Random framerate drops?

[Xauth]

FPS will go from 60 to 20 in certain spots or views. Tried lowering the settings even to lowest and it does this.
Had an issue with this game before with the framerate and it was because the wrong video setting was selected (was using intergrated graphics and not dedicated.)
I can verify that it's using my GPU for the graphics. At some parts the game runs fine, usually when fighting enemies it runs fine around 40-60 FPS steady. Other parts, usually when running/traveling around the areas it drops to like 15-20 FPS.

My graphics drivers are the latest ones, my specs are well enough to run this game properly, even used Nvidia's geforce experience to optimize it to where it needs to be. Hopefully this is just something that needs to get fixed like a bug with certain graphics cards or something.

Is anyone else experiencing this?

[Xauth]

Originally posted by This...IS...BACON!:

I think I know what your issue is. The good thing is that since you have an Nvidia GPU, you can fix it by doing the following:

1. Open your Nvidia Control Panel. Not Geforce Experience, Nvidia Control Panel. Type it into your start menu's "search programs and files" bar if you have to and start it from there.

2. Select "Manage 3D settings" in the side bar, then click the "Program Settings" tab.

3. Click "Add", find the Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor program, and select it for customization.

4. Once selected, scroll down the feature list until you find the "Vertical Sync" setting near the bottom. Change it to "Adaptive". Just straight-up Adaptive. This will activate the Nvidia-exclusive Adaptive Vsync on your GPU, which should be what fixes your issue.

5. Click "Apply", then close out of Nvidia Control Panel. Start up Shadow of Mordor and turn off the game's regular Vsync. This last one is important, you might have issues if you leave it on.

With that, you should be done, and your slowdowns should be fixed.

That seems to have done the trick for the most part. I just get the random drops from 60-40 now, but so far I haven't gotten anything below.
Hopefully it stays this way from now on :D.

Thanks a bunch!

[JimDFTW]

Thanks Bacon. I noticed this issue during my mass changes of options when trying to fix the blackscreen of death issue. At least i now know to keep adaptive on :)

[Mormon Avoider]

Originally posted by This...IS...BACON!:

I think I know what your issue is. The good thing is that since you have an Nvidia GPU, you can fix it by doing the following:

1. Open your Nvidia Control Panel. Not Geforce Experience, Nvidia Control Panel. Type it into your start menu's "search programs and files" bar if you have to and start it from there.

2. Select "Manage 3D settings" in the side bar, then click the "Program Settings" tab.

3. Click "Add", find the Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor program, and select it for customization.

4. Once selected, scroll down the feature list until you find the "Vertical Sync" setting near the bottom. Change it to "Adaptive". Just straight-up Adaptive. This will activate the Nvidia-exclusive Adaptive Vsync on your GPU, which should be what fixes your issue.

5. Click "Apply", then close out of Nvidia Control Panel. Start up Shadow of Mordor and turn off the game's regular Vsync. This last one is important, you might have issues if you leave it on.

With that, you should be done, and your slowdowns should be fixed.

I love you.