Hey guys, this problem has me completely stumped and I've tried a myriad of solutions to no avail.
The problem: When I first start up Fallout 4 (modded to some extent, but nothing extreme) the game runs perfectly smooth, usually capped at 60 frames as I have tried limiting it and using Vsync to resolve this issue. However, after a while it seems like my GPU usage goes down significantly. From about 50% right after loading a save to about 15-20% in the end, causing me to have a very low fps of about 20 and even lower in the settlements that usually require a lot of performance.
Workaround: I've so far worked around this problem by simply restarting the game and loading the exit-save and the game runs smoothly again for a while. Now, it seems to me that if I enter a major settlement that is really resource-heavy the GPU usage goes down and after leaving this area and returning to any other location will still yield a low framerate. Though this might just be my confirmation bias working against me.
"Solutions": I've downloaded a few mods that promise to help with performance issues like ShadowBoost for example, that simply reduces the draw distance of shadows as the framerate goes down. Texture mods for trees and rocks that are, according to the author, more performance-friendly than the original ones. I tried changing a bunch of settings that people say might improve performance in the .ini configuration files. Nothing has worked though.
I should also mention that I have changed the default FOV to 90 instead of the default 70. Turned of godrays and set shadow quality to high rather than ultra. Lowered the draw distance of actors and objects as well as their distance quality. Tried adaptive V-sync, no V-sync and normal V-sync in nVidias controlpanel as well as the "Prefer maximum performance". Tried running in borderless windowed mode and also in fullscreen.
Now the question is, has anyone ever encountered something similar and do you know how to fix it? It seems to me like there's definitely enough "power" in my PC to run this game no problem, but the game isn't using these resources.
Ask me for any additional information that might be interesting to you.
My specs:
i7 6850K 3.6GHz
Zotac GTX 1080 amp extreme
Game installed on an SSD drive
64 GB RAM
Windows 10 Home
Thanks in advance.
Quick edit: I can play other games perfectly fine, Battlefield 1 runs on the highest settings without any problems.
The problem: When I first start up Fallout 4 (modded to some extent, but nothing extreme) the game runs perfectly smooth, usually capped at 60 frames as I have tried limiting it and using Vsync to resolve this issue. However, after a while it seems like my GPU usage goes down significantly. From about 50% right after loading a save to about 15-20% in the end, causing me to have a very low fps of about 20 and even lower in the settlements that usually require a lot of performance.
Workaround: I've so far worked around this problem by simply restarting the game and loading the exit-save and the game runs smoothly again for a while. Now, it seems to me that if I enter a major settlement that is really resource-heavy the GPU usage goes down and after leaving this area and returning to any other location will still yield a low framerate. Though this might just be my confirmation bias working against me.
"Solutions": I've downloaded a few mods that promise to help with performance issues like ShadowBoost for example, that simply reduces the draw distance of shadows as the framerate goes down. Texture mods for trees and rocks that are, according to the author, more performance-friendly than the original ones. I tried changing a bunch of settings that people say might improve performance in the .ini configuration files. Nothing has worked though.
I should also mention that I have changed the default FOV to 90 instead of the default 70. Turned of godrays and set shadow quality to high rather than ultra. Lowered the draw distance of actors and objects as well as their distance quality. Tried adaptive V-sync, no V-sync and normal V-sync in nVidias controlpanel as well as the "Prefer maximum performance". Tried running in borderless windowed mode and also in fullscreen.
Now the question is, has anyone ever encountered something similar and do you know how to fix it? It seems to me like there's definitely enough "power" in my PC to run this game no problem, but the game isn't using these resources.
Ask me for any additional information that might be interesting to you.
My specs:
i7 6850K 3.6GHz
Zotac GTX 1080 amp extreme
Game installed on an SSD drive
64 GB RAM
Windows 10 Home
Thanks in advance.
Quick edit: I can play other games perfectly fine, Battlefield 1 runs on the highest settings without any problems.
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