Game stutters so much at most inconvenient times its barely playable

[beo]

I play aviation, always have 120 fps capped, regardless of settings, i tried fullscreen or windowed, VSYNC off and ON, lowest and maximum settings, does not matter.
Once i dive down and into combat the fps stays still 120 but it microstutters making me miss my shots, its horrible.
Any idea?
i9 9900k
32gb ram
rtx 3080

[Warlock]

The only thing that I have found yet that does temporarily fix it for me, is a fresh re-boot, then straight into War Thunder.
Sometimes it seems like DLSS worsens the stutter, but I'm really not sure at this point.

For me, the symptom appears to be a halving of whatever the current FPS is, no matter what the graphics settings or resolution is, creating a frame time glitch of about half a second in-game. Like you, it most often happens when closing on enemies.

If the reboot didn't fix this issue, the game would be totally unplayable.

[beo]

Originally posted by TANDY-1000EX:

The only thing that I have found yet that does temporarily fix it for me, is a fresh re-boot, then straight into War Thunder.
Sometimes it seems like DLSS worsens the stutter, but I'm really not sure at this point.

For me, the symptom appears to be a halving of whatever the current FPS is, no matter what the graphics settings or resolution is, creating a frame time glitch of about half a second in-game. Like you, it most often happens when closing on enemies.

If the reboot didn't fix this issue, the game would be totally unplayable.

Thanks i am using no DLSS, just TAA, i tried FXAA and no AA as well, doesnt seem to make a difference, but you are right that some days its much better than others, maybe if i play straight after logging in to my PC, but should not be required to play a match honestly, something is wrong with the memory/cpu utilization of the game

[Blaadirk]

Try adjusting your cloud settings to zero. Sometimes this helps. There are similar issues in Naval battles as well with solid 120 FPS then randomly down to 15-20 FPS for 15-30 seconds. Multiple machines.

[Warlock]

Originally posted by Blaadirk:

Try adjusting your cloud settings to zero. Sometimes this helps. There are similar issues in Naval battles as well with solid 120 FPS then randomly down to 15-20 FPS for 15-30 seconds. Multiple machines.

Oh man that's awful. 15-30 seconds of stutter, I couldn't handle in Air Battles. For me it's about 1/2 a second, a sudden drop in frame rate.

Originally posted by beo:

something is wrong with the memory/cpu utilization of the game

I am on Ryzen 5600x, 24GB RAM, RTX 2060. It does look like a sudden drop in frame rate. Which is usually CPU/RAM. I have suspected my RAM , because it is older - CL 15 2666mhz, in four slots 4+8 4+8 config.

What speed RAM do you have running with your 9900k?

[はるあき]

I play ground vehicles, and the game stutters too.
It would still keep stuttering badly even after I tried to lower the graphic quality.

[KnightoftheAbyss]

There is already a thread on this. Please read before posting.
Hi,
Can you please first try the options below and see if these fix the issue.

Have you restarted your client?
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528630-what-is-the-cache-and-how-do-you-clear-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528632-what-is-game-integrity-and-how-do-you-verify-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528666-what-is-custom-content-and-how-do-you-disable-it/

If this does not correct the issue, please do the following.

Can you please remove the current graphics driver(s) using DDU (or similar). https://www.wagnardsoft.com/

Please ensure that you follow the instructions and use Safe Mode.

Then re-install/install the latest driver(s) and re-test.

If that does not correct the issue, then

Can you please provide all the information asked for in the guidelines.
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/104234-windows-graphic-and-graphics-device-guidelines-important-read-before-posting/

Knowledge Base FYI
Can you please provide the relevant files asked for in the guidelines.
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/535290-how-do-you-find-the-game-version/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528636-how-do-you-take-screenshots-using-the-in-game-functionality/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/344353-replays-what-is-the-difference-and-how-do-you-find-them/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/493057-what-is-a-client-log-clog-and-how-do-you-obtain-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/493059-what-is-a-dxdiag-log-and-how-do-you-obtain-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528666-what-is-custom-content-and-how-do-you-disable-it/

