Is there a way to lock GTA V to 30FPS?

[Vash Baldeus]

I know 30FPS is 'sh*t', but my old GPU can't handle high fps so I'd prefer to get better performance than quality.

My GPU is HD6870EAH(Asus) 1GB VRam.

Does anyone know a way to lock the FPS to 30? VSync [On/Half] didn't lock it just keeps it between 30-50.

Is there anything that can be done within the game/game files without any 3rd party programs?

[Artan]

I prefer smoothness and a good frame-rate to quality so I would put all textures to low and disable all post processing effects etc to try and get an as high frame rate as possible.

I wouldn't be locking the frame rate to 30 unless I was looking for quality over performance.

[Equim]

I don't know about ATI cards but with the Nvidia ones I'm pretty sure you can do it per application in the Nvidia control panel, which would be the Catalyst Control Center or something like that for ATI

[Vash Baldeus]

Originally posted by Quinn:

I prefer smoothness and a good frame-rate to quality so I would put all textures to low and disable all post processing effects etc to try and get an as high frame rate as possible.

I wouldn't be locking the frame rate to 30 unless I was looking for quality over performance.

I prefer performance over graphics. My GPU can't handle higher than Normal settings so I want to lock it to 30fps to help it cope with the stress.

[Bloodhawk]

Half-refresh adaptive v-sync (found in the Nvidia control panel) should lock your FPS to 30 if you have a 60Hz monitor. I do it with Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy XIII-2 and it works fine. Otherwise, I believe Nvidia Inspector as well as recording software like OBS can cap your framerate as well (though I have never used them).

[Fire2box]

set v-sync to half/half mode. locks it at 30 fps max.

[Artan]

Originally posted by Vash Baldeus:

Originally posted by Quinn:

I prefer smoothness and a good frame-rate to quality so I would put all textures to low and disable all post processing effects etc to try and get an as high frame rate as possible.

I wouldn't be locking the frame rate to 30 unless I was looking for quality over performance.

I prefer performance over graphics. My GPU can't handle higher than Normal settings so I want to lock it to 30fps to help it cope with the stress.

What you are proposing is the action if you prefer quality to performance.

To gain performance you would raise the frame rate cap and lower settings that will tax your GPU and filly our VRAM.

To gain quality in favour of performance you would lower the frame rate to 30 and activate features that will tax your gpu and challenge your frame rate.

Quality refers to how good something looks as a frame. This will make the game look nicer but cause frame rate drops.

Performance refers to how it runs. Choosing performance over quality will result in a smoother game play with a higher frame rate but at a lower visual quality.

I think you have this a little confused. If you are trying to strike a balance between the two of say a good quality with a smooth enough frame rate I can see what your saying.

Just setting a 30 fps limit will not help you unless you change other settings however.

[Stop-TussiN]

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[Artan]

To give you an idea I have a 144hz screen, a GTX 780 SC ACX and an i7 4770k.

I prefer performance to quality but also like a game to look good, thus me spending the money I have.

I have the frame rate unlimited and the refresh rate set to 144hz.

I could put all my settings to max and get about 40 fps which would be quality over performance.

I could put all my settings to lowest and have a huge frame rate always over 120 and the performance would be awesome.

I have opted for a in between setting where the game looks good and I achieve a frame rate of between 80-110 depending on time of day, traffic etc and what's going on.

[Artan]

What I am saying is if I were you I would have no frame rate lock and have a 60 hz refresh rate set.

I would then use a frame rate monitor program such as EVGA precision or MSI Afterburner with Riva Tuner and would have an in game fps monitor so I can see how my changes impact my framerate.

I would then experiment with lowering different graphics settings until found a good balance of the game running at a smooth framerate and looking good enough to enjoy.

I hope this helps!

[soshootso]

vsync at half locks it for me, and i have a HD7950 3GB (sapphire)

[⎛⎝Duckers McQuack⎠⎞]

Originally posted by Vash Baldeus:

I know 30FPS is 'sh*t', but my old GPU can't handle high fps so I'd prefer to get better performance than quality.

My GPU is HD6870EAH(Asus) 1GB VRam.

Does anyone know a way to lock the FPS to 30? VSync [On/Half] didn't lock it just keeps it between 30-50.

Is there anything that can be done within the game/game files without any 3rd party programs?

Performance than quality.. then decrease the graphics and you will get your 60 fps.

[Artan]

Originally posted by Gintoki:

Originally posted by Vash Baldeus:

I know 30FPS is 'sh*t', but my old GPU can't handle high fps so I'd prefer to get better performance than quality.

My GPU is HD6870EAH(Asus) 1GB VRam.

Does anyone know a way to lock the FPS to 30? VSync [On/Half] didn't lock it just keeps it between 30-50.

Is there anything that can be done within the game/game files without any 3rd party programs?

Performance than quality.. then decrease the graphics and you will get your 60 fps.

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[Vash Baldeus]

Originally posted by Gintoki:

Originally posted by Vash Baldeus:

I know 30FPS is 'sh*t', but my old GPU can't handle high fps so I'd prefer to get better performance than quality.

My GPU is HD6870EAH(Asus) 1GB VRam.

Does anyone know a way to lock the FPS to 30? VSync [On/Half] didn't lock it just keeps it between 30-50.

Is there anything that can be done within the game/game files without any 3rd party programs?

Performance than quality.. then decrease the graphics and you will get your 60 fps.

All the settings are on the lowest setting as it is.

[Peek]

Originally posted by Vash Baldeus:

I know 30FPS is 'sh*t', but my old GPU can't handle high fps so I'd prefer to get better performance than quality.

My GPU is HD6870EAH(Asus) 1GB VRam.

Does anyone know a way to lock the FPS to 30? VSync [On/Half] didn't lock it just keeps it between 30-50.

Is there anything that can be done within the game/game files without any 3rd party programs?

That's weird, with Vsync enabled in game, my FPS is capped at 30. I have to disable Vsync to go over that, and it's usually between 50-60 FPS.