Can't even get 15 fps on GTX 1660 TI laptop

[CoffeeCup]

Hi, I'm having issues getting a decent framerate on this game even on medium settings at 1920x1080 resolution

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
set Geforce card as my default graphics card for all games
Intel Core i7 9th gen
Frame cap set to 60
Boosted with Razer Cortex (tried with and without)
Made sure battery usage is on High Performance
Asus ROG Armory Crate set to Performance Mode

I tried reinstalling my drivers twice and reinstalling them, but no improvement.
I've seen videos of this GPU running smoothly with at least 30 fps, does anybody know what's causing my bad performance?

PS: I tried disabling my On-Board Intel graphics card as well, and it slowed down everything including the game to 5 fps instead. :/

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Hi, I'm having issues getting a decent framerate on this game even on medium settings at 1920x1080 resolution

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 TI
set Geforce card as my default graphics card for all games
Intel Core i7 9th gen
Frame cap set to 60
Boosted with Razer Cortex (tried with and without)
Made sure battery usage is on High Performance
Asus TOG Armory Crate set to Performance Mode

I tried reinstalling my drivers twice and reinstalling them, but no improvement.
I've seen videos of this GPU running smoothly with at least 30 fps, does anybody know what's causing my bad performance?

The fact that you intentionnaly have this Razer bs installed make me think your windows is bloated af, no offense. Armory crate is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ too.
More seriously, if you have an Asus motherboard and that you have already used AI suite, you may want to take a look at this. https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantTechSupport/comments/mdvnd3/psa_anyone_with_an_asus_motherboard_and_low_fps/hkkh36m/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[CoffeeCup]

So... do a complete and total reinstall of my computer while not having it install Asus Armory Crate or AI Suite?
Or do you mean the reply?

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

So... do a complete and total reinstall of my computer while not having it install Asus Armory Crate or AI Suite?
Or do you mean the reply?

Try the command in the reply I linked above. This can't harm anything since it restore the way windows use hpet by default. It has been reported that some programs force it on and that it kills performances while gaming. Notably AI Suite, and probably more. Of course I'm not saying this is THE solution, it can be so much things that kill performance on a PC...

[CoffeeCup]

I got an "element not found" error when typing that in, so that's probably not it, sadly.

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

I got an "element not found" error when typing that in, so that's probably not it, sadly.

It means the command is not set. Its what it should say when its default so its ok.

Since nobody can diagnose your windows install for you via a forum and if you are sure you are not having the performances you should have, I would reinstall windows, ideally remove bloatwares, and only install necessary drivers. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[CoffeeCup]

I guess I'll have to do it sooner or later, thanks.

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

I guess I'll have to do it sooner or later, thanks.

You could check your task manager that said, find what component is bottlenecking your pc while playing Sandstorm.

[CoffeeCup]

Okay I actually searched up that command to see if I could understand it better and it lead me to this
https://www.xbitlabs.com/how-to-get-better-latency-in-windows/#:~:text=The%20HPET%20(High%20Precision%20Event,games%2C%20and%20higher%20latency%20overall.

"To disable dynamic tick open CMD with administrator privileges and use the command – bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes."

I tried the first step and honestly it seemed to work? I'm getting around 60 fps instead of just 30 (which was my orignal goal) at this point ._.
BTW if this was an unsafe command, please let me and others know so they don't copy it. I'm a tad computer illiterate.

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Okay I actually searched up that command to see if I could understand it better and it lead me to this
https://www.xbitlabs.com/how-to-get-better-latency-in-windows/#:~:text=The%20HPET%20(High%20Precision%20Event,games%2C%20and%20higher%20latency%20overall.

"To disable dynamic tick open CMD with administrator privileges and use the command – bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes."

I tried the first step and honestly it seemed to work? I'm getting around 60 fps instead of just 30 (which was my orignal goal) at this point ._.
BTW if this was an unsafe command, please let me and others know so they don't copy it. I'm a tad computer illiterate.

Personaly I never touch those settings or disable HPET completely. I always believed windows make good use of it when its necessary. If it works then good for you man. Its well known that disabling HPET makes benchmarks and measurement tools like fps counters obsolete.
I strongly believe clean windows debloated will not harm performance with bad hpet/timers settings, must be a program that changed something in your case ? I'm not an expert, sadly.

[CoffeeCup]

Originally posted by Loner:

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Okay I actually searched up that command to see if I could understand it better and it lead me to this
https://www.xbitlabs.com/how-to-get-better-latency-in-windows/#:~:text=The%20HPET%20(High%20Precision%20Event,games%2C%20and%20higher%20latency%20overall.

"To disable dynamic tick open CMD with administrator privileges and use the command – bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes."

I tried the first step and honestly it seemed to work? I'm getting around 60 fps instead of just 30 (which was my orignal goal) at this point ._.
BTW if this was an unsafe command, please let me and others know so they don't copy it. I'm a tad computer illiterate.

Personaly I never touch those settings or disable HPET completely. I always believed windows make good use of it when its necessary. If it works then good for you man. Its well known that disabling HPET makes benchmarks and measurement tools like fps counters obsolete.
I strongly believe clean windows debloated will not harm performance with bad hpet/timers settings, must be a program that changed something in your case ? I'm not an expert, sadly.

It seemed to be pretty hit and miss out of the box on my end. The only thing I installed later down the line was Razer Synapse and Cortex. Some games worked fine, others didn't work at all, and it was completely arbitrary regarding their performance. But everything is running smoothly now. All I really want is to run most of my games on medium at 30 fps on the laptop, so if it can finally do that, I'm happy. Thanks for your help!

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Originally posted by Loner:

Personaly I never touch those settings or disable HPET completely. I always believed windows make good use of it when its necessary. If it works then good for you man. Its well known that disabling HPET makes benchmarks and measurement tools like fps counters obsolete.
I strongly believe clean windows debloated will not harm performance with bad hpet/timers settings, must be a program that changed something in your case ? I'm not an expert, sadly.

It seemed to be pretty hit and miss out of the box on my end. Some games worked fine, others didn't work at all, and it was completely arbitrary regarding their performance. But everything is running smoothly now. All I really want is to run most of my games on medium at 30 fps on the laptop, so if it can finally do that, I'm happy. Thanks for your help!

You should rely on how the game feel and not looking your fps counter, as I said people reported since years that disabling hpet or playing with those commands influence measurement tools of all kinds. If it smoother now then I'm glad for you.

[Loner]

Also, most importantly, monitor you temperatures, laptops tend to overheat. Too much temps will kill your performances overall and the way your cpu/gpu boost.

[CoffeeCup]

Definitely, that's part of the reason I make sure to cap maintain 30 fps, or a feel of that sort.
Before that it was most definitely going below that.

[Loner]

Originally posted by CoffeeCup:

Definitely, that's part of the reason I make sure to cap maintain 30 fps, or a feel of that sort.
Before that it was most definitely going below that.

After more research I read that the command you entered "disabledynamictick" doesn't harm anything and since you don't have the "useplatformclock" settled; as it is on default; you should be all good.
I would not play with "useplatformtick" though, since users reported inconsistent mouse feeling and input lag. :)

[F0X_3PT]

Try this

1. Go to %appdata% folder
2. Backup and delete "Insurgency" folder (you0ll lose the configs, so put them on again and test)
3. Try the game
4. If not fixed, add the command "-dx12" on steam insurgency properties
5. Test the game

Ps. You can try disabling Steam cloud option too for insurgency to test