RickyRozay
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I generally have 58-60fps with random drops to 40 for like 3 seconds then back up to 60.
Even when I lock it to 30fps it'll drop down to 27 so more than likely with a decent patch a 970 should be 60 smooth.
Dark Souls 3 PC performance thread
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I generally have 58-60fps with random drops to 40 for like 3 seconds then back up to 60.
Even when I lock it to 30fps it'll drop down to 27 so more than likely with a decent patch a 970 should be 60 smooth.
3570K at 4.2ghz. How do you know when the game is saving? Maybe that's what I'm feeling? Hmm seems many are having frame drops.
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I have relegated myself to play at max quality at 1080p/30fps locked. Since all low settings get me pretty close to the 30fps sometimes anyway.
My computer did a hard crash once, but my cpu was overclocked by 500mhz.
My computer did a hard crash once, but my cpu was overclocked by 500mhz.
j0hnny_385
Member
Had my first crash after ~23hrs since beginning the game.
In C
atherdral
Then another one 2 hours later.
So I'm getting the same stuttering issues as everyone else. Does it when saving and sometimes when picking up items or activating/killing enemies. Pretty annoying even with the patch improvements.
What's really annoying me though is the crashing I'm having. I've crashed out twice today. Game freezes then I get the standard windows crash message. Both times this happened when I was summoned to another person's game (was in different places with different people). Is this a known issue or is it possibly something else? I'm not having performance issues otherwise (barring stupid stuttering, of course)
Seriously annoyed by this crap so far, finally get to play the damn thing and it's fighting me the whole time.
Specs:
970 (getting >80% usage normally with a spike to 100% when the crash occurs. Temps are normal at ~60°)
i5 4690k (usage is low and temp sat near 50°)
Installed on an SSD too.
What's really annoying me though is the crashing I'm having. I've crashed out twice today. Game freezes then I get the standard windows crash message. Both times this happened when I was summoned to another person's game (was in different places with different people). Is this a known issue or is it possibly something else? I'm not having performance issues otherwise (barring stupid stuttering, of course)
Seriously annoyed by this crap so far, finally get to play the damn thing and it's fighting me the whole time.
Specs:
970 (getting >80% usage normally with a spike to 100% when the crash occurs. Temps are normal at ~60°)
i5 4690k (usage is low and temp sat near 50°)
Installed on an SSD too.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Hey guys, playing this on my cousins computer:
i5 3570, 3,5GHz
560 ti
8gb ram
win 7
The game runs like horse shit on absolute lowest settings. Something is clearly wrong. I'm just now downloading the downgrade drivers for the 5xx-series, we'll see if that works. If it doesn't, what kind of magic can I use as well?
i5 3570, 3,5GHz
560 ti
8gb ram
win 7
The game runs like horse shit on absolute lowest settings. Something is clearly wrong. I'm just now downloading the downgrade drivers for the 5xx-series, we'll see if that works. If it doesn't, what kind of magic can I use as well?
Crimsonclaw111
Member
I'm going to say the GPU is not good.
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560 ti? doesn't shock me..so you cant get at least 30 then?
I am Error
Member
I had already asked this before the game launched, but I want to get some opinions now that the game released.
i5-4460 @ 3,2ghz
8 gb ram
GTX 960 2gb
Win 10
Are 1080p/~60 fps possible, if you turn most of the settings on high?
i5-4460 @ 3,2ghz
8 gb ram
GTX 960 2gb
Win 10
Are 1080p/~60 fps possible, if you turn most of the settings on high?
I've had it on Max from day 1 so, yes?
The 560 Ti is more than half a decade old and only has 1GB VRAM.
My game was crashing near bonfires until I put lighting on low. Some say after 1.3.1 it was fixed but I have yet to see any real confirmation.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Guys, is it seriously the GPU? Because in all honest truth, we decided to put EVERYTHING on low AND putting the resolution on 800x600 and even THEN we couldn't get stable 60fps but rather avg. 45.
