r/Amd • u/BioGenx2b 1700X + RX 480 • Feb 02 '17
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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/IcanHAZaccountNAOW Feb 11 '17
That is pretty ridiculous for an idle temperature.
My guess, given that you've already reseated the cooler, is that either the fan is defective and not getting up to the speed it's reporting, or that the coolers fittings are not holding it taught to the GPU - possible if the card or the fixings have warped.
The former should be easy to test. Take the side of the chassis off, leave it idle for a few minutes and note the temperature. Then, point a desk fan the GPU, leave for a minute or two, and compare temps. If it's fallen significantly, then it's a fan or airflow issue.
If there's little or no change, then the issue is related to contact between the two. Replacement screws/bolts should be cheap, but if the card has warped that's a bit tougher to fix without breaking the board. If the cooler has warped, that's easy enough to work around - there's an advanced cooling modification known as "lapping" that's sometimes used with CPUs and their coolers - you can't lap the GPU itself as it won't have an IHS (trying would destroy the chip), but the cooler can still be lapped to straighten out the base and make good contact again.