taking a screen shot significantly reduces the frame rate.
taking a screen shot significantly reduces the frame rate.
This shouldn't occur. Your frame rate should stay the same. Please share your CPU and GPU details so we can assist you more effectively.
It's probable your equipment lacks sufficient power for recording gameplay.
2 Intel Xeon X5670 processors, each equipped with 6 cores and 12 threads. Performance specifications include a base frequency of 2.93Ghz and a boost frequency of 3.33Ghz, with 12MB cache per core. RAM configuration features 36GB DDR3 advanced ECC FB-DIMM modules operating in hexachannel mode. Graphics card included is the GTX 1060 with 3GB of memory. The system utilizes a RAID array consisting of four 300GB SAS drives spinning at 15K RPM, organized in RAID 1+0.
Have you attempted to adjust the "Video Capture Settings" to 60 FPS? Recording at 300 FPS could significantly strain your computer's resources, reducing performance. Your game should maintain 150-300 FPS when recording at 60, but the recording itself would likely fail.
It seems you're capturing at 300FPS instead of 60FPS. Consider adjusting the setting in Video Capture. If that doesn't resolve the issue, I question Fraps' compatibility with your PC. You might want to try recording via OBS with NVENC for better flexibility. OBS offers more features than Fraps.
Check GeForce Experience and compare performance with OBS or Experience on your system.
Consider trying a different software option. FRAPS hasn't been updated in six years, lacking strong optimization for multicore processors beyond dual-core support, and no hyper-threading capabilities. OBS, DXtory, and possibly XSplit are likely more current and better suited to modern hardware.
If you decide to stick with FRAPS, adjust the FPS target to 120. Its mechanism locks the target FPS, which should be sufficient for smooth gameplay while still producing reasonable file sizes.