Sevas Posted January 31, 2025 Report Posted January 31, 2025 Hi, I have a problem with the performance of the game and I don't know how to fix it. Before I played with integrated graphics (ryzen 5600g) and I had a configuration where I was going at about 40 or 30 fps. A few days ago I installed a gpu in my pc(amd rx 6500xt). And when I entered for the first time to a world and with the same configuration began to go wrong, slowly the fps were going down. do you know what it can be or what can i do?
tonechild Posted January 31, 2025 Report Posted January 31, 2025 (edited) When you say the FPS slowly goes down, does it mean it starts out fine and then, over time, steadily drops? How long does it take for the FPS to start dropping? In my experience, when the main catalyst for a performance drop is time, it’s usually due to a memory leak, a driver issue, or hardware. Since I don’t think most people are reporting a performance drop over time (and I haven’t really seen evidence of it from casually browsing forums), I don’t believe it’s a memory leak. My best guess is that temperatures may be going up, causing the CPU or GPU (or both) to throttle. Throttling will cause FPS drops, but it also prevents permanent damage. Without getting too deep into the weeds, I recommend grabbing a profiler like HWMonitor (a free tool) and letting it record data in the background while you play. Then, when the game slows down, check the recorded data. If you see a temperature spike, then high temps are causing throttling. If you don’t see a spike, then try making sure you don’t have a bunch of unnecessary background processes running, check for anything weird like malware, and ensure that all drivers are up to date. I personally experienced throttling a few “upgrades” ago when my CPU hit over 90C because I had installed the cooling fans in my case incorrectly - they were pointing at each other instead of moving air through. Total rookie mistake, and I’ve been building PCs since the 90s when my dad taught me. Even with all that experience, I still messed up the fans. Once I fixed the airflow, everything worked fine, and I was also glad it throttled instead of frying something. You’ve just got to make sure the air is flowing properly - if it still heats up even with good airflow, it could be a seating or thermal paste issue. It’s possible the new GPU produces more ambient heat so that the case now needs better airflow, or maybe a fan got unplugged, or something else along those lines. Anyway, I’m just trying to help. To recap, make sure all software (including drivers) is up to date, your OS is healthy, and that your hardware is staying cool. That’s a good practice even when things are going well. I hope everything works out and you figure out what’s going on. Edited January 31, 2025 by tonechild 1
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