Low FPS issues.

breadkun

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Lets be fast here.
Napoleon total war.
Always had 60 fps on ultra.
Recently my GPU (7850 2GB) has been acting strangley
Its running at around 50% GPU usage and it always used to go max.

This (I think) Is causing the game lag (13fps? I mean damn)

 

Applepienation

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Check your temperatures on your GPU. If it gets too hot most cards will downclock to maintain reasonable temperatures. It may need a cleaning.

I would suggest using something like Speedfan to check, it's free and shows your GPUs temperature.
 

breadkun

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Already made sure its not a heat issue.
Runs on low temps 30 idle 70 stress.
It doesn't even get to stress temps now, 50 ish?
I have fan on auto so i can tell when the card is understress, It used to be making a lot of noise when playing on ultra, but now its quiet, when i check MSI afterburner it runs as i said.

If that makes sense?
 

Applepienation

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Many graphics cards, Nvidia ones at the very least, start to downclock at 80 degrees so they stay within the safe zone. It could be that it is too much heat, and it is always a good idea to check for dust every few weeks anyways.
 

breadkun

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I know GPUs throttle when the temps are high BUT this is not the case here