Except for me lol. My boot drive is a mere 120 GB but I'm having no problems running the game on my 1 TB HDD in 4K (although idk how much an SSD will speed up loading times).
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GTA V PC Performance Thread
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Except for me lol. My boot drive is a mere 120 GB but I'm having no problems running the game on my 1 TB HDD in 4K (although idk how much an SSD will speed up loading times).
TheThunder
Member
Tweaked settings some more with my GTX 760, i5 3570k, and 8GB RAM. Maintains 60 FPS but can dip to 50 in the Paleto Bay Forest, lowest recorded for me was 49. Just be aware that Adaptive Vsync, FXAA, and AF 8x is on in the Nvidia control panel.
Had the exact same drop at the exact same spot, dropped my Grass quality to High (Grassgate be damned) and the same area dropped to 59fps at the lowest for a second, the rest of the game is pretty smooth.
Since I have 670 2GB which is pretty much a 760 you can probably max that pop variety and turn Shadows to high and you should still be good and above 60fps (although I have both my GPU and CPU overclocked so it might affect the results a little).
Krappadizzle
Member
Since Andy's guide is just about here I definitely want to add it to the OP.
Can anyone tell me how to create an image link? I want a geforce guide picture/logo and when clicked on takes you straight the the guide
Put the image quote inside the insert link quote.
SliChillax
Member
What? No.
My 760 and i5 are stock so that may destroy my performance but I'll give it a try. I had it on normal and softer shadows as it disguised the terrible quality shadows pretty well.
adamantypants
Member
Yeah. That was a fix for one of the heist mission CTDs. Another stupid fix is disabling pause on focus for random menu pop-ups when using a controller.
On or Off?
Finally unbanned
so I can share my own experiences now. Been running well for me on my 4790k+290x+16GB RAM. Most things on very high or ultra, completely turned off the Advanced settings except the flying one, and using 2x MSAA. I get >70 FPS (I use a 144Hz monitor so more is always better) like 80% of the time, though I drop into the low 50's near the sawmill and a few random spots in the desert. Still, considering I'm using MSAA, I'm really happy with the performance. Also haven't had any crashes except on start-up. But once the game loads, it's fine.
Yeah, I haven't had any microstuttering at all with GTA5 (though I experienced it with Watch Dogs so I know what to look out for). Maybe because I have 16GB RAM? From reading this thread, it seems to affect nVidia users more than AMD users (though that could be because there are a lot more nVidia users posting ITT) so maybe it's a driver thing?
(why did I get myself banned the day before my most hyped game of 2015 came out fml)
Yeah, I haven't had any microstuttering at all with GTA5 (though I experienced it with Watch Dogs so I know what to look out for). Maybe because I have 16GB RAM? From reading this thread, it seems to affect nVidia users more than AMD users (though that could be because there are a lot more nVidia users posting ITT) so maybe it's a driver thing?
Lockjaw333
Member
Interested to see if the RAM helps you. We have similar setups and if addding another 8GB RAM helps I'm willing to do it.
Didn't experience any of that so called micro-stuttering in GTAV nor recent PC titles, sure there's the occasional frame drop here and there, but nothing I'd call real stuttering.
Tried running DDU and completely reinstalling the latest drivers? I was having similar issues and this helped a ton.
Dries
Member
Well, at least in my experience I guess then. Off the top of my head:
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 4
Sleeping Dogs
Deus Ex HR
Watchdogs
Battlefield 4
Skyrim
I dunno.
Dries
Member
I meant issues with a lot of games. Blasting the drivers and reinstalling clean helped fix most of the microstutter.
Tweaked it a bit and it runs smooth as butter. Haven't gotten a dip below 53 so far, will keep checking if it'll stay stable.
Turning it on fixed the crashes.
Mad Season
Banned
no micro-stuttering on any games I play, including GTA V. GTX 980 and i5 2500k oc'd to 4.5
PeterVenkman
Member
I'm having to turn down a larger list of features than I had expected to get 1080p60FPS on an i5 2500k 4.0 and a 970.
Even following guides on the biggest performance hitters - no MSAA, shadows high, post fx very high (love that DOF), Grass high. Might have to turn down more of the advanced features.
Keep in mind, I can hit 60fps in certain instances, but there are plenty of noticeable dips. It's enough to make me want to crank everything up and lock it at 30fps since 60 is too damn inconsistent.
Even following guides on the biggest performance hitters - no MSAA, shadows high, post fx very high (love that DOF), Grass high. Might have to turn down more of the advanced features.
Keep in mind, I can hit 60fps in certain instances, but there are plenty of noticeable dips. It's enough to make me want to crank everything up and lock it at 30fps since 60 is too damn inconsistent.
Oh sweet, that's probably the crashing issue I was having. Good to see them fix that. Wasn't that annoying but it kinda concerned me.
SliChillax
Member
Get your PC fixed then, I don't have any issues with those games. Also don't think consoles don't have issues like stuttering etc but at least on PC you can attempt to fix them.
Edit: I noticed with the new patch there's more grass pop in, is that just me?
Hmm.. I can keep a solid 80+ most of the time with similar settings on my 970. Disable everything under advanced (you can keep the flying thing on), those will eat up a lot of performance and the difference isn't worth it compared to the cost right now.
You should have no real problems getting a very stable 60FPS with a few things turned down like you have now.
PeterVenkman
Member
Good to know, I'll give those a shot next. I'm also assuming there is no fix to the crazy short distance that shadow quality is loaded? I can sometimes take one step forward and be greeted by crisp, detailed shadows on the ground right in front of me only to take a step back and lose them. It's even worse than Assassin's Creed, and that game had some serious distance issues.
