GTAV Auto Brightness Issue

[Erik]

Hello everyone, I'll try to keep it short. I would really appreciate if you could take the time to read.

I have recently gotten a new pc. R5 3600, GTX 1660S. I've installed GTA and I noticed that there is a weird sort of light flicker. The problem is that especially when it's dark, headlights, lights and streetlights cause the screen to dim and brighten up accordingly. It's extremely annoying. I never had this issue on my old pc and it's not a monitor issue. (footage can be seen in YouTube link attached) I've spent days trying to find answers and I have reset my pc, checked and unchecked about every windows setting there is related to HDR, DCR and all sorts of contrast and brightness settings. I've installed GTA on epic and on steam and I've tried a different monitor and resolution and hz setting. I can't fix it and I'm honestly on the verge of just selling my PC because my "main" game is GTA, and I upgraded PC for better graphics and performance. I would appreciate any help, input or even just tell me if you experience(d) the same.

I appreciate you guys.

YouTube Link (not my video but it is the exact same problem. pay close attention to the sky)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK6LwYS8qsE

[KippenKaasBaas]

Please provide some more hardware/software info.
Go to Steam > Help > System info.

Copy/paste everything Steam detects for you. Maybe we can find an issue there.

[Cipher]

Yup we need more info ;)

[Erik]

Originally posted by KippenKaasBaas:

Please provide some more hardware/software info.
Go to Steam > Help > System info.

Copy/paste everything Steam detects for you. Maybe we can find an issue there.

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Model: B450 AORUS ELITE
Form Factor: Desktop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: AuthenticAMD
CPU Brand: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor
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CPU Model: 0x71
CPU Stepping: 0x0
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 3593 Mhz
12 logical processors
6 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Supported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Supported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Supported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
DirectX Driver Name: nvldumd.dll
Driver Version: 27.21.14.5751
DirectX Driver Version: 27.21.14.5751
Driver Date: 11 22 2020
OpenGL Version: 4.6
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x21c4
Revision: 0xa1
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 20.75" x 11.65" (23.78" diag)
52.7cm x 29.6cm (60.4cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 6143 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Logitech G430 Gaming

Memory:
RAM: 16332 Mb

VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: Undetermined
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1182164 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 801262 Mb
OS Install Date: Jan 01 1970
Game Controller: None detected
MAC Address hash: ef5ab999f0826dfdde7813b7aa78a2fd9958e60a
Disk serial number hash: e8f0d683

[Erik]

Sorry that it's so long xD. I appreciate your guys's input. I look forward to a reply :)

[[-iD-]]

i think its normal. i have a 3080 and a 9900k and i run at about 120fps at 1440p. I see the dimming effect but it looks like how a camera aperture would open and close as the light became brighter under a street lamp.

it looks pretty normal to me though. maybe there is some brightness effect your monitor has that enhances this effect? its very subtle for me frankly.

i wouldn't sell my pc over this though, games all have their quirks about them. like Watch Dogs 2 has this strange flicker going from light to dark- its like the lighting can't handle the aperture changes and just gives out a flicker. no one else seems to complain about it but it is a known issue.
different systems probably show it differently and your resolution and fps would effect the transitions. Like i can't run WD2 past 60fps or that effect is completely unbearable. its like a strobe light for shadows.

doesn't stop me from playing it though.

[.]

Xd

[Erik]

Originally posted by -iD-:

i think its normal. i have a 3080 and a 9900k and i run at about 120fps at 1440p. I see the dimming effect but it looks like how a camera aperture would open and close as the light became brighter under a street lamp.

it looks pretty normal to me though. maybe there is some brightness effect your monitor has that enhances this effect? its very subtle for me frankly.

i wouldn't sell my pc over this though, games all have their quirks about them. like Watch Dogs 2 has this strange flicker going from light to dark- its like the lighting can't handle the aperture changes and just gives out a flicker. no one else seems to complain about it but it is a known issue.
different systems probably show it differently and your resolution and fps would effect the transitions. Like i can't run WD2 past 60fps or that effect is completely unbearable. its like a strobe light for shadows.

doesn't stop me from playing it though.

that makes sense and I appreciate your input. the thing is that on my end it's very noticable like you just see the whole screen changing brightness and it hasn't got anything to do with my monitor because a different monitor has the exact same issue. if i could just "ignore it" i wouldn't have noticed it in the first place or written this thread :). I don't believe that there isn't a way to fix it and there should be someone who knows a fix I hope.

[Erik]

I also figured out that it doesnt have anything to do with my monitor and nvidia settings. I'm guessing there is an HDR setting somewhere that I can't turn off or the GTA game engine is very trash with me for some reason. I've reset windows completely already so I don't know where the issue could be.