Frame rate stability

[Napoleon slice]

My first PC playthrough (modless) is irking me somewhat with the game stuttering 50% of the time, (mostly outdoors). I'm using a 1440p 165hz monitor and a 3080gpu. When it's smooth it runs at 93fps but drops to 60's and 50's cause the annoying stutter.
I'm not used to dipping into game files and tweaking things manually but if that's what needs to be done for a solution could someone kindly offer some simple instructions?

[Vex Hilarius]

You need to mod the game using NVTF if you want consistent, dip free frames. This engine only allows 60 fps max before frame rates become inconsistent and the game gets buggy. NVTF fixes this.

You better look at this guide because NVTF requires NVSE.

https://vivanewvegas.github.io/

[Napoleon slice]

Originally posted by Vex Hilarius:

You need to mod the game using NVTF if you want consistent, dip free frames. This engine only allows 60 fps max before frame rates become inconsistent and the game gets buggy. NVTF fixes this.

You better look at this guide because NVTF requires NVSE.

https://vivanewvegas.github.io/

I was really hoping for a workaround without modding on this run. There must be a way to cap fps at 60?

[Vex Hilarius]

Originally posted by Napoleon slice:

Originally posted by Vex Hilarius:

You need to mod the game using NVTF if you want consistent, dip free frames. This engine only allows 60 fps max before frame rates become inconsistent and the game gets buggy. NVTF fixes this.

You better look at this guide because NVTF requires NVSE.

https://vivanewvegas.github.io/

I was really hoping for a workaround without modding on this run. There must be a way to cap fps at 60?

There is. In your graphics card control panel. Go to program settings, select NV, and set your max frame rate to 60.

NVTF doesn't cap your frames, it just eliminates the bugs that happen when you go over 60 fps as well as the micro stuttering. The micro stuttering will not go away without NVTF.

Modding is incredibly fast and simple. Look into modding. Bethesda ain't going to fix NV, but you can.

[Salamand3r-]

If you want to take advantage of your high refresh monitor, you'll need to mod - no way around it.

You can cap at 60 using nVidia control panel, as Vex already mentioned.

If you actually want a butter-smooth high-refresh experience, the basics of Viva New Vegas couple with the Performance Guide (linked in VNV) will get you there.

[Napoleon slice]

Originally posted by Salamand3r-:

If you want to take advantage of your high refresh monitor, you'll need to mod - no way around it.

You can cap at 60 using nVidia control panel, as Vex already mentioned.

If you actually want a butter-smooth high-refresh experience, the basics of Viva New Vegas couple with the Performance Guide (linked in VNV) will get you there.

I'll bear it all in mind. Just used nvidia CP to cap at 60. It didn't occur to me because I'm still relatively new to PC games. Folks like me often fret these things might be 10x more complicated than they sound, leading to panic and appeals on here etc.

[Mechenyi]

Keep in mind, if your worries about modding are that it in any way changes the feel of the game, you can stop at the bug fixes section of vnv and have a virtually unchanged vanilla experience.

[Honeybadgersam]

Yeah did the set to 60fps and it stills randomly drops to about 9fps and will only build back up if I don't move but the moment I move it instantly drops back down again. Didn't fix it for me at all.

[Vio]

this video is nood friendly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F1rsvhVNgI&t=744s&ab_channel=ESO

[Sin317]

If you have Nvidia GPU, let the NVIDIA App optimize the game. Suddenly, the frame rates are uncapped (I highly suggest capping it to whatever your screen's refresh rate is). I think by default the game has a weird vsync or something enabled, that cut's fps by ALOT.