1080 Ti Witcher 3 FPS does not change

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

Hello!

I'm having a really weird issue. I just upgraded to a 1080 Ti (from a 1080) and it seems to be working fine in every game except The Witcher 3.

I'm getting between 30-60 FPS (depending on where I am in the game) with everything maxed out at 1440 (I should be getting close to 100). Then I go and change the video settings change the resolution etc...and I still get the same FPS...Like exactly the same FPS...I put everything on low at 1920 x 1080 and got the exact same FPS as everything on ultra at 2560 x 1440. The graphics settings are definitely changing as is the resolution.

Specs:
i7 6700k
16 GB
SSD
EVGA GTX 1080Ti SC Black Edition

Here's what I've tried so far:
Uninstalled the display drivers with DDU and reinstalled
Uninstall and reinstalled the game
Deleted The Witcher 3 file in My Documents folder
Changed the video settings (as noted above)

I'm not sure if it's an issue with my new card or the game itself. I've got a pretty small SSD so I've only got one other game installed right now; I get around 90 FPS on Steep with everything maxed out at 1440, so that seems about right.

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

krells · May 28, 2017

Do you have the frame rate set to unlimited in the options menu? By default it is limited to 60.

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

krells :

No, sorry I forgot to mention that. It is set to unlimited.

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

Also - My Firestrike score (just the standard one...it's the only one I currently have installed) is 20,105...This makes me think the card itself is okay, I think. My score with an OC'd 1080 was roughly 18,000 so theoretically it should be performing better than that.

jakubek160 · May 28, 2017

I suugest testing in Unigine Heaven and compare it to 1080 online results. There won't be a huge difference , but there should be a difference with arround 20% , not the same fps at all games. The witcher 3 might be a game that limit's that to 100 fps for example or something so you cannot get 210 fps. These are just my thoughts. I have a gtx 1070 and I get 60 fps on Ultra on 1440p but that's a different story. I don't think that your card is damaged. I just think that you could have had a very good example of gtx 1080 and now you are not getting satisfying results. I had something like that with my gtx 950. It was running the witcher 3 on high details on 55 fps and after I switched to rx 580 there was almost no difference. This might be the case , not a damaged card.

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

jakubek160 :

Man, that'd be a bummer. I thought for sure the 1080 Ti would perform better than the 1080 on all acocunts. It was a Founders Edition with cooling issues, so that's why I wanted to get something new.

I'll give the Unigine Heaven a try...It looked like my 3DMark scores were about right where they should be in comparison to other 1080 TIs.

Thanks for the reply!

krells · May 28, 2017

Have you monitored temperature and clock speed in game for the Witcher? I just set my resolution to 2560x1440 and was averaging 80fps.

sizzling · May 28, 2017

Agree, I'd monitor both the cpu & gpu temperatures, usage and speed (GHz) while gaming. It sounds like some form of throttling. Are your fps a solid 60 or is that just an average, does it move up or down?

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

krells :

I'm not too terribly familiar with what the clock speeds should be. I just tested it, played for about 10 minutes and It says my max was 683 MHz for Graphics and Memory the max was 5505 MHz. I have no idea if that is what it should be or not.

Thanks for the help!

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

sizzling :

Hi! Thanks for the reply.

It's moving up and down, not locked at all.

I just tested it, played for about 10 minutes and It says my max was 683 MHz for Graphics and Memory the max was 5505 MHz. I have no idea if that is what it should be or not.

Thanks!

krells · May 28, 2017

Did you monitor temperature for you and cpu? If you in game clock speed is 683mhz that is causing low frame rates, should be 1900mhz+. Just need to find the cause of the low clock speed.

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

krells :

Sorry, I forgot to put it on there. Max temp was 67C...any idea what could be causing the clock speed to be so low?

superninja12 · May 28, 2017

Since the problem is only with that game, its a game problem.
The hardware is too new.

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

superninja12 :

So, I just checked the clock speed after playing another game and it's saying 683 MHz was the max graphics clock speed...so it looks like it may be an issue with the card.

I just got it a couple days ago, I'm thinking of taking it back to the store to swap it out for another.

krells · May 28, 2017

Do you have sync turned off?

mat8675 · May 28, 2017

krells :

It is...I actually just used Afterburner to check clock speeds...I had been using HWMonitor. Afterburner is telling me that it's up in the 1700-1800 range, so I think HWMonitor may have just been messed up.

rcald2000 · May 28, 2017

Check out this performance review. I follow and trust this reviewer, so I believe that this video accurately reflect real-world performance.

The Witcher 3 Gtx 1080 TI Fps Performance Ultra!! Hairworks On & Off 1440P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JU-NK5kaCg

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