That GPU belongs in the trash.
If anything I'm surprised you can get over 30. You're restricting the game in both GPU power and VRAM.
If you are using a 500 series Nvidia card, download 314.22 drivers, ENOURMOUS performance increase. Went from ~15 fps on 560ti to 45+ fps.
No idea if this helps, or even is your issue.
ISaintI said:
I_D
Member
That GPU won't run the game on lowest settings; it doesn't have enough VRAM. I tried running with a 570 and it's unplayable on the lowest settings, but a 670 is at least playable on all-low.
Right now I'm on a 980ti and it still hitches every once in a while. It's just not a very well-coded game. A computer that can super-sample DS2 on max settings at 60fps can't even run DS3 on low at 30fps.
Right now this game is more demanding than Star Citizen, and there's no real good reason why.
That's in the OP and he said he was going to try it (but probably hasn't just yet).
Bah, you quoted me a little too quickly.
Edit: Given Saint's comment, the driver downgrade should do the trick. Just don't expect
Wat. I'm running it at 1440p downsampled and I get pretty much a locked 60. Star Citizen at 1080p gives me nowhere near that in Crusader.
I_D
Member
What kind of card are you running?
My 670 + 3770 runs SC at 2160p at 30fps. The same computer runs DS3 at lowest settings at 45-ish fps at 1080p.
Basically, DS3 is only game I've ever played that I'd call unplayable on a 670. Even GTA5 and fully-modded Skyrim run better.
Maybe I'm just unlucky with DS3, but at this point I've tried it on a 570, 670, 770, 970, 980ti, r290, and r380, and it runs like ass on anything with less than 3gb of VRAM.
Horsemama1956
Member
You're going to have to try it and see. Game seems to run better for some and not others. Playing it on a stock i3 550 and 260x@1200 at 1600x900 and I'm generally around 40 fps with dips to mid 30s and sometimes mid 50s in smaller areas. I'm only getting about 50% CPU usage and 100% GPU usage. I only get a slight stutter when I click on a message. Game on an SSD. Also haven't had a single crash yet.
Textures - High, AA - On, SSAO - Medium, DoF - Low, Motion Blur - Low, Lighting - Low, Effects - High, Water\Reflections - Low, Shaders - High and ~1800MB VRAM usage. Playing offline though until lag is fixed, not sure if that helps.
Textures - High, AA - On, SSAO - Medium, DoF - Low, Motion Blur - Low, Lighting - Low, Effects - High, Water\Reflections - Low, Shaders - High and ~1800MB VRAM usage. Playing offline though until lag is fixed, not sure if that helps.
I_D
Member
You'll be good to go.
My friend runs a 3570 + 970 at max settings at 60fps with occasional dips. Turning it to high will be a rock-solid fps.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Yeah, disable Motion Blur and Depth of Field for additional fps gains.
Put it at 720p on the safe side. It's going to be a rough ride.
Seriously though the 560 Ti is probably hobbled more by VRAM than anything else. I'd finally gotten to the point where games like Witcher 3 died to it despite running better most of the time than a upper low end mobile GPU, 940m, that was otherwise inferior. But the 940m had the VRAM and the 560ti didn't, so there we were. The 750 Ti is similar to the 560ti but should be able to run the game OK either at console levels or just shy of 60 at 720p, and that should have ample VRAM too.
I remember feeling a little frustrated at how meager the ram was for the 560 Ti fearing for its future proofing, and I was more right than I expected!
New cards are just around the corner. You should have waited.
Demanufacture
Banned
Yup
Cancel it if you can!
Also why doesn't this game support forced HBAO+? My only complaint
Dictator93
Member
I mean, there could be a dx11 bit for it, you would just have to find it.
GwyndolinCinder
Member
Defiantly some memory leak issuse with the game, which is really noticeable when using hollowing reversal ring, hopefully they can fix this and its related to the saving problem
urgh...
