Game feels laggy/stuttery even at 60 FPS [Solved]

[fake (rat)]

Game is running at 60 FPS, but still feels somewhat laggy and stuttery for some reason. Tried with Vsync/triple buffering on and off, lowered/raised settings, etc. Also tried rolled back to the last Nvidia driver, still no help.

I only just recently upgraded to a desktop from a laptop so I'm somewhat unfamiliar with all the particulars on the nvidia control panel and other stuff. (I'm not completely in the dark though, just keep that in mind)

Specs -

GTX 1050 Ti 4GB (evga sc if that matters)
Pentium G4560 Dual Core Hyperthreaded @3.5Ghz
8GB ram
some generic WD blue SSD

Basically normal budget build.


If I'm just being insane and psyching myself out let me know, but it genuinely feels bad and image quality is a bit off.


[UPDATE] -- I think something is actually wrong because I've run Skyrim with Vsync and whatever at 60 FPS and both these games are on the same engine and Skyrim feels fine and normal.

[ronr42]

This isn't Skyrim, even though both games use a version of the Gamebro engine.

In today's gaming world a Dual Core pentium won't run AAA games well, if at all.

Stuttering in this game can sometimes be fixed by running the game in Borderless Windowed mode. OR, by turning off Controller Support in the Settings menu. If you don't use a controller try that.

*It also helps overall to have more than 8GB Ram.

[hawkeye]

Skyrim LE and FO4 aren't comparable. Skyrim SE would be.

Skyrim LE uses a 32-bit single-threaded engine. As the g4560 has a good single-thread speed it will run SLE quite wel.

FO4 is 64-bit multi-threaded. The g4560 lacks in multi-threaded speed. (32-bit versus 64-bit doesn't make any difference speed-wise. 32-bit is actually slightly faster.)

However running msi afterburner to view the core usage is needed before jumping to the conclusion that it is the g4560. The 1050ti needs looking at too. As you said, you have a budget pc.

Image-wise I think FO$ is the best out of SLE, SSE and FO4.

If you are considering an upgrade, intel has a promo ending on Jan 31 where an i7 purchase receives free copies of ACO and TWWH2 - but only from participating dealers.

[fake (rat)]

Originally posted by ronr42:

This isn't Skyrim, even though both games use a version of the Gamebro engine.

In today's gaming world a Dual Core pentium won't run AAA games well, if at all.

Stuttering in this game can sometimes be fixed by running the game in Borderless Windowed mode. OR, by turning off Controller Support in the Settings menu. If you don't use a controller try that.

*It also helps overall to have more than 8GB Ram.

I don't think it's my hardware, I've googled my issue and it seems microstutters/weird lag is/was common. There are some fixes, will try later.

And the pentium is fine, it has hyperthreading. If it was that bad at running games, nobody would recommend it otherwise. Works fine on other AAA games.

[pike]

Originally posted by sirbubbles:

Originally posted by ronr42:

This isn't Skyrim, even though both games use a version of the Gamebro engine.

In today's gaming world a Dual Core pentium won't run AAA games well, if at all.

Stuttering in this game can sometimes be fixed by running the game in Borderless Windowed mode. OR, by turning off Controller Support in the Settings menu. If you don't use a controller try that.

*It also helps overall to have more than 8GB Ram.

I don't think it's my hardware, I've googled my issue and it seems microstutters/weird lag is/was common. There are some fixes, will try later.

And the pentium is fine, it has hyperthreading. If it was that bad at running games, nobody would recommend it otherwise. Works fine on other AAA games.

lol .
i recommend a baloney sandwich ,
it's a 2 core cpu trying to run a game meant for and requiring 4 cores , and you wonder why it doesnt run well ?

[Chef]

Originally posted by sirbubbles:

I don't think it's my hardware, I've googled my issue and it seems microstutters/weird lag is/was common. There are some fixes, will try later.

And the pentium is fine, it has hyperthreading. If it was that bad at running games, nobody would recommend it otherwise. Works fine on other AAA games.

It is your hardware. You are below the minimum specs for the game, it will not run well. Also, its does not matter what other games you think run fine. FO4 is much more resource intensive than most games out there.

[fake (rat)]

Originally posted by Chef:

Originally posted by sirbubbles:

I don't think it's my hardware, I've googled my issue and it seems microstutters/weird lag is/was common. There are some fixes, will try later.

And the pentium is fine, it has hyperthreading. If it was that bad at running games, nobody would recommend it otherwise. Works fine on other AAA games.

It is your hardware. You are below the minimum specs for the game, it will not run well. Also, its does not matter what other games you think run fine. FO4 is much more resource intensive than most games out there.

So why is my framerate totally fine then? Sure, that's my GPU's job, but wouldn't I get some bottlenecking of some kind if it was really an issue?

[fake (rat)]

Yes clearly it's my hardware when this guy is running it on ultra minus godrays and having no issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zBQ1Ze-n-I

I think not.

[Dryden]

Try and disable the controller and vibration options, and see if that solves the stuttering.

[fake (rat)]

It appears others were having this issue, the fix is to run in Borderless Windowed mode, and all stuttering/heaviness disappears.

Dunno what causes it, but game is running as it should now.

[Monika]

We have the same PC Specs and had the same issue... Running the game in borderless windowed mode fixed it, weird

[Gordon Freeman]

Originally posted by hotwax:

It appears others were having this issue, the fix is to run in Borderless Windowed mode, and all stuttering/heaviness disappears.

Dunno what causes it, but game is running as it should now.

Is it running at or near 60 fps ?