Frame drop leads to stutters on high-performance PC systems in many games
Frame drop leads to stutters on high-performance PC systems in many games
Hello, my name is Aaron here. I’m sharing my system details and temperatures.
Hardware:
- RT 6700xt
- 32GB RAM, Ballistix 3000MHz
- RM850x Corsair PSU
- IceCool H150i Caprllix liquid cooler
- Ryzen 7 3700X
- 4 case fans (all LL120)
- Gigabyte Ultra Durable B550M motherboard
- 2TB HDD at 7200RPM (sufficient for most games)
- 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD (for OS and some titles)
- When Idle: GPU temp 35°C, CPU temp 38°C, GPU usage 0-2%, CPU usage 0-2%, Memory 18-27%
- Gaming:
- GPU temp 45-60°C
- CPU temps 45-65°C
- GPU usage 70-99%
- CPU usage 20-55%
Issue:
During gaming, especially in most games, I experience a noticeable drop to 10 to 20 frames per second, accompanied by jitter or stutter that feels like a micro freeze. Despite consistently reaching my 144fps target at 1440p resolution, I often encounter random sharp drops lasting from a few seconds to minutes. This has happened with games like CSGO and even 7 Days to Die on SSD.
I’ve resolved similar problems by switching the game from an old HDD to a new SSD. No temperature or bottleneck issues have arisen. However, I still face occasional performance hiccups with that particular title. My system runs Windows 11, and all drivers, chipset, and BIOS are up to date. I’ve even rolled back drivers before they caused problems.
If anyone has suggestions or experiences similar issues, please let me know—it would be greatly appreciated.
not what I was hoping for but it functioned. After trying fixes and troubleshooting, I realized the AMD GPU hardware is solid, though the software and drivers are poor. I changed to a 3070ti and all problems disappeared right away. Unfortunately, with AMD the drivers and developer support are still lacking, which is disappointing since their hardware is excellent. I’m hoping for improvements in the near future.
Stop using the internet.
Remove every GPU driver using DDU (clean without restarting, and make sure to check all options in AMD settings).
Uninstall all processors (this is essential; ensure it’s set to 16 since your system uses 16 threads). When prompted, click “no” during the restart and continue uninstalling all processors.
On Device Manager, uninstall AMD Chipset Software via the control panel (ignore if none exists).
Restart the PC into BIOS, turn off AMD FTPM and Secure Boot (if enabled by default), save changes and exit. Return to BIOS, flash to the latest BIOS (the one with agesa 1.2.0.7), then restart after updates, select default or optimized settings, enable the fastest XMP profile, save and exit.
Optional adjustments:
- Disable CSM, turn on Above 4G Decoding, and enable the Resizable bar option (these features won’t appear unless CSM is off).
- If GPU supports, consider using XD.
If everything succeeds, boot into Windows, install the newest Chipset driver, then restart.
Always perform these actions offline until you reboot after installing the chipset driver. Place RAM in slots A2 and B2 (slots 2 and 4) if using only two RAM sticks, and consider rebooting to BIOS afterward to apply XMP settings and previous configurations.
Download the required files before proceeding with step 1, and follow each command carefully.
Run cmd as administrator, then execute chkdsk /x /f /r, followed by sfc /scannow.
Check for Windows updates and install any available ones (excluding optional updates).
Ensure the PSU connected to the GPU uses a 1 PCIe cable per slot (use the main cable, not the branch or split cables).
I would initially verify the memory using memtest86 to confirm it operates correctly, runs at the intended pace, and functions in dual-channel mode.
not a solution I was hoping for but it functioned. After trying fixes and troubleshooting, I realized the AMD GPU hardware is solid, though the software and drivers are poor. I changed to a 3070ti and all problems disappeared right away. Unfortunately, with AMD the drivers and developer support are still lacking, which is disappointing since their hardware is excellent. I’m hoping for improvements in the near future.