Performance help on AMD GPU

[Wilsolar]

Hi all. Two patches ago I was getting ~90 fps no matter what my settings are. Next patch I was getting 100-110. Now on the current version I'm getting 60-70. I am playing on an XFX RX6800 XT. What complete settings would you guys recommend? It doesn't matter if I run high or low, It's always within ~5fps so there must be a specific one I need to toggle. Are there any overclock/undervolt settings I need to look into? If so where? I would appreciate the help and to be able to spread the word for other players too.

Just a side note: I'm playing at 1440p, lowering and scaling to 1080p doesn't gain any FPS for me.

[RNG]

I use RX 6700 XT and get 120fps @1440p with FSR 2.0 enabled, average 100-105 depending on the location or how much ♥♥♥♥ is on screen.
I play on LOW everything because the difference between LOW and HIGH is so hardly noticeable.

Your GPU is 30% faster. You should be able to hit the same FPS I do.

You haven't overclocked your GPU? AMD literally offers 1-click overclocking via Radeon Adrenalin Software.

The only important thing is to +15% Power Limit, enable "Fast Timings" in VRAM, and crank your VRAM to 2150mhz. This is +10% more performance.

Maxing your Core Clocks, you'd be able to do about 2700mhz minimum and 2850mhz maximum. This would net an additional 5%. It's not worth it due to instability.

XFX RX 6000 series are the best designed AIB models.
The XFX RX 6700 XT, RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT all share closely the same cooler except for minor size differences to make up for the additional heat.
Very well designed coolers. Also sexy. I have two cards on display on my desk just because I like them.

[♂TheBlasterMaster™✞]

Lock your FPS at 60.

[Wilsolar]

Originally posted by RNG:

I use RX 6700 XT and get 120fps @1440p with FSR 2.0 enabled, average 100-105 depending on the location or how much ♥♥♥♥ is on screen.
I play on LOW everything because the difference between LOW and HIGH is so hardly noticeable.

Your GPU is 30% faster. You should be able to hit the same FPS I do.

You haven't overclocked your GPU? AMD literally offers 1-click overclocking via Radeon Adrenalin Software.

The only important thing is to +15% Power Limit, enable "Fast Timings" in VRAM, and crank your VRAM to 2150mhz. This is +10% more performance.

Maxing your Core Clocks, you'd be able to do about 2700mhz minimum and 2850mhz maximum. This would net an additional 5%. It's not worth it due to instability.

XFX RX 6000 series are the best designed AIB models.
The XFX RX 6700 XT, RX 6800, RX 6800 XT, and RX 6900 XT all share closely the same cooler except for minor size differences to make up for the additional heat.
Very well designed coolers. Also sexy. I have two cards on display on my desk just because I like them.

I will try these things out and tell you what I see. I had previously overclocked/undervolted but I saw minimal performance changes and returned to default (plus adrenalin just defaults randomly and I don't notice sometimes.)

I agree that the XFX AIB cards are quite amazing looking, but I am beginning to wonder if I got a bad card. I often get bad performance across the board and have used many many different settings to try and remedy it. Would I get any help from XFX support to trouble shoot, inspect, or even replace the card?

[Wilsolar]

Originally posted by ♂ TheBlasterMaster™🗽:

Lock your FPS at 60.

60fps looks awful in my opinion, I got a 165hz for a reason.

[Hund]

They added 2 new sliders, Texture and Mesh if i recall correctly.

And have you checked what actually bottlenecks?

Raytracing was added for AMD GPU's, activated by accident?

Might want to check the number of worker threads in the launcher and turn it up if they are set to low.

[♂TheBlasterMaster™✞]

Originally posted by Wilsolar:

Originally posted by ♂ TheBlasterMaster™🗽:

Lock your FPS at 60.

60fps looks awful in my opinion, I got a 165hz for a reason.

Then don't ask. It's all been said before.

[Wilsolar]

I set up a nice OC profile in the Adrenalin software similar to what the first user commented and turned on FSR 2.0 set to balanced and I'm getting 145fps average. Thanks goodfellows!

