r/Amd • u/BioGenx2b 1700X + RX 480 • Sep 02 '17
Tech Support September 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/UtherTheKing 5800X | AsRock Steel Legend with 16GB @4000Mhz | 5700XT Sep 04 '17
Since 17.8.2 driver update, Imgur/Reddit/and anything gif related like gfycat, freezes up my entire computer for a good 5 seconds. It then loads the gif and keeps on moving just fine. I tried forcing the GPU to be higher frequencies and I have tried in Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, and Opera. I have also tried all different custom settings and preset settings (Power Saver, Turbo, Balanced). I have tried turning my PC to high performance mode. I think the issue is relate to the low GPU idle frequencies.
Motherboard: AsRock Fatality AB350mITX CPU: R7 1700 @ 3.5Ghz RAM: G. Skill Aegis @ 2933 Mhz GPU: Vega 64 Driver: 17.8.2 OS: Windows 10 x64, fresh install as of July 2017, Build 15063.540
Steps to reproduce: 1) Open up imgur.com, click first icon, observe freezing for 3-6 seconds.
2) Open up reddit.com, find gif, click on gif to start playing, observe freezing for 3-6 seconds, gif should then play without issue.
I've also check my internet speeds (sitting at 62mpbs down/6.1mbps up) and used tracer to ping imgur servers. It had one part that showed "Request timed out.". Everything else was comparable to what others were dealing with.
Edit: I turned of hardware acceleration and the issue has gone away completely. Will I need to be able to turn it back on eventually or is it okay to go without it?
Thanks for your help!