 480 I had in it. I will try to do a video but picture the smoothness at sub 60 that how it looks.

 

[bystander36]

I was pretty certain it wasn't Fast sync, as you said V-sync was off.