Stuttering and FPS drops only when wanted (1 star)

[BackToRiver]

Hi guys,

I got the prob that i have super bad stuttering and performance when im 1 star wanted... only then.. if i get a second star its all perfectly fine again. happens no matter where i am.. only when i have 1 freaking star.

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I (and many more) seem to have this same problem, its really annoying and i havent found an solution to it yet unfortunately.

[BackToRiver]

i see.. im glad (even tho that might sound stupid) that im not the only one.. gives me hope. this whole problem doesnt even make any sense

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Originally posted by Cpt. Captain ⚓:

i see.. im glad (even tho that might sound stupid) that im not the only one.. gives me hope. this whole problem doesnt even make any sense

I just contacted Rockstar support with this problem we are having, i'll keep you posted when i get an response from them.

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Also if you just google this issue, i got atleast 2 different posts with people having the exact same problem, and they were both written within one week, so a pretty recent problem it seems.

[BackToRiver]

only found 1 tho. ty for keeping me up to date.

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Originally posted by Cpt. Captain ⚓:

only found 1 tho. ty for keeping me up to date.

No problem, this problem was getting way too annoying so i decided to (try) do something about it, and what i found the other post was from reddit and the other from steam discussions.

[Exotic]

Hey,

R* Support hasn't responded yet but i figured out a way to get (atleast) some better performance, so now that it wont stutter nearly as much and fps will be much more stable.

I don't know if you have an Nvidia graphics card but if you do, and you have the most recent drivers for it, i think that might be the #1 cause of this problem. So in gta v settings, in the graphics page, there are 2 Nvidia settings that when you disable them, i found that you get muuuuch better performance (atleast from my quick tests) so the settings are: "NVIDIA TXAA" and "SOFT SHADOWS" so by turning the nividia txaa off, and choosing any other choice from the soft shadows setting than the nvidia one, that should atleast help you get some better performance.

Also when nvidia releases a new driver update, that will propably fix this problem but who knows if there are any other factors causing this issue.

Also try to limit applications you have open while playing the game, that drops my FPS sometimes.

I'm still going to wait for Rockstars response and tell you what they think we should do but this atleast makes the game more playable if nothing else.

[BackToRiver]

thx dude, ill check that out :)

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Originally posted by Cpt. Captain ⚓:

got an nvidia gtx 770 4gb.. but no nvidia settings, even tho i got the newest patch :/ performance over all is great.. only when i get this 1 damn star.. always have to shoot cops right away to get a 2. one

Hm interesting, well i guess we have to wait for the next nvidia driver update and see if that does any difference, also i'll wait for the r* support to contact me and see what they have to say about this. I basicly have the same issue than you but for me it doesn't matter what star it is, fps drops to like 40 and roads and buildings starts to disappear. I hope this gets fixed soon tho

EDIT: Also i have gtx 1060 6gb, i5-6600k and 16gb of ram, have been playing for couple of years now without any issues, until now.

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Hey,
Well rockstar support just responded to my ticket.. With perhaps the most f**king useless reply there is..

Basicly they just say that your PC might not be strong enough to handle the NPCS and other things that are happening while you have an wanted level, so you should lower your graphics settings...

I responded back trying to clarify that it's not the PC:s hardware limitations that is the problem here. I'll tell you if they respond something a little more serious next time.. Jesus christ i'm pissed lmao

[BackToRiver]

wow.. typical non caring support answer... :(

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Originally posted by Cpt. Captain ⚓:

wow.. typical non caring support answer... :(

Yeah well i made it pretty clear now that it's not an hardware issue so we'll see if they figure out an legitimate reason for these fps stuttering etc problems.. Until then... :D

[Caustic]

I am also having the same problem as you guys, hope they fix it soon

[garrafaPET]

Dude, just disable logitech gaming software works for me, i don't know why, but works
same problem

[fenderjaguar]

It could be merely poor engine optimisation. Whilst RAGE engine for GTA V is faaar better than it was with GTA IV, you can tell it is more tweaked version of the same engine, because GTA IV always stuttered when the police spawn. It's nothing to do with GPU or the GPU drivers. GTA IV stuttered whenever a new street sign came up in the bottom right corner, and whilst GTA V is much better, I can tell it just misses a single frame when that happens.

The only way to mitigate it is to have a powerful CPU, disable vsync and cap your frame rate at something you don't drop under. The higher your frame rate is, the more noticeable the stuttering will be. So for example, if you cap your frame rate at 30 fps with RTSS, you will probably not notice the stuttering much. At 60 fps, it's still ok, but at higher frame rates it will be more jarring.

I actually don't notice it at all, but there were earlier patches of the game, and just random times where it was there. I also play on all normal/off settings, but with high textures, water, reflections, highest sliders for variety, density, draw distance, disable all advanced settings. 2600k/750ti capped at 62/63 fps with the engine, vsync disabled