Stuttering and low FPS

[FunkadelicHarv]

So, I bought Oblivion while it was on sale, for 11 bucks, but it runs like garbage on my computer. I absolutely adore this game, as it was my first Elder Scrolls game, so I don't want to have to refund it. I can run games, like Wolfenstein: New Order, Rainbow Six: Siege, and Wargame: Red Dragon (Some different games, for example) without a hitch, but I get an average of 15 FPS normally. God forbid, I run into a rat, or NPC, the lowest I saw it hit, was 4 FPS, but it normally hits 6. I downloaded the recommended patch, on the Nexus Mod manager. As well as a performance booster, and nothing seems to fix it. I also couldn't find any halfway decent recommendations online.

I'd greatly appreciate your help!

[Sam90]

PC specs please...

[FunkadelicHarv]

Sorry,Bear with me, I'm working on improving them, slowly but surely haha.
AMD A8550M APU with radeon HD graphics
AMD Radeon HD 8550g
12gb RAM
Windows 10 64 bit
It's a little bit rough, but I didn't think it'd stop me from playing an older game, such as Oblivion.

[Sam90]

It shouldn't run at 10 fps on that PC. Did you try different GPU drivers?

[ҥӵриӧѕ]

Are you running codecs like K-Lite, if so update them. I was having combat lag 1-3 seconds, after I updated, no problems. Source http://steamcommunity.com/app/22330/discussions/0/358417461606535699/

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

One setting you may want to reduce is texture size. Reducing that setting from High to Medium is a big difference in frame rate. Reducing shadows will also help, as will adjusting your grass settings.

Try using OBSE and Stutter Remover.

OBSE: http://obse.silverlock.org/
Oblivion Stutter Remover: http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/23208/?

You might also consider ENBoost to help boost performance and memory usage if you aren't already using it.

CTD and Memory patch ENBoost: http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/45266/?

[socks]

You guys are giving him way too much information at once. Have you actually looked at the settings menu before you launch Oblivion. Also saying your games run "without a hitch" is not telling us what settings you use or FPS you get in those games.

[FunkadelicHarv]

I understand what you're saying, but as I said before, I can run modern games, and graphic intensive games, without issue. If you want to see the diversity of my game library, you are welcome to browse my library. That's why I see an issue with Oblivion, because I can run games as listed above ^ with no problem. With only a couple games giving me any FPS/lag issues.I had also stated before, that the lag issue is gone. Completely fixed. It isn't an issue with my laptop.

Thanks for your input.

[Sam90]

Originally posted by ZM | Dr. Dro:

Originally posted by BH Sam90:

It shouldn't run at 10 fps on that PC. Did you try different GPU drivers?

I beg to differ, that PC doing the 16 fps he mentioned is already remarkable, his laptop is simply too weak.

But Oblivion is very old. It came out in 2006 and was designed to run on a Pentium 4 and a GeForce 7900 class card. And both his CPU and GPU are order of magnitudes faster than these decade old hardware.

There is something seriously wrong with his system if he got only 16 fps. There might be fps drops here and there in crowded areas because the game is single-threaded only, and the CPU won't have the horsepower for constant 60 fps in these conditions, but it still shouldn't be this low. In dungeons his fps should skyrocket. That's with the game unmodded of course with graphics/ textures or terrian overhauls.

This guy claims he gets 60-70 fps without recording ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abf0knOsTPc

[FunkadelicHarv]

Just for future reference, incase someone else needs it, the crashing ceased when I relocated the Oblivion folder to my desktop. My FPS is still touchy, but infinitely better. The only issue I seem to have now, is the mouse and keyboard not working. It seizes randomly, usually within a half an hour. And the K-lite pack drags down my FPS.