My GTX 980 is only getting 40 maybe 45 FPS in BF4

Beta_Moose · Dec 5, 2014

I'm slightly confused how my old AMD R9 280x is getting better fps in Battlefield 4. I'm starting to wonder if its my AMD FX 6300, but at the same time that doesn't make any sense.

Here is my setup:
CPU: AMD FX 6300 3.5Ghz (Watercooled)
Ram: Crucial 1600Mhz 8gb
Mobo: ASRock 970 Extreme3 Rev. 2
Power Supply: Corsair CX750M
HDD: Toshiba 1 Terabyte 7200 RPM + Samsung 840 SSD
GPU: Asus GTX 980 (reference design)

clutchc · Dec 5, 2014

I would imagine the FX-6300 is holding back the card, yes. But the frame rate should be at least as good as the R9-280X.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1355?vs=1041

Slavegamer · Dec 5, 2014

what kinda power supply do you have?
if its not the power supply then maybe take a look at this
http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2390044/battlefield-fps-drop-stuttering-lag-fix.html

Here are some tweaks to optimize bf4 frame rates , I got huge boost after unparking cores and creating a userconfig file

With my rig I get between 80 and 140 fps with a GTX 770 2gb gpu , and my cpu is clocked at 3.33 , specs below vvv

Beta_Moose · Dec 5, 2014

clutchc :

You are correct that the cpu would hold back the card, however if it didn't hold back a 280x from get 60 - 70 fps whats holding back the 980 from that?

Beta_Moose · Dec 5, 2014

Slavegamer :

I have a Corsair CX750M. And I'll give that a shot, but isn't that lower the quality?

Slavegamer · Dec 5, 2014

GTX 770 less quality yes compared to that GTX 980 yes ..
Also I disagree with the bottleneck , dude you have a ..
AMD FX-6300 Vishera 6-Core 3.5GHz (4.1GHz Turbo) ???

That is a good cpu and should not be holding back the gpu

also I forgot to mention that windows 7 needs the tweaks I posted in order to run bf4 to full potential.
On the other hand windows 8.1 runs BF4 much bette

Beta_Moose · Dec 5, 2014

Slavegamer :

Ya I know. I shouldn't be having any problems with anything. But I am. The 280x I had can do at least 60fps, maybe drop to 50 very seldom. But my 980 hasn't even hit 60 yet. I've tried a so many different thing yet nothing. I'll just give the link you gave me a shot.
Also I have 8.1 already.

Beta_Moose · Dec 5, 2014

Not to mention it's just battlefield so I know I didn't get a bad GPU. Like in games like Arma and stuff Im getting 40 - 60 fps which is way better than my 15 - 25.

Robertwhyte · Dec 5, 2014

well you have a stock clocked 6300 which may be the problem, i mean you have the fastest single GPU on the planet and you paired with what can only be described as a hamster wheel. I would replace it with an 8350, or better yet get either an i5 4690K or 4790K however this would mean replacing the motherboard. BF4 is quite CPU intensive, so its no surprise to see the outdated piledrivers stumble here. As for the 280x getting more frames, or similar is no surprise either, clearly the 6300 at stock speeds can only push so much pixels per second, i wouldnt be surprised either if you only got about 100 frames on CSGO, either replace it or overclock the crap out of it.

Beta_Moose · Dec 5, 2014

Robertwhyte :

Well that would be relevant, but I shouldn't have lost performance from upgrading GPU. I should at least be getting what I had. Or better now that MFAA is a Thing.

iron8orn · Dec 5, 2014

BF4 favors a 8350 or i7 over a i5.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/asus/494232-how-adjust-core-parking-inside-windows-7-a.html

This registry tweak helps FX cpu's with BF4 9/10.

Same registry keys for Windows 7/8 so once you restart go into power options and set min cores to 100.

Also it may be drivers if you changed gpu's.

Beta_Moose · Dec 6, 2014

iron8orn :

Ya that didn't really do anything. Also can't be a driver issue because I did a full wipe of my PC after I got the card.

iron8orn · Dec 6, 2014

sorry, it might just be that you need a a 8350 and a 990fx motherboard but rather than do that I would say to just switch to Intel.

iron8orn · Dec 6, 2014

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/777475/geforce-900-series/gtx-970-frame-hitching-/1/

your not alone

iron8orn · Dec 6, 2014

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2409642/low-fps-bf4-upgrade-gtx-670-ftw-msi-gtx-970.html

might have a fix for ya in this thread

Orange Kitty Cat · Jan 2, 2015

you're not the only one with this problem. I have the same gpu, except an i5-4690, a thermaltake 550w psu, and 8gb of ddr3 ram. I used to get high fps (over 110) but ever since the 31st i havent even been able to push 60fps. idk why, i've tried everything and nothing ive seen so far works.

Orange Kitty Cat · Jan 2, 2015

I just tried something that may be the problem with yours as well, when i was playing around in the geforce experience i accidentally changed my settings by going back to "max" settings, so when i got in game, thinking my settings were the same, my fps dropped hard. then i played around in the settings some more and found that the reason why i was only getting 45-57fps, is because i was playing with the resolution scale turned up to 200%. I found that when you turn it back down to 100%, you get that smooth fps again

ATCrogerwilco · Feb 24, 2015

@orange kitty. Yes that fixed mine as well. If you use GeForce experience to optimize your games it may set the default resolution to super render your frames at higher than your monitors native resolution. This is called DSR. I was getting around 40-50 FPS with a 980 where my 280x was getting around 60-80 FPS. I noticed the resolution was set to render at 2500*1500 or something and then downsizing to 1080p. Switched that back and now I'm getting ultra settings in the 100-120 FPS range. Also make sure I your control panel you have your power plan on performance if it's not and Overclock that cpu. I have a 4670k @ 4.3 and get plenty of frames. Hope this helps.

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