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Game performance is poor on PC, especially 3DMark tests at just 10 frames per second.

Game performance is poor on PC, especially 3DMark tests at just 10 frames per second.

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scott761
Junior Member
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12-04-2021, 06:14 AM
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I’ve noticed a significant drop in game performance recently (Marvel Rivals around 30–40 FPS). To investigate, I performed a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test on my system—equipped with an RTX 3080 and a Ryzen 9 5900X. The scores were disappointingly low, only 9–10 FPS. The benchmark showed the GPU operating at full capacity, yet its clock speed averaged just about 300 MHz, which is unusually low. CPU usage stayed minimal and temperatures remained stable. I attempted to reinstall drivers via DDU, but that didn’t resolve the issue. My BIOS is current, and the setup looks normal: 64GB DDR4 at ~3134 MHz, Windows 11, NVMe SSD, Resizable BAR off. Any advice on next steps or possible fixes would be welcome. result.3dmark-result
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scott761
12-04-2021, 06:14 AM #1

I’ve noticed a significant drop in game performance recently (Marvel Rivals around 30–40 FPS). To investigate, I performed a 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 test on my system—equipped with an RTX 3080 and a Ryzen 9 5900X. The scores were disappointingly low, only 9–10 FPS. The benchmark showed the GPU operating at full capacity, yet its clock speed averaged just about 300 MHz, which is unusually low. CPU usage stayed minimal and temperatures remained stable. I attempted to reinstall drivers via DDU, but that didn’t resolve the issue. My BIOS is current, and the setup looks normal: 64GB DDR4 at ~3134 MHz, Windows 11, NVMe SSD, Resizable BAR off. Any advice on next steps or possible fixes would be welcome. result.3dmark-result

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Zeliounz
Junior Member
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12-06-2021, 12:13 AM
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Your GPU seems to have issues, do you experience similar problems in games? I’d consider reinstalling Windows.
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Zeliounz
12-06-2021, 12:13 AM #2

Your GPU seems to have issues, do you experience similar problems in games? I’d consider reinstalling Windows.

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cluelessboy456
Member
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12-07-2021, 08:00 PM
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Latest NVIDIA drivers appear unstable... especially with the 3080. Could it be related to overheating memory? Do you have MSI Afterburner or similar overclocking tools set up? Yes... but the odd thing is it's running around 300 MHz, which shouldn't be that warm—more like 40°C or less. What's the cooling setup in your system? I'd appreciate knowing, but I still suspect some strange settings or a driver issue. I might try installing Windows 10 just to be safe, since Windows 11 seems like an incomplete alpha version right now.
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cluelessboy456
12-07-2021, 08:00 PM #3

Latest NVIDIA drivers appear unstable... especially with the 3080. Could it be related to overheating memory? Do you have MSI Afterburner or similar overclocking tools set up? Yes... but the odd thing is it's running around 300 MHz, which shouldn't be that warm—more like 40°C or less. What's the cooling setup in your system? I'd appreciate knowing, but I still suspect some strange settings or a driver issue. I might try installing Windows 10 just to be safe, since Windows 11 seems like an incomplete alpha version right now.

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Manas_
Member
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12-09-2021, 08:08 AM
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It's getting a bit warm because it's an SFFC PC, so I've already accepted that my cooling won't be ideal. I just don't want to reinstall Windows. Thanks!
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Manas_
12-09-2021, 08:08 AM #4

It's getting a bit warm because it's an SFFC PC, so I've already accepted that my cooling won't be ideal. I just don't want to reinstall Windows. Thanks!

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Unmigrate
Senior Member
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12-09-2021, 03:04 PM
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You checked the situation and considered reinstalling windows. Your system has a 3080FE with 13600k refresh rate and about 10 FPS in 3Dmark. You're looking for a solution.
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Unmigrate
12-09-2021, 03:04 PM #5

You checked the situation and considered reinstalling windows. Your system has a 3080FE with 13600k refresh rate and about 10 FPS in 3Dmark. You're looking for a solution.