R9 380 4GB Very Disappointed With The Performance

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

Firstly i had an i3 4170 with gigabyte r9 380 4gb, 8gb ddr3 ram dual channel, and xfx 550w psu, asrock h81m vg4 r2.0 (PCIE 2.0)
i was getting very poor performance so i though that the fault is my cpu so i sold it and get an i5 4460.My gpu temps are 64c max and cpu 55c max.
I format my pc clean install windows 10 pro and latest amd drivers and latest bios for my motherboard.I am getting stuttering and fps drops in games like gta v and watchdog, graphic settings are 1080p high to ultra without msaa.
What is false here? Is it normal for this card to have those issues?
I think maybe it is the pcie 2.0 which i have my gpu installed, or my hdd beacouse it is slow
50 MB/s Read Write speed.

ComputerSecurityGuy · Feb 1, 2016

What settings and resolutions are you playing on?

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

1080p high to ultra without msaa.

jhall18 · Feb 1, 2016

Resolution you are playing at?

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

1920x1080 is the resolution

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

are your temps good on your gpu check for thermal throttling

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

Yes my gpu temps are 64c max and cpu 55c max.

geofelt · Feb 1, 2016

GTAv is largely a single threaded and cpu limited game.
You traded a i3-4170 with an excellent single threaded clock rate of 3.7.
For a quad with a lesser 3.4 clock rate, but more cores.

The problem is not likely your graphics card.

With your motherboard, the best you can do would be a i7-4790K which runs at 4.0 and 4.4 turbo at stock.

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

well its not the pcie 2.0 because i have a gtx 670 4gb i get no lag in pci x16 2.0 (not 3.0)

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

try gta 5 in single player to make sure its not just your internet because when i have really terrible stutter its because of the internet nothing else

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

geofelt :

I dont think i5 is the issue.My gpu usage reach and stay 100%.
Gta v is not single threaded.

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

amd4lif3 :

I am always playing single player and have those issues!!!

cfortney · Feb 1, 2016

Don't listen to anyone telling you you need to upgrade to an i7. Your i5 is plenty capable of playing GTA V with zero issues. I think you could have drivers from your previous GPU still installed, conflicting with the R9 380. I've personally never use this tool, but I've seen it recommended: http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

After you're finished, go back into AMD Catalyst and get yourself the latest drivers. Try GTA again. If you're still experiencing problems, download this (https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/heaven/) because it's a solid GPU benchmark test, and this (https://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/) which is a tool that monitor's your GPU's temperature. Stuttering can occur when the GPU is running at too high of a temperature, and this should help you see how your R9 380 is doing. Monitor the temps while Unigine benchmark runs, it's hard to give an exact number, but you really don't want to see it much higher than 80 degrees celsius. If you're finding that it runs at 90 or above under load, you need to make sure the airflow is headed in the correct direction inside your case (intake flows into exhaust) and perhaps install some more case fans to lower your temperatures.

That's all I can think of right now!

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

that 100% usage is the issue why are you getting that ???

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

cfortney :

You could have drivers from your previous GPU still installed, conflicting with the R9 380. I've personally never use this tool, but I've seen it recommended: http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

After you're finished, go back into AMD Catalyst and get yourself the latest drivers. Try GTA again. If you're still experiencing problems, download this (https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/heaven/) because it's a solid GPU benchmark test, and this (https://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/) which is a tool that monitor's your GPU's temperature. Stuttering can occur when the GPU is running at too high of a temperature, and this should help you see how your R9 380 is doing. Monitor the temps while Unigine benchmark runs, it's hard to give an exact number, but you really don't want to see it much higher than 80 degrees celsius. If you're finding that it runs at 90 or above under load, you need to make sure the airflow is headed in the correct direction inside your case (intake flows into exhaust) and perhaps install some more case fans to lower your temperatures.

That's all I can think of right now!

My gpu is not overheated it have a max of 64c.
How the hell can some older driver interact whith the current, when i have formatted my pc twice and clean istall gpu drivers.

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

could be the slow hdd the gpu probs has to work harder to reduce stutter but 50mb/s is terrible so just get a new hdd and try it then

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

amd4lif3 :

I dont have cpu 100% usage.
My gpu is 100%.

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

yeah i dont monitor my usage in game but once i was testing it topped at like 86% usage

cfortney · Feb 1, 2016

RightHereBro :

cfortney :

My gpu is not overheated it have a max of 64c.
How the hell can some older driver interact whith the current, when i have formatted my pc twice and clean istall gpu drivers.

I don't know, but that would be the first thing I would try. So you're saying you've already been monitoring the temperatures while playing GTA and experiencing the stuttering?

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

amd4lif3 :

It was the first think i thought but i have an old hdd laying around with 100 MB/s Read Write speed and try with it too, and having the same issues but this hdd was having some problems in the past it is 8 year old.

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

cfortney :

RightHereBro :

I don't know, but that would be the first thing I would try. So you're saying you've already been monitoring the temperatures while playing GTA and experiencing the stuttering?

Yes i always monitor temps and other things in game, everything is "cold" but i get stutter and lag.

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

you really dont want to use an 8 yr old hdd man, i think my oldest is 5 years old i got an ssd for boot and 3 hdd's total 1.5 tb but use the 2 yr old hdd for gta and decent games

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

amd4lif3 :

So you think that hdd is the problem, which i am getting those lag and stuttering?

RightHereBro · Feb 1, 2016

cfortney :

Don't listen to anyone telling you you need to upgrade to an i7. Your i5 is plenty capable of playing GTA V with zero issues. I think you could have drivers from your previous GPU still installed, conflicting with the R9 380. I've personally never use this tool, but I've seen it recommended: http://www.guru3d.com/content-page/guru3d-driver-sweeper.html

After you're finished, go back into AMD Catalyst and get yourself the latest drivers. Try GTA again. If you're still experiencing problems, download this (https://unigine.com/products/benchmarks/heaven/) because it's a solid GPU benchmark test, and this (https://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/SysInfo/GPU-Z/) which is a tool that monitor's your GPU's temperature. Stuttering can occur when the GPU is running at too high of a temperature, and this should help you see how your R9 380 is doing. Monitor the temps while Unigine benchmark runs, it's hard to give an exact number, but you really don't want to see it much higher than 80 degrees celsius. If you're finding that it runs at 90 or above under load, you need to make sure the airflow is headed in the correct direction inside your case (intake flows into exhaust) and perhaps install some more case fans to lower your temperatures.

That's all I can think of right now!

My card never overheating i monitor my pc stats in game max temp is 64c.

amd4lif3 · Feb 1, 2016

yeah probably but do the gta 5 benchmark and see when it dips maybe its something but yeah probs a hdd fault what you could do is use one hdd for the operating system and software and use another for gta 5 see if the stutter goes less if it does that means its hdd issue and you should get a new hdd if it doesnt get better then we need to find out because i had a gtx 6704gb its more than i could ever want she the only girl for me XD

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