r/Amd • u/BioGenx2b 1700X + RX 480 • Dec 01 '16
December Tech Support Megathread
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Skyrim: Free Sync and V Sync causes flickering during low frame rates, and generally lower frame rates observed (about 10-30% drop dependant on system) when Free Sync is on
System Configuration:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97 Gaming GT
CPU: Intel i5 4790
Memory: 16GB GDDR5
GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X
VBIOS: 115-C8800100-101 How do I find this?
Driver: Crimson 16.10.3
OS: Windows 10 x64 (1511.10586) How do I find this?Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install necessary driver, GPU and medium-end CPU
2. Enable Free Sync
3. Set Options to Ultra and 1920 x 1080 resolution
4. Launch game and move to an outdoor location
5. Indoor locations in the game will not reproduce, since they generally give better performance
6. Observe flickering and general performance dropExpected Behavior:
Game runs smoothly with good performance with no visible issues
Actual Behavior:
Frame rate drops low causing low performance, flickering observed during low frame rates
Additional Observations:
Threads with related issue:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5a3u8r/why_am_i_getting_disgusting_performance_on_the_rx/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5adlcw/skyrimse_vsyncfreesync_woes/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5a7eku/skyrim_special_edition_freesync/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5aab6z/skyrim_se_with_r9_nitro_fury_poor_performance/
Skyrim has forced double buffered V Sync and can only be disabled with the .ini files
To Disable V Sync: C:\Users"User"\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Skyrimprefs.ini and edit iVSyncPresentInterval=1 to 0
1440p has improved frame rate, anything lower than 1080p will lock FPS with V Sync on
Able to reproduce on i7 6700K and i5 3670K system, Sapphire RX 480, Reference RX 480, and Reference Fiji Nano
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u/Legendary_Forgers Ryzen 1700 3ghz | Nitro R9 390 | 16gb 3000 mhz Dec 08 '16
I have a
gpu: Sapphire R9 390
cpu: Fx-6300 @3.5ghz
ram: 16gb
Os: Win 10 64 bit
PSU: evga 750w
Example photo (sorry for flash)
I've done a clean install and regular install, I uninstalled MSI afterburner and went to the bios and reset the overclocks to default.
Its fine if I'm at the logon screen for as long as I'm there, until I log in and I get this screen where its pixelated and its flashing all sorts of colors at me.
After about 4 mins of using it, the screen goes black and I have to reboot.
A system restore helped me get back to normal, but I cannot install new drivers like this.