Lower FPS than expected

Trivioth · April 2014

Hey all,

First off, loving the game. I'm posting because my FPS isn't quite what I expected I'd be receiving. Here are my specs:

GTX 760GT, 4 GB DDR5
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T Black Edition Thuban 3.3GHz
8 GB's of Viper DDR3 RAM

I'm currently on Ultra, which this card should be more than capable of handling. I'm seeing between 28-35 FPS in populated cities and 45-50 FPS outdoors. Running the most recent graphics drivers. I could use any and all help to get to the bottom of this.

Highway · April 2014

Hello!

Could you tell me what kind of motherboard you have?
possibly add a dxdiag as well?

Also, do you have any other programs running whilst ESO is launched and being played? this will result your fps, unless you have a very high end computer

Trivioth · April 2014

At work right now but I can provide a dxdiag once I get home, same with the motherboard specs. And, yes, I do run other programs while in ESO. Namely Firefox, Steam, AIM, and Fraps.

Trivioth · April 2014

And closing these really didn't alter performance much if at all.

Ragnar_Lodbrok · April 2014

If its over 34 fps your eye will never tell the difference

SirAndy · April 2014

Hmmm, i'm getting about double your numbers. I have SLI turned off and am running just one of my GTX 780s. ~60fps in cities, ~100+fps outdoors ...

Trivioth · April 2014

Not sure how much of a step up the 780 is over the 760..

ymn_ars · April 2014

yeah same for me too but its expected for me i guess ( 4gbram amd hd6850 ) but ur specs are absolutely better it must be really annoying.

Trivioth · April 2014

Yeah, just a bit. I know my CPU is a bit older now and needs an upgrade but it still feels like I'm under performing for what I have.

Belrim · April 2014

something weird with those fps numbers. I get more with gtx660 and playing fullHD and ultra-settings. Try a clean driver re-install?

Trivioth · April 2014

Tried it. I've done the clean install option in new driver install.

Ziz · April 2014

It runs like *** on the high end. They don't even have true full screen mode. It's been a complaint for months. It doesn't effect immersion so they don't care.

FlatFeet · April 2014

Same issues with a GTX Titan. Basically the GPU and CPU sit at about 50% utilization max, and I get about 40 - 50 fps in cities with everything on Ultra.

I run a 120hz monitor too, so my ideal frame rate is 120.

Here is my setup:

Intel core i7 @4.6ghz
2x SSD in Raid 0
8gb DDR3 1600
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro

My graphics card is connected to my monitor through dual link DVI cable.

Basically, my computer is a monster and I can get 120fps in pretty much every modern came at 1920x1080 @ 120hz.

I have attached my dxdiag (it doesn't show my actual CPU clock speed of 4.6ghz.

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Belrim · April 2014

Hows the temperatures of your CPU and GPU while playing? Thinking about some thermal throttling, if the temps go too high? And how does the usage% look on both while in game?

Trivioth · April 2014

Belrim,

The temperatures are fine. My GPU rarely exceeds 68 under full load. My CPU's are way cool, under load they operate at around 38-40. I do not believe it's heating.

The GPU bounces aroun in terms of usage %, generally it's between 50-60%. The CPU is a little more difficult to monitor, not sure how to accurately do that. Tabbing in and out puts it around 60% usage or so.

Belrim · April 2014

Allrighty, then the temperatures are not the problem for sure.

FlatFeet · April 2014

Belrim wrote: »

Hows the temperatures of your CPU and GPU while playing? Thinking about some thermal throttling, if the temps go too high? And how does the usage% look on both while in game?

Max temp I reach with my GPU is 71c while playing, only sitting at max 50% usage on my GPU too.

FlatFeet · April 2014

Just to follow up, the only time my GPU runs at over 50 - 60% utilization is on the character select screen, if that helps at all.

Trivioth · April 2014

Any other suggestions?

mrjenkies256ub17_ESO · April 2014

Ragnar_Lodbrok wrote: »

If its over 34 fps your eye will never tell the difference

Not sure if serious...

I've heard the "you cant see above 60 fps" argument before, however I use a 144hz monitor and there is a night and day difference between 60 fps and 144 fps.

So you can most certainly tell the difference between 34 and 60 fps.

Trivioth · April 2014

There's a large difference, which is why I'd like to get up to 60 FPS where I belong. :P

Pelerin2014 · April 2014

Ragnar_Lodbrok wrote: »

If its over 34 fps your eye will never tell the difference

Someone will always say that, but it's such utter nonsense.

Trivioth · April 2014

Highway wrote: »

Hello!

Could you tell me what kind of motherboard you have?
possibly add a dxdiag as well?

Also, do you have any other programs running whilst ESO is launched and being played? this will result your fps, unless you have a very high end computer

Alright. My motherboard is an ASUS M5A97 -- AMD 970 and my dxdiag is attached.

ZOS_Bill · April 2014

Hi @Trivioth ,

FPS problems can be tricky in finding the root cause of why you might not be getting the best performance. There are a few other things you can try and see if they help bump up that FPS number.

Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete which will open the Windows Task Manager.
Go to the Processes tab.
Find "eso.exe" in the list of running program.
Right click, go to Set Priority and change to High.

If that doesn't make a difference, next go to your UserSettings.txt file and try making these changes.

Go to your "My Documents/The Elder Scrolls Online/Live" folder
Open the file "UserSettings.txt" in Notepad
Find the line SET GraphicsDriver.7 "D3D11"
First try changing "D3D11" to "D3D9" and test out your FPS
You can also try changing "D3D11" to "OpenGL" and seeing what results you get.

One more thing is to rule out some kind of corruption in the game files. Try a repair by clicking Game Option on top of the News section and selecting repair.

Trivioth · April 2014

Changing that particular line in the UserSettings.txt didn't help, actually seemed to make it worse. There also wasn't any corruption in the game files.

Biezenw22eb17_ESO · April 2014

having the same fps dips in the game with a system that should crush this game, 40-60 fps cities, 60 fps outdoors, 30!-60 fps in cyrodill.

Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit
-GTX titan
-i7- 3970X @3.5GHz (stock)
-32 GB ram
-500 GB SSD
- rampage extreme IV motherboard
- nvidia panel on default global values (no extra influences for the game)
- 1920 x 1080 60hz monitor dvi-connection.

Saerydoth · April 2014

Biezenw22eb17_ESO wrote: »

having the same fps dips in the game with a system that should crush this game, 40-60 fps cities, 60 fps outdoors, 30!-60 fps in cyrodill.

Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit
-GTX titan
-i7- 3970X @3.5GHz (stock)
-32 GB ram
-500 GB SSD
- rampage extreme IV motherboard
- nvidia panel on default global values (no extra influences for the game)
- 1920 x 1080 60hz monitor dvi-connection.

The general consensus is that the Nvidia drivers are having some issues with ESO, and that Nvidia is preparing a driver update now with ESO optimizations that should improve things. You're getting basically the exact same performance I am. Also, apparently the fullscreen/windowed mode is causing some performance issues, and that the true fullscreen mode that is being prepared will also help.

i7-4770k (stock speed)
16GB RAM
GTX 780ti (EVGA SC version)
1920x1080