Finally! 120fps solid 99,5% stutter free. :-)

[J8SUPRME]

I finally did it! ETS2 is now running at a solid 120fps with no stutters and no dips in FPS. I have spent so much time on this and now I have finally succeeded.

My CPU and GPU are not even working hard and the graphics quality in the game is very good. So I believe that others can benefit from my findings. No more "stick to 60fps". 120fps works just as well. And it even works well in reworked Germany and the lastest map DLC's - also when it rains.
I had to test out different settings in the game and what really made a difference was scaling and lowering mirror quality to the lowest setting. That combined with using manual settings in the NVIDIA control panel did the trick.
I did a screenshot test between using 200% and 400% scaling. There was no difference if I took advantage of TAA Luma Sharpening with 200% scaling.

I will happily share my findings and write up a small guide if you guys are interested. Please let me know. :-)

[mav001au]

What was the issue for you I'm running a ryzen 7 5800x 32gb 3600 ram and a rtx 3070 and never had stutters on max I'm curious what the issue might be since you have a more powerful system

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by mav001au:

What was the issue for you I'm running a ryzen 7 5800x 32gb 3600 ram and a rtx 3070 and never had stutters on max I'm curious what the issue might be since you have a more powerful system

To be honest - I can’t give you a specific technical explanation. I just know that changing graphics settings in the game, putting the game offline, not using curtains in the cabin and changing some settings in the NVIDIA control panel did it. That’s the short version.
I was aiming for 120fps since that gives me a nice fluid experience. I know a lot are perfectly happy at 60fps - but that looks like crap on a 240hz monitor - even at 120hz it’s bad.
I kept getting schooled about being a fool for going for higher fps. That just made me stubborn.
I had to make a few compromises in the game but it doesn’t hurt the overall experience I want from the game.
So I’m very happy with the result.

[[JPN] Tutomu Shikigami]

try to disable vertical sync,
but I do not Know what Display and PC do you use... .

[Arkhyel]

Best possible graphic settings for 240hz monitor? Yeah, I'm interested. Btw, I have brand new i5-14400F / 4060 Ti computer scheduled for delivery next week.

[mav001au]

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

Originally posted by mav001au:

What was the issue for you I'm running a ryzen 7 5800x 32gb 3600 ram and a rtx 3070 and never had stutters on max I'm curious what the issue might be since you have a more powerful system

To be honest - I can’t give you a specific technical explanation. I just know that changing graphics settings in the game, putting the game offline, not using curtains in the cabin and changing some settings in the NVIDIA control panel did it. That’s the short version.
I was aiming for 120fps since that gives me a nice fluid experience. I know a lot are perfectly happy at 60fps - but that looks like crap on a 240hz monitor - even at 120hz it’s bad.
I kept getting schooled about being a fool for going for higher fps. That just made me stubborn.
I had to make a few compromises in the game but it doesn’t hurt the overall experience I want from the game.
So I’m very happy with the result.

Ah ok thats fair enough

[maxcry]

I think it has been mentioned here a lot already.
Now you finally found it out yourself.... :)

Scaling and mirror quality have the biggest impact on the overall performance.
You have to find the right setting that match your GPU and - very important - your monitor resolution.
A 4060 (@bongo) , i.e. should run well at Full HD and high settings, but at higher resoltions you might have to reduce the settings.

A 4060 and a 4K UHD monitor (example) is like putting a 100 HP engine in you 6x4 big sleeper truck and wonder why it does not climb the hill ... to make it more understandable for the truck drivers around here... ;)

You can take a look here to get an idea of what your GPU is capable of:
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gpu-hierarchy,4388.html

[Silverbiker]

Well it's prolly that that I'm an old fart and my eyes aren't as good as they used to be but TBH I can't see any difference running at 60fps or 144fps on my 144hz monitor @ 3413x1440 on a RTX3090.
Admittedly its only a UHD 34" but everything is just ticking over and keeping the running costs down.
I did look at ramping things up and watching my IHD and jeez!!! it jumped right into the red!!!!
A question to the tekkies out there. Will undervolting my video card use less power and would it make a significant difference to power consumption (lower my bill by much, if anything)? I have looked online about this but just ended up confused (which doesn't take much for my 80yo brain).

[maxcry]

@bongo:
If you browse the discussion here, you will find a couple of threads about stutters, FPS drops and things like that with various tips what you can do to solve the problem.

It could be related to mods of course but also to some Nvidia and Windows settings, up to owned trailers for AI drivers that can cause stutters for some reason (known bug).

[J8SUPRME]

Thanks for the positive feedback and discussion. No bashing? I’m surprised. ;-)

I’ll post a guide as soon as I can. :-)

[Antaiir]

Bashing? Hold my beer:

The lack of information about the hardware in use, renders this thread pretty pointless.

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

My CPU and GPU are not even working hard...

That just mean a CPU limit.

Happy new year to all of you! :-)

[J8SUPRME]

Originally posted by Antaiir:

Bashing? Hold my beer:

The lack of information about the hardware in use, renders this thread pretty pointless.

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

My CPU and GPU are not even working hard...

That just mean a CPU limit.

Happy new year to all of you! :-)

Patience young apprentice. Specs will of cause be included so others can evaluate if the guide is of any use to them.

[Silverbiker]

Using modded profile I can drive in UK and get 120+, jump to Balkans and it drops to 80 which is due (I imagine) to changes in the graphics.
I ran a vanilla profile in Balkans and was up in 120+, ran modded profile (which includes all of jazzycats mods and CIP traffic Mod) and it drops back to around 80fps but with no stutters or rubberbanding I can live with that.

[Das_P0m]

And who forgot again, that scaling means EVERYTHING gets scaled?

Every single texture will be scale by factor X

400% scale means all textures sizes are 4 times greater than before.
1k -> 4k

and worst and that is what most folks forget: Any mod with big textures (because size matter for some) is also taking that scaling: 4k -> 16k

And then folks complain about the games not running smoothly...

In combination with a not good written render you can say good bye to the fps.

[Cypher]

If the game ran smooth with mods and same settings before a patch, then all of a sudden it tanks. It's the patch not the computer or settings.

I had horrible FPS in ATS, and then I got the new NVIDIA patch and all was well again. That may be your solution for here as well.

[MCNacho-ナチョ]

Originally posted by J8SUPRME:

I finally did it! ETS2 is now running at a solid 120fps with no stutters and no dips in FPS. I have spent so much time on this and now I have finally succeeded.

My CPU and GPU are not even working hard and the graphics quality in the game is very good. So I believe that others can benefit from my findings. No more "stick to 60fps". 120fps works just as well. And it even works well in reworked Germany and the lastest map DLC's - also when it rains.
I had to test out different settings in the game and what really made a difference was scaling and lowering mirror quality to the lowest setting. That combined with using manual settings in the NVIDIA control panel did the trick.
I did a screenshot test between using 200% and 400% scaling. There was no difference if I took advantage of TAA Luma Sharpening with 200% scaling.

I will happily share my findings and write up a small guide if you guys are interested. Please let me know. :-)

or set it to dx11 in the launcher and dont use opengl? that worked for me