If you are experiencing FPS drops or other performance problems, it is necessary to create a performance log.
To create such a log you will need to start the game, enter a battle and press left ALT+F11 to enable, or disable the log recording. At the moment of performance drop you will need to mark the time in the log by a single press of the F11 button.
After that in the folder with logs “Folder with game.game_logs\” will appear a file with the extension .dap, which should be attached to the report. Please run the Profiler tool - (Alt+F11), spikes are created in the spikes-date_time.dap; pressing F11 creates - ring-datetime.dap

Video's can be useful, but they DO NOT negate the need for the replay files. Can you please mount video's on a streaming site. Most of the Technical Moderation team are volunteers. If we were to download every video, in each report, most of us would exceed our monthly ISP download levels and either end up losing, or paying extra for our connections.
Whilst one small video is fine. Multiple large videos could quickly become an issue given the number of reports that we handle. Your consideration with this issue is appreciated.

Please report it here https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder Select your Operating system etc. Or you can report it from the game under the Community tab in the hangar.

[beo]

Originally posted by TANDY-1000EX:

Originally posted by Blaadirk:

Try adjusting your cloud settings to zero. Sometimes this helps. There are similar issues in Naval battles as well with solid 120 FPS then randomly down to 15-20 FPS for 15-30 seconds. Multiple machines.

Oh man that's awful. 15-30 seconds of stutter, I couldn't handle in Air Battles. For me it's about 1/2 a second, a sudden drop in frame rate.

Originally posted by beo:

something is wrong with the memory/cpu utilization of the game

I am on Ryzen 5600x, 24GB RAM, RTX 2060. It does look like a sudden drop in frame rate. Which is usually CPU/RAM. I have suspected my RAM , because it is older - CL 15 2666mhz, in four slots 4+8 4+8 config.

What speed RAM do you have running with your 9900k?

G.SKill TridentZ RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200

[beo]

Originally posted by KnightoftheAbyss:

There is already a thread on this. Please read before posting.
Hi,
Can you please first try the options below and see if these fix the issue.

Have you restarted your client?
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528630-what-is-the-cache-and-how-do-you-clear-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528632-what-is-game-integrity-and-how-do-you-verify-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528666-what-is-custom-content-and-how-do-you-disable-it/

If this does not correct the issue, please do the following.

Can you please remove the current graphics driver(s) using DDU (or similar). https://www.wagnardsoft.com/

Please ensure that you follow the instructions and use Safe Mode.

Then re-install/install the latest driver(s) and re-test.

If that does not correct the issue, then

Can you please provide all the information asked for in the guidelines.
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/104234-windows-graphic-and-graphics-device-guidelines-important-read-before-posting/

Knowledge Base FYI
Can you please provide the relevant files asked for in the guidelines.
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/535290-how-do-you-find-the-game-version/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528636-how-do-you-take-screenshots-using-the-in-game-functionality/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/344353-replays-what-is-the-difference-and-how-do-you-find-them/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/493057-what-is-a-client-log-clog-and-how-do-you-obtain-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/493059-what-is-a-dxdiag-log-and-how-do-you-obtain-it/
https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/528666-what-is-custom-content-and-how-do-you-disable-it/

If you are experiencing FPS drops or other performance problems, it is necessary to create a performance log.
To create such a log you will need to start the game, enter a battle and press left ALT+F11 to enable, or disable the log recording. At the moment of performance drop you will need to mark the time in the log by a single press of the F11 button.
After that in the folder with logs “Folder with game.game_logs\” will appear a file with the extension .dap, which should be attached to the report. Please run the Profiler tool - (Alt+F11), spikes are created in the spikes-date_time.dap; pressing F11 creates - ring-datetime.dap

Video's can be useful, but they DO NOT negate the need for the replay files. Can you please mount video's on a streaming site. Most of the Technical Moderation team are volunteers. If we were to download every video, in each report, most of us would exceed our monthly ISP download levels and either end up losing, or paying extra for our connections.
Whilst one small video is fine. Multiple large videos could quickly become an issue given the number of reports that we handle. Your consideration with this issue is appreciated.

Please report it here https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder Select your Operating system etc. Or you can report it from the game under the Community tab in the hangar.

thank you i submitted the report and filled the ticket. its open :)