Not sure if my GPU is working as it should - Help Please!

Jeff Glaza

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May 11, 2015
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Hello everyone

I just wanted to tell you guys the FPS I'm getting in Witcher 3 with my certain settings and hopefully you guys could give me an idea if my system is performing as it should or under performing,

I have an EVGA gtx 970 FTW, i7 4790k, 16gb corsair vengeance pro 1866mhz, asrock fatality professional mobo, 700w corsair psu..

Currently, with all settings 1080p maxed out on Witcher 3 minus blur and motion blur in the postprocessing section, I am getting 60fps most of the time with some drops into the 49-50 range when I get into thick, heavy forest area . I have a simple OC on the card of 85 core mhz and 325 mhz to the memory clock. Usually my core clock, according to MSI afterburne and EVGA precision, fluctuates between 1405-1480 mhz while playing the witcher 3. The low end 1405 comes when my fps starts to dip a tiny bit, with the top end 1480 mhz when the game seems to be purring like a kitten. All temps on all components are good to go, I've only ever seen my CPU temps jump out at me while gaming as they go up to ~65C when gaming on the witcher 3 - which is definitely not too high for a 4790k to my knowledge.

For additional reference - I just realized not everyone has TW3, lol - my FPS in Tomb Raider are 62 avg, 80 max, and 49 the low. All settings maxed in Tomb Raider 2013 as well including TressFX. The Division nets me roughly 53-70 FPS at all times with all settings maxed out at 1080p.

Ultimately, I would just like to know if the FPS I'm getting in these games sounds about right for my current optimization and specs. If there is any other info you would like, I would sure be glad to provide that. Thanks in advance for any and all help :)
 
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Sounds normal for Witcher 3, it's a beautiful game, but not the best performance (Battlefront definitely is ahead in quality to performance ratio)