Terrible performance and low GPU and CPU usage

[Nobby Nobbs]

So I'm getting terrible performance in this game. My GPU usage is usually around 20-35% and CPU usage around 15-20. My 4070 SUPER is straight-up chilling at around 45-50C while in-game. Meanwhile my framerate fluctuates wildly from around 50 to 80 FPS, borderline unplayable, and it looks terrible, as if the game runs in 720p rather than 1440p at 100% resolution scaling (though this may just be the game).

Is there any solution for this? It's not a driver thing, that much I'm sure of. I've already tried disabling fullscreen optimizations and making sure the game launches in "high performance" mode, but this hasn't helped at all.

Cheers and thanks.

[Nobby Nobbs]

I see a ton of people with this exact problem, for example on reddit. Nobody seems to have figured it out; the game is just basically unplayable for them (me included). Thanks Ubisoft.

[FSMcas]

I have to limit the game to 30 FPS (no matter if all on Ultra or all on Low!) to get a playable framerate. My fps jump between 132 and 28, even if mostly above 60, the sudden changes are a killer in races. Just how many times I crashed into trees or the floor because suddenly the framerate tanked during a flight or race -.-

Great job, Ubi. Cyberpunk, Robocop or Portal RTX all run fine. RR does not, not at all.

Disabling Crossplay and other players helps a lot but breaks the game (like mass races or match making in general)

[GODLIKE 99KINGZ]

damn what a stutter on 150 fps. open a map and you see how big issue that is. damn. It was good and now its broken

[使徒meimei]

I found out super strange thing. Whenever I play on gamepad my game always stutters and gpu load is 30-40% BUT when I switch to keyboard and mouse gpu load spikes up to 80% and no stutters, good average fps of ~120. I have no clue how that works

[Nobby Nobbs]

Originally posted by an:

I found out super strange thing. Whenever I play on gamepad my game always stutters and gpu load is 30-40% BUT when I switch to keyboard and mouse gpu load spikes up to 80% and no stutters, good average fps of ~120. I have no clue how that works :yun:

But who would ever willingly play a game like that on KB/M? I certainly wouldn't.

Ubisoft, fix your ♥♥♥♥.

[Ubi-Vinci]

Hello everyone,

Apologies for not getting to this thread sooner and sorry to hear it you are getting erratic FPS and stuttering in Raiders Republic.

@Nobby Nobbs, I understand this game is designed mostly to be played with a controller, however, can you just test if disconnecting a controller and using M&K does indeed improve the framerate? It's important to know for investigation and reproduction purposes.

[Nobby Nobbs]

Originally posted by Ubi-Vinci:

Hello everyone,

Apologies for not getting to this thread sooner and sorry to hear it you are getting erratic FPS and stuttering in Raiders Republic.

@Nobby Nobbs, I understand this game is designed mostly to be played with a controller, however, can you just test if disconnecting a controller and using M&K does indeed improve the framerate? It's important to know for investigation and reproduction purposes.

I had nothing else to do and just reinstalled the game to try this out. Yes indeed, the performance is way better if I just use mouse and keyboard instead of using my Xbox One S Wireless controller.
As soon as I connect it, the framerate tanks. But I cannot play this way, and no other game I've ever played with it has done this.

What's going on and can I fix it? - without getting a new controller of course; that's ridiculous.

[使徒meimei]

Originally posted by Nobby Nobbs:

Originally posted by Ubi-Vinci:

Hello everyone,

Apologies for not getting to this thread sooner and sorry to hear it you are getting erratic FPS and stuttering in Raiders Republic.

@Nobby Nobbs, I understand this game is designed mostly to be played with a controller, however, can you just test if disconnecting a controller and using M&K does indeed improve the framerate? It's important to know for investigation and reproduction purposes.

I had nothing else to do and just reinstalled the game to try this out. Yes indeed, the performance is way better if I just use mouse and keyboard instead of using my Xbox One S Wireless controller.
As soon as I connect it, the framerate tanks. But I cannot play this way, and no other game I've ever played with it has done this.

What's going on and can I fix it? - without getting a new controller of course; that's ridiculous.

Actually as i found out with my friend, its the problem with gamepad. For some reason it tanks the performance everywhere, for example in forza horizon 4 it happens as well. And some discussions going on in the internet. Solutions are using gamepad in wired mode or official wireless receiver

[Nobby Nobbs]

Works fine for me in Forza Horizon 4 and 5. Also Descenders and literally every other game. The solution must be some fix that does not involve using wired mode (can't and won't). Since it's only this game, then surely there's something the devs can do about it. And if not, I'd like a refund since I still can't play the game.