I'm having crazy lags\freezes\stuttering in high wall of lothric.
I'm pretty sure it's my hdd because it's always at 100%, always. when i tried to get to the lo
castle, the textures didn't load at all.
should I buy an ssd? the game loads pretty fast, but these lags are killing me, it's so frustrating. could an ssd help me?
the game plays absolutely great in other locations though.
I'm having crazy lags\freezes\stuttering in high wall of lothric.
I'm pretty sure it's my hdd because it's always at 100%, always. when i tried to get to the lo
thric
should I buy an ssd? the game loads pretty fast, but these lags are killing me, it's so frustrating. could an ssd help me?
the game plays absolutely great in other locations though.
Dictator93
Member
what's a disk scratch?
well it's possible that I'm out of video memory. although the texture option is set to high and i only have 2 gb, i don't experience this issue in other locations.
I have just tried to play with the lowest settings, the problem remains but to a smaller degree.
my hdd also is emitting this strange noise, like it's pushing really hard. but maybe i'm just looking for a reason to buy an ssd/
Lord Phol
Member
Hmm, I've been having a good constant 60 fps most of the game but recently it hovers around 40-55. Not sure if it's just these areas (
and
) or something else. I got everything maxed out @ 1080p except motion blur which is off, but I feel like my PC should max this easily at 60 fps.
980 Ti
i5-3570 @ 3.4 GHz
16GB RAM
Haven't updated my drivers in maybe a month though. Might have to try that.
Edit: Just updated to latest drivers. Still get sub-60 fps even on low settings (thought it's maybe 5-10 fps better than max).
lavaplace
iceplace
980 Ti
i5-3570 @ 3.4 GHz
16GB RAM
Haven't updated my drivers in maybe a month though. Might have to try that.
Edit: Just updated to latest drivers. Still get sub-60 fps even on low settings (thought it's maybe 5-10 fps better than max).
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I was at 60fps 99% during my playthrough. 970/3570k @ 4.4GHz.
I see you bought a970 so this is moot, but that system is pretty close to mine and I'm performing much better than that. I even turned shadows on last night!
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That was my experience as well, 60fps rock solid on high, can even put a couple of settings on ultra and maintain 60fps everywhere apart from 2 small areas which are more taxing for no apparent reason. If you're running a 970 and not getting 60fps 99% of the time your CPU is letting you down.
For example here's me killing the first boss, notice the frame rate in the top left, and that's while recording at 1080p/60fps as well with OBS which has an impact on performance (since switched to Shadowplay which is far better).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWUaU0rsWOc
Kamina
Golden Boy
That video is a bad example. Simply because this area is not at all taxing. Hell I can do 4k/~60 with my 980SLI in that area, but in some later places this is just not possible. In those specific places even on 1440 it is hard to maintain 60fps fo me, and neither GPU nor CPU are even close to being maxed out there.
Go and try doing the same video in
Irithyll
Max settings
I7 6700k
Gtx970
16gb ram
Installed to Ssd
Getting 60fps@1080p with no dips
There is a small stutter when saving sometimes though as people have mentioned (save icon shows at the same). Stutters perhaps 30% of the times the icon is shown. Very small stutter though. 200-300ms tops
This must be patchable...
I7 6700k
Gtx970
16gb ram
Installed to Ssd
Getting 60fps@1080p with no dips
There is a small stutter when saving sometimes though as people have mentioned (save icon shows at the same). Stutters perhaps 30% of the times the icon is shown. Very small stutter though. 200-300ms tops
This must be patchable...
it was automatically allocated. i've just set it to 4096 average and 8192 max. hope it'll help.
Lockjaw333
Member
I run a 970 with a 2500k @ 4.0 ghz and I have a locked 60.
I'm also on an SSD, no idea if it helps with texture loading or anything. It does however make it so I haven't been able to read a single loading screen tip yet haha.