Massive FPS Drop with no source.

[Wiese]

despite plenty of memory being avaliable, 16GB of RAM, barely any CPU usage and good internet connection Arma Reforger will go from a smooth 60fps to a abysmal 6fps randomly and at once, forever being stuck at 10 or below fps after the drop. The only way to fix it is restarting the game, but eventually it returns. It seems there is nothing wrong with my PC or internet, but the fps drop occurs even when playing offline singleplayer. It especially happens when I tab out, and sometimes the fps counter will even read "0" despite me being able to squeak out around 2 fps. Im running a modern, nice computer thats only 2 years old and is kept in good condition, is anyone else experiencing this or is it just me?!

[vanvan]

Can you keep more detailed specs including exact hardware, drivers, auxiliary software like antivirus etc..

[Wiese]

Originally posted by vanvan:

Can you keep more detailed specs including exact hardware, drivers, auxiliary software like antivirus etc..

Oh jeez im not a computer expert. Nividia Geforce RTX 3070, Microsoft defender Antivirus I think? Idk it was the default that came with my Windows 11. The model of the computer is an Aurora R15 from Alienware if that helps. CPU is 13th gen IntelR Core(TM) and its usually around 7% utilization. its speed is around 3 GHZ usually.

[-Bl4ckH4wK-]

I'm just come back to Reforger, well, I tried twice the MP after having some fun in the SP mission, but after few minutes playing, I'm getting a persistent 1 to 3 fps bug, can't shake it. If I go to menu, doesn't help, only if I leave the server, if I do it, all go back to normal, I never had this bug before the 1.3 . I'm running in a updated Windows 10, my NVIDIA driver is last than a month old, they release a new one every week it seems. 16GB ram, nothing else heavy running in the background. I've a 3060Ti (w/ undervolt) . I never did or have any problems like this in any other game or in the Reforger single-player, or have in the SP or MP before the update 1.3

[Wiese]

Originally posted by -Bl4ckH4wK-:

I'm just come back to Reforger, well, I tried twice the MP after having some fun in the SP mission, but after few minutes playing, I'm getting a persistent 1 to 3 fps bug, can't shake it. If I go to menu, doesn't help, only if I leave the server, if I do it, all go back to normal, I never had this bug before the 1.3 . I'm running in a updated Windows 10, my NVIDIA driver is last than a month old, they release a new one every week it seems. 16GB ram, nothing else heavy running in the background. I've a 3060Ti (w/ undervolt) . I never did or have any problems like this in any other game or in the Reforger single-player, or have in the SP or MP before the update 1.3

Try lowering your graphics quality to low and then upping certain things you like, I dunno why but that fixed it for me. It seems its something with the games rendering or graphics thats bugged. It almost feels like one of the devs accidentally left a nuke inside the files post 1.3

[Rick James Bish]

Originally posted by Wiese:

CPU is 13th gen IntelR Core(TM) and its usually around 7% utilization. its speed is around 3 GHZ usually.

7% ? That does not sound right. I have a an i7 13700k and 4090, 64gb ram. My CPU averages 20%.

I would download ParkControl and use the Ultimate Performance Preset. 13th gen CPUs have a known issue and it can be very limiting depending on the program being run. Also make sure you MB has the latest bios as they have been releasing updates to address these CPUs specifically.

[-Bl4ckH4wK-]

Originally posted by Wiese:

Originally posted by -Bl4ckH4wK-:

I'm just come back to Reforger, well, I tried twice the MP after having some fun in the SP mission, but after few minutes playing, I'm getting a persistent 1 to 3 fps bug, can't shake it. If I go to menu, doesn't help, only if I leave the server, if I do it, all go back to normal, I never had this bug before the 1.3 . I'm running in a updated Windows 10, my NVIDIA driver is last than a month old, they release a new one every week it seems. 16GB ram, nothing else heavy running in the background. I've a 3060Ti (w/ undervolt) . I never did or have any problems like this in any other game or in the Reforger single-player, or have in the SP or MP before the update 1.3

Try lowering your graphics quality to low and then upping certain things you like, I dunno why but that fixed it for me. It seems its something with the games rendering or graphics thats bugged. It almost feels like one of the devs accidentally left a nuke inside the files post 1.3

Hey there, I'm happy to tell you that I found the problem, was the textures settings in ultra, I had the problem again, stuck 3fps, tried few changes in settings, nothing, but like magic, the fps was back to normal when I changed the textures from ultra to high. I've 16GB ram and 8 of VRAM, playing at 2560x1080p. This isn't normal, must be a problem introduced in the last update.

[Wiese]

Originally posted by -Bl4ckH4wK-:

Originally posted by Wiese:

Try lowering your graphics quality to low and then upping certain things you like, I dunno why but that fixed it for me. It seems its something with the games rendering or graphics thats bugged. It almost feels like one of the devs accidentally left a nuke inside the files post 1.3

Hey there, I'm happy to tell you that I found the problem, was the textures settings in ultra, I had the problem again, stuck 3fps, tried few changes in settings, nothing, but like magic, the fps was back to normal when I changed the textures from ultra to high. I've 16GB ram and 8 of VRAM, playing at 2560x1080p. This isn't normal, must be a problem introduced in the last update.

Yeah, I swear what happened to the time when updates to games made them better instead of worse.

[Chickenjohn]

I have the same issue
3060ti
5800x
32gb 4000mhz
1000/50 net

Definitely from the latest patch as i could play a match for hours no issues

[Wiese]

Originally posted by Chickenjohn:

I have the same issue
3060ti
5800x
32gb 4000mhz
1000/50 net

Definitely from the latest patch as i could play a match for hours no issues

try turning graphics quality to low, then choose which things to increase again. It seems something is embedded within the highest graphics settings that destroys the game fps