Does Frametime increase and stutter occur during an AMD configuration?
Does Frametime increase and stutter occur during an AMD configuration?
HI,
I own an AMD rig for two years now, and I’ve always experienced stutters in games. Despite trying various solutions, nothing has worked. The change that made a big difference was using the Blurbusters guide to cap my games, which helped with smooth gameplay (VSYNC off in game, wait for VSYNC on always in Adrenaline+ FreeSync on in the driver).
Things to note:
- I use CapFrameX with Rivatuner to keep an eye on my settings; they run quietly in the background.
- I downvolted my GPU and CPU using PBO2 and set co to -30 for all cores.
- I connect two separate GPU cables to the PSU.
- I play games using a wireless Xbox controller.
- My BIOS is set to XMP profile 2.
- I’m not fully up to date on the motherboard BIOS version and chipset drivers; I’m also running AMD Adrenalin 24.5.1. Temperatures look normal, but I’m unsure what else to do...
Could someone guide me step by step on getting the smoothest possible gameplay experience with my current setup?
Thanks,
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Here are a couple of real examples of the problem:
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Hi,
1. Have you changed or removed the GPU drivers? It might be useful to completely uninstall the GPU drivers and install the newest ones from scratch (without updating).
2. Are all games being played with maximum graphics settings?
3. Why is the hardware running at a lower speed?
4. Look at the performance statistics in the Task Manager as well.
Cheers.
Hi, thank you for your message.
1. No, I haven't yet; I'm still a few versions behind.
2. All are at the maximum settings except Witcher 3.
3. It's a bit underclocked but also undervolted.
4. How can I do that in real life while gaming? I don’t really understand those status messages.
Hey there,
It seems you might have inconsistent undervolt or underclock settings for either the CPU or GPU. Try running everything at default and only apply XMP for RAM. Same problem? You’re already handling this in your on-screen overlay—just include CPU metrics as well. You’re likely targeting components that run at full capacity consistently, which could explain the stuttering. The task manager is a good starting point. Use HWinfo to keep track of your system.
Your BIOS might not be the latest version, so updating it could help, as older BIOS versions can cause related issues.
Are all system drivers, including the chipset, current?
Review the event viewer for Whea errors. A broad -30 is quite harsh; it's better to adjust to -15 to -20 on the preferred cores.
To begin testing, turn off all background software.
If problems remain, disable the CPU underclock and then the GPU.
Provided the BIOS is current, RAM tests are normal, storage isn't nearly full, and temperatures are stable.
For the CPU statistics, you can switch on or off the details you need and switch to the overlay. Then monitor anything running at 100%. Your GPU running at 100% is normal, especially during gaming.
HWInfo provides precise readings of your hardware. You can press ALT-Tab while playing a game and check the HWInfo display for CPU speeds, voltage levels, and other metrics.
Yes, overlays might lead to stuttering. The OP should test it with and without them.
but without the overlay showing the time graph i wouldn't be sure if the stutters happen or not.