[Wilsolar]

Originally posted by HATE:

They added 2 new sliders, Texture and Mesh if i recall correctly.

And have you checked what actually bottlenecks?

Raytracing was added for AMD GPU's, activated by accident?

Might want to check the number of worker threads in the launcher and turn it up if they are set to low.

I just checked and found that I'm getting low CPU usage in games (less than 50%) is that a bottleneck?? I'm not familiar with this stuff lol

[RNG]

Nah. The game only uses 1-core maximum even if you have it set to use like 10-threads/5-cores.
My Ryzen 5 5600X only gets about 40% utilization out of DarkTide with 10-threads enabled, and only uses 2-threads/1-core maximum. This is while overclocked to 4.7ghz on all-cores, though.

[Wilsolar]

I have the same cpu. Do you overclock with Adrenalin? Ryzen master stopped working after I installed Adrenalin.

[RNG]

Originally posted by Wilsolar:

I have the same cpu. Do you overclock with Adrenalin? Ryzen master stopped working after I installed Adrenalin.

I used to BIOS overclock but this tends to lead to boot-loops or failure to boot.

I only use Ryzen Master for CPU and Adrenalin software for GPU.
You may have to reinstall Ryzen Master but it should work afterwards.

[Judge Lazar]

Originally posted by Wilsolar:

Hi all. Two patches ago I was getting ~90 fps no matter what my settings are. Next patch I was getting 100-110. Now on the current version I'm getting 60-70. I am playing on an XFX RX6800 XT. What complete settings would you guys recommend? It doesn't matter if I run high or low, It's always within ~5fps so there must be a specific one I need to toggle. Are there any overclock/undervolt settings I need to look into? If so where? I would appreciate the help and to be able to spread the word for other players too.

Just a side note: I'm playing at 1440p, lowering and scaling to 1080p doesn't gain any FPS for me.

Before you go over clocking and making big changes, go into the LAUNCHER settings, scroll down to the "worker threads" slider and turn it down a few notches. The fact you're having problems on high or low kinda smells like CPU bottleneck. Might not be the problem but it's worth trying before you accidentally burn out your GPU

[Wilsolar]

Originally posted by Judge Lazar:

Originally posted by Wilsolar:

Hi all. Two patches ago I was getting ~90 fps no matter what my settings are. Next patch I was getting 100-110. Now on the current version I'm getting 60-70. I am playing on an XFX RX6800 XT. What complete settings would you guys recommend? It doesn't matter if I run high or low, It's always within ~5fps so there must be a specific one I need to toggle. Are there any overclock/undervolt settings I need to look into? If so where? I would appreciate the help and to be able to spread the word for other players too.

Just a side note: I'm playing at 1440p, lowering and scaling to 1080p doesn't gain any FPS for me.

Before you go over clocking and making big changes, go into the LAUNCHER settings, scroll down to the "worker threads" slider and turn it down a few notches. The fact you're having problems on high or low kinda smells like CPU bottleneck. Might not be the problem but it's worth trying before you accidentally burn out your GPU

No worries, I only undervolted my GPU. I've got temps stable and below 55C. My CPU is the one I need to look out for, it runs up to 65C under heavy loads. I know it's not insanely hot but I prefer keeping my temps below 65C at all costs.

[There is no Mango]

Originally posted by Wilsolar:

No worries, I only undervolted my GPU. I've got temps stable and below 55C. My CPU is the one I need to look out for, it runs up to 65C under heavy loads. I know it's not insanely hot but I prefer keeping my temps below 65C at all costs.

You are not gonna be convinced by my words for sure considering your wording.
But this is completely useless and you are gimping your performance for an irrational belief.

[Wilsolar]

Originally posted by There is no Mango:

Originally posted by Wilsolar:

No worries, I only undervolted my GPU. I've got temps stable and below 55C. My CPU is the one I need to look out for, it runs up to 65C under heavy loads. I know it's not insanely hot but I prefer keeping my temps below 65C at all costs.

You are not gonna be convinced by my words for sure considering your wording.
But this is completely useless and you are gimping your performance for an irrational belief.

If you have anything insightful to share, feel free to.