Dick Justice
Banned
Yeah, advanced settings can be the biggest resource hogs. Extended distance scaling and high res shadows (if you're using very high shadow quality) especially.
noomi
Member
Awesome, thanks for posting. Added to the OP
So I uninstalled the game. I am trying to install it again but nothing happens. It showed the GTAV splash screen with a green bar filling up and after nothing. What the hell.
ok thx, that's weird
daninthemix
Member
If anyone does want to lock at 30fps, I strongly recommend the following to make it somewhat bearable:
- lock @ 30 using Nvidia Inspector (RTSS might be just as good, or better)
- set motion blur to max
- set NVCP Max Pre-rendered frames to 1
- use borderless windowed mode (for triple-buffered v-sync)
Those last two are critical to ensure maximum controller response, and help it feel less sluggish.
I just played a couple of missions like this and it was tolerable. I might roll like this for a little while. Enabled me to step up to 4xMSAA, Very High grass and Ultra PostFX. I could probably whack up some of the extended sliders too but I'm not interested in them.
Also, my perception was that stuttering becomes basically nonexistent @ 30, so perhaps that's something to consider. It truly was a locked 30 in every sense.
EDIT: This is of course only if you have a 60Hz monitor and the game is set to 60Hz. If you have a 120Hz monitor you could go for 40fps instead
- lock @ 30 using Nvidia Inspector (RTSS might be just as good, or better)
- set motion blur to max
- set NVCP Max Pre-rendered frames to 1
- use borderless windowed mode (for triple-buffered v-sync)
Those last two are critical to ensure maximum controller response, and help it feel less sluggish.
I just played a couple of missions like this and it was tolerable. I might roll like this for a little while. Enabled me to step up to 4xMSAA, Very High grass and Ultra PostFX. I could probably whack up some of the extended sliders too but I'm not interested in them.
Also, my perception was that stuttering becomes basically nonexistent @ 30, so perhaps that's something to consider. It truly was a locked 30 in every sense.
EDIT: This is of course only if you have a 60Hz monitor and the game is set to 60Hz. If you have a 120Hz monitor you could go for 40fps instead
I'll definitely share my experiences. But it'll all just be my observations really. I can't think of a good way to benchmark it other than maybe keep a FRAPS bench running for an hour+ before and after. That's a lot of work and not very scientific though lol
PedroPanache
Member
Disabling vsync in game and enabling it via the nvidia control panel really screws with the loading times. Before, the game would load up again right after the "wasted" animation, now it takes a good 10-15 seconds before it transitions back into the game. It's the only way I can fix 59hz microstutter bug and get a 60fps framerate.
PeterVenkman
Member
I don't recall what exactly distance scaling does, is there a good screenshot that documents it?
Dick Justice
Banned
Extended scaling further improves the LOD over the normal distance scaling. I noticed while driving through the countryside that it improves the distance at which you'll see foliage. It's not a hugely important thing, though, considering the performance drop.
are you disabling everything in Advanced settings? Those are killer
if those are all off, then your 970 should be mostly good at 1080p with your other settings
all those different monitoring overlays mess with a lot of games nowdays
Turn off MSI AB , FRAPS, everything
Just play the game clean and it'll perform better
Will definitely try this. Been running at 4k with the framerate varying from 35 to 50 (780 Ti), and I've been wanting to properly cap it at 30 but I can't seem to do it right. It ends up being really choppy and sluggish. Also input lag is a big issue for some reason. Really annoying. No idea how to get rid of it, unless I play at 1080p. Disabling any form of vsync helps, but it's still noticeable.If anyone does want to lock at 30fps, I strongly recommend the following to make it somewhat bearable:
- lock @ 30 using Nvidia Inspector (RTSS might be just as good, or better)
- set motion blur to max
- set NVCP Max Pre-rendered frames to 1
- use borderless windowed mode (for triple-buffered v-sync)
Those last two are critical to ensure maximum controller response, and help it feel less sluggish.
I just played a couple of missions like this and it was tolerable. I might roll like this for a little while. Enabled me to step up to 4xMSAA, Very High grass and Ultra PostFX. I could probably whack up some of the extended sliders too but I'm not interested in them.
Also, my perception was that stuttering becomes basically nonexistent @ 30, so perhaps that's something to consider. It truly was a locked 30 in every sense.
EDIT: This is of course only if you have a 60Hz monitor and the game is set to 60Hz. If you have a 120Hz monitor you could go for 40fps instead
Hopefully this will make it more tolerable. Otherwise I'm considering going back to 1080/60 where the input lag is almost nonexistent, and... Well... 60fps.
TheAdmiester
Member
Can someone recommend settings/programs or tell me what I'm doing wrong? I want to play with at least 2xMSAA but my hardware can't handle that at 1080p60 with my settings. I'm perfectly fine with 1080p30 and so is my hardware (it's absolutely locked at 30, never drops), but it feels much slower than the console versions which are 30fps. I had the same issue with Far Cry 4. It's a perfect, solid 30 but it feels like anything but.
Is it because I'm using the game's own half VSync setting or something else?
Is it because I'm using the game's own half VSync setting or something else?
Use some motion blur I think, it's usually what games do to give the illusion of being faster. Same with movies.
Lockjaw333
Member
Its alright, just general impressions are fine. Just want to know if you are finding smoother gameplay with less stuttering and hitching.
It's weird because I haven't had any problems using it with any other games, and FRAPS doesn't seem to have any impact. I wonder if there's something lese I'm using that's causing problems.
It's nice that the patch solved this problem for the people who had the issue in the first place and at the same time introduced the same bug for those who didn't.
Why do you say that??
TheAdmiester
Member
Motion blur is at full. It looks nice as always but it still feels slower then the console versions, which currently don't have motion blur just from camera/vehicle movement.
BIGWORM
Member
Sarcasm is why he says that.