R9 290 odd performance in BF4...

jkteddy77

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So I've fought this 290 and BF4 since I got the card... every other game runs fine but bf 3 and bf4 on it... runs different like every few weeks. I even had to get the 4790k since the 8350 didn't like the 290, and I'd drop to 40fps.

So recently in the Test Range, my FPS in the defualt spawn and then not moving the mouse at all, I only get 100-105... but with mantle in the same area I get 110-115... Also in DX11 I seem to see the r9 290 going under 60! yes under 60 a TON!

Did DirectX break in BF4? I'm on driver 14.7R3 beta, freshly and cleanly installed.
How come this 290 just never runs like people say theirs does... I played Paracel Storm and I was mainly 60-80 all match... Shouldn't it be faster?

I get normal benchmark scores, and every other game runs great... How come my favorite game is running so poorly? Anyone else expereince this? how can people's 770's hold 60+, but my R9 290 not... how come these 780's are 80-100fps, and I'm 60-100 WITH the help of mantle and a Tri-X verison of the card...
 

xaos24

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Yeah, TwistedFury is right, since that July 8 patch almost everyone AMD & NVIDIA gfx card users have noticed major fps drops. Have you noticed decreased performance on some games also?
 

jkteddy77

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nope :/ really just BF4... Titanfall of course runs fine... but that's cause I got a 4790k and R9 290, not much I can't handle... Except BF4 apparently...

I tried stressful games and the drivers don't seem to affect games like Crysis 3 or Metro LL, they both run like they should
Valley benchmark runs good too, gets almost 58fps.

Hmm... you guys get FPS drops or just lower fps in general? I see little fps drops, but I also get lower performance overall in DX11, which is odd...

Also, what fps doe you get in the Test Range? Spawn on the US spawn in this picture, but don't move your mouse at all, so your guy stands still facing forward
http://bf4central.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/battlefield-4-test-range-2.jpg
Have fps tracking on, and wait for the fps to smooth out after its all rendered. Tell me your average here... I get like 100 on DX11... but EVGA 780's claim they get 117 or so here so... what's with my 290? I NEED mantle to match 780's?

Interested in your guys fps here and with what GPU. Run all ultra preset 1080p