Super Low FPS

[Forten2150]

Alright so heres my issue: I have a powerhouse of a PC and I keep trying to play FO4 on it. The problem is, no matter what settings I change, my game consistently plays on about 20 FPS. I have ran the game way smoother on a far worse PC. Whats the fix?

[wtiger27]

Does the game recognize your video card? May need to reload your video card drivers and manually set your settings. Also, some background programs can can cause slow downs. Turn off Steam cloud, notifications and overlay. Have your games in your library set to only update when you launch them.

[The King Possum]

I doubt I'll be of any help but this helps me on some games sometimes:
try verifying cache yet?
maybe corrupt files?
any issues with other games or just this one?
reinstall gpu driver?
maybe manually go into the game's files and run the dx and all that again.
turn off godrays and weapon debris is what gets this game running for me on an RTX 3060 as those 2 things cause it to crash all the time.
maybe google the issue with your GPU and see if others with the same card have the same issues.
best of luck.

[hawkeye]

The answer depends on your pc specs. If only I had my crystal ball with me.

[Shadowrun]

can we see your system specs?
In Steam click "Help" then "System Information".
right-click, select "copy text to clipboard" then press CTRL + V (to paste) that to here
if you like to take precautions, simply delete the line called "MAC Address hash" towards the bottom, before posting. it could be used to identify your PC.

are you running mods?
may we see a list of your mods?
did you run mods previously?
is this a fresh install?

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a couple things i could suggest to you that might help are:

+ Try disabling steam overlay VR and cloud sync under game properties.
In steam, go to your library and right-click FALLOUT 4.
Select PROPERTIES then un-check the boxes that say:

-> use desktop game theatre while steam VR is active
-> keep games saves in the steam cloud for fallout 4

+ try validating the game files using the steam validator. in your library right-click the game and select PROPERTIES. then select LOCAL FILES and click VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES

+ if you run microsoft one drive, try disabling it while you play and see if it helps. some users have reported problems associated with one drive.

+ close some background programs and end some processes on your machine

+ if you have too many save game files, try deleting some of them or moving them to a different folder.

+ Disable Antivirus Software or update it with rules giving permissions to Fallout 4

+ try adjusting the max frame rate to 60 fps in your graphics card settings

+ try running the game at the same resolution as your desktop resolution. go in to settings in the launcher to change it. fallout also wants to run at 1920x1080 resolution so you could try running it at that. another thing people do that sometimes works is running the game in a full-screen window (windowed-mode)+ try running the game at the same resolution as your desktop resolution. go in to settings in the launcher to change it.

+ try updating your graphics drivers
it commonly means your hardware can't run the game, or doesn't support it. usually, it just means you need to update your drivers.
* if you are using an nVidia card, make sure you have the 'Weapon Debris' setting off under advanced settings (GTX 1600 series or RTX 2xxx and 3xxx cards)

+ Enable Borderless Window Mode. sometimes games just don't want to run full-screen but they run fine in a window. you just make it borderless and set it to be the same size as your desktop, then it will appear to be full-screen when it actually isn't.
-> Launch Fallout 4 through steam.
-> Click on Options.
-> Tick the Windowed Mode box and enable Borderless.
-> Run the game and check if the problem persists.

+ Edit Configuration Files:
Navigate to this location in your windows explorer:
C:\Users\%username%\Documents\My Games\Fallout4.

Locate and click on fallout4prefs.ini.

Find the following variables and edit them as shown.
They should be in the (Display) section

bMaximizeWindow=0
bBorderless=1
bFull Screen=0
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920

+ you could try deleting the following 3 files. maybe there's a bad setting in there:

-> C:\Users\%username%\Documents\My Games\Fallout4\

-> Fallout4.ini
-> Fallout4Custom.ini
-> Fallout4Prefs.ini

then when you reboot the game, it might crash. it's ok, just reboot it again and it will have remade these files with their default settings. if it does not then run the validator to have the files recreated with default values. if you do this, make sure you also add back those little INI edits you have to make in order to enable mods. you know the archive one about loading loose files.

[Antaiir]

I know it sounds paradoxal, but limit your fps to 60, even if your pc could handle more. The stone age engine in this game does weird things, when running unlimited.

Usually this prevents bad things with the physics, i have no idea if this helps with your issue, to be honest.

[Maviba]

Originally posted by Forten2150:

Alright so heres my issue: I have a powerhouse of a PC and I keep trying to play FO4 on it. The problem is, no matter what settings I change, my game consistently plays on about 20 FPS. I have ran the game way smoother on a far worse PC. Whats the fix?

What do you consider as being a "powerhouse"?
Doesn't tell much about your system. I read people calling their system a "powerful system" and it turned out being a gtx 1030 with dualcore CPU & 4 GB RAM.

So mor info please, My crystal ball is on holidays right now.

But game isn't THAT demanding. i already played FO4 on my good old E6540 notebook and it ran fine there.

So maybe you've got some hardware or driver issues. Do you use any mods?

[supernova backshots]

Yep, Creation Engine is a modification of the Gamebryo Engine from like 1997. You can also get a texture replacer. Stock textures suck ass and put your FPS into labor.
And if you're experiencing an issue with inputs being delayed once you fix the FPS issue, you may want a mod like Buffout 4 or Baka ScrapHeap.

[gregnewman2202]

You could also try the mods '' Insignificant Object Remover '' and ''Shadow Boost '' found on Nexus . I also remember a mod ( that was bought out 2 or 3 years ago ) that removed most of the detail from the game that made game look a bit 70's to 80's cartoonish that was
prefect for low spec PC's And laptop's .
Also typing in ''FPS'' or '' low fps '' into the nexus search engine may also give you some
answers .
Some thing else I just thought of , when you downloaded the game , did you happen the '' Hi-Def
resolution pack '' by any chance ? . that will suck the FPS out all but highest spec PC's .

[Wraith]

You wouldn't happen to be using a TV by any chance? Sometimes games will default to your TV's lowest refresh rate which is typically about 24 fps, and you will have to force it to run at your ideal refresh rate either through the games in game settings, MSI afterburner or through editing an INI file.

[Shadowrun]

the solution seemed to be running it in a borderless window. we got it sorted in a private message