Steam Games Have Massive Frame Drops

[DraconicAsh]

Every game I try to play in Steam has massive frame drops to the point of being unplayable. None of my non-steam games are having the issue. What could be causing this and how can I fix it?

[76561198218426745]

What is your hardware, and can you give an example or two of a game you are trying to play?

[DraconicAsh]

Originally posted by habitualaction:

What is your hardware, and can you give an example or two of a game you are trying to play?

Borderlands 2 and Gmod were 2.
GPU: 860m
CPU: Intel i7 4710HQ

This Laptop: https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-G751JM/specifications/

[76561198218426745]

Okay. Have you checked your temperatures in-game?

[DraconicAsh]

No, I haven't, I'll check it on gmod and borderlands as well as a non-steam game for comparison.

[ΛeveΛ]

Lets diagnose the issue:

1: Make sure you turn down your graphical settings in the games to test if it improves the framerate.
2: Verify the game files of the games you are playing
3: Make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date
4: Make sure your system isnt overheating.
5: Make sure your 860m is running and the games aren't running off of the integrated graphics

Let me know if any of this helps,

- AeveA

[DraconicAsh]

Originally posted by habitualaction:

Okay. Have you checked your temperatures in-game?

Gmod: CPU (Overall): 52 C GPU: 38 C
Borderlands 2: CPU (Overall): 54 C GPU: 47 C
Overwatch: CPU (Overall): 52 C GPU: 60 C

Oddly, I did not get any drops from Borderlands while getting these, however, I was trying to coop with friends when it first occured. Which made me notice that I was on our private gmod server even for the test (habit to join instead of singleplayer). So, I thought it was lag, but even the games' menus were/are affected, which led me back to frames, even though it seems to be connect to online play. And it still only affects Steam games.

[76561198218426745]

The Steam client does create some overhead. For the most part it isn't a massive difference, but in games where your CPU is running at ~100%, it can cause severe frame rate problems. My next suggestion would be to check your CPU usage while in-game.

[DraconicAsh]

Originally posted by habitualaction:

The Steam client does create some overhead. For the most part it isn't a massive difference, but in games where your CPU is running at ~100%, it can cause severe frame rate problems. My next suggestion would be to check your CPU usage while in-game.

Gmod: 4% total, 1% attributed to hl2.exe
Borderlands 2: 7% Total, 1.7% attributed to Borderlands 2(32bit)
Overwatch: 19% Total, 15% attributed to Overwatch App

[76561198218426745]

Okay, so not that then. Are you running any programs on this list:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9828-SFLZ-9289