[Ubi-Vinci]

Hey Nobby Nobbs,

I will look into it. Just a few questions more.
Is your controller connected via Bluetooth or did you test it via a UBS cable (if it can be connected via USB)?
If Bluetooth, does it have an additional BT receiver or are you using the motherboard integrated BT?

It it is a BT receiver, can you plug it to a different USB port?
Same for if it is connected by a USB cable.

[Nobby Nobbs]

Originally posted by Ubi-Vinci:

Hey Nobby Nobbs,

I will look into it. Just a few questions more.
Is your controller connected via Bluetooth or did you test it via a UBS cable (if it can be connected via USB)?
If Bluetooth, does it have an additional BT receiver or are you using the motherboard integrated BT?

It it is a BT receiver, can you plug it to a different USB port?
Same for if it is connected by a USB cable.

It is connected via a USB BT receiver. I've tried three ports: one in a USB hub, another on my case's front panel, and one on the back that plugs directly into the motherboard. It's the same every time.

But I just tried it with the Xbox One S Wireless controller in wired mode. That works fine, GPU utilization is way up and so is the framerate, same as with mouse and keyboard. But I bought a wireless controller to play wirelessly, which has worked perfectly until now (RR being the sole exception), and the only micro-USB cables I have are from phone chargers and seem to be 1m~ in length, which is too short for me to play with. Though I really don't think I should have to... whatever is causing this issue in the first place has got to be on your end, since, again, this is the only game where I have that issue when using my wireless controller.

[Ubi-Vinci]

Thanks for the explanation, Nobby.

Do you know if your PC motherboard has a built-in BT controller as well?
If it does, try paring the controller with it instead and see if it makes a difference.

If you disconnect you USB BT receiver and still have the option to enable Bluetooth devices in Windows settings, it means there is an integrated BT on your motherboard.

Try also changing settings in Steam Controller input. Perhaps this will help as well.

[Nobby Nobbs]

Originally posted by Ubi-Vinci:

Thanks for the explanation, Nobby.

Do you know if your PC motherboard has a built-in BT controller as well?
If it does, try paring the controller with it instead and see if it makes a difference.

If you disconnect you USB BT receiver and still have the option to enable Bluetooth devices in Windows settings, it means there is an integrated BT on your motherboard.

Try also changing settings in Steam Controller input. Perhaps this will help as well.

It does not, or I would have used that instead of clogging up another USB port. I did not plan on ever using wifi with my desktop PC so I got the version of my motherboard without it, unfortunately forgetting that the wifi module also enables BT connectivity. A bit of an oversight, I'll admit. My USB BT module is pretty decent though, never been an issue before. I'm guessing something about RR does not like connecting through BT via USB.

Also I tried enabling Steam Input, but the game didn't seem to register my controller at all when I did that.

EDIT: Just tried enabling Steam Input again, making sure the official Rider's Republic layout is selecting in the controller settings, and nope. The game does not respond at all if I do that.

[Ubi-Vinci]

Thanks, Nobby.

Can you share with us the rest of your PC specs, please?

CPU:
GPU: RTX 4070 Super
RAM:
Storage type (NVME, SSD, HDD):
Windows version:
(type WinVer in the Start menu and press Enter to check your Windows version and build)

Do you have any additional USB accessories plugged in except for the BT receiver?
Do you have more than one monitor?
Is the Ubisoft Connect and the game installed on the system C drive?

Please include the GPU driver version and date and the game's installation path.

[Nobby Nobbs]

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800X3D
GPU: RTX 4070 Super
RAM: 64GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600
Storage type: Samsung 850 Evo SATA SSD, WD SN850X NVMe SSD
Windows version: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.5247
Nvidia driver: latest, 566.36

And yes, I have a USB mouse and keyboard, USB microphone, a USB hub and several other accessories, and I have already tried disconnecting everything but the mouse and keyboard.
I also have a second monitor, yes. And Ubisoft Connect is installed on the C drive while my games are installed on a separate drive, and no I will not change which drive I install what to. Just like my controller this works fine for everything else. I have also followed every single step listed by Ubi-Oof about clearing the Ubisoft Connect cache and a myriad other things and none of it has fixed it.