BF1 stuttering. CPU bottleneck?

[pissfaust]

Hello!

Today I installed the Battlefield 1 trial version, just to see if I could run it. In multiplayer I get 55-60fps on ultra settings, 720p. But every once in a while the game stutters, sometimes the fps even dips down to 20. Doesn't matter if I play on the lowest settings, stuttering still occurs.

CPU usage during the game is about 90-100% and GPU usage mostly 80-90%, but dips down to 10-50% when the stuttering occurs. What could cause this problem? Is my CPU just too bad? I've tried many fixes and nothing has worked so far.

Specs:
i5-3330 @ 3.0GHz
8GB DDR3 RAM
GTX 1050 2GB

[pissfaust]

999999999 a écrit :

Turn down your settings.

Like I said, turning down the settings changes nothing performance wise.

[🦜Cloud Boy🦜]

Normally stuttering happens for 2 reasons,

1. Lack of System Ram

2. Lack of Video Ram

in your case, most probably the 2nd point is true.

install MSI Afterburner and see the vRam usage while gaming.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Known problem, coz bad engine.
Even with i5 or i7 ppl have stutter since release.

All u can try atm, different nvidia drivers, create a user.cfg -> put "RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 3" in (without quotes)
Change the priority while playing to high, dx12 mode. vsync off/on. Disable origin overlay.

[Squirrell]

Yes, looks like the gpu is the issue. It has a passmark score of 4444 which is very low, much the same as the gtx 660 at 4121 which is listed as the minimum for BF1.

And the i5-3330 is below the listed minimum of an i5-6600k. 5897 versus 8012.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Squirrell a écrit :

Yes, looks like the gpu is the issue. It has a passmark score of 4444 which is very low, much the same as the gtx 660 at 4121 which is listed as the minimum for BF1.

And the i5-3330 is below the listed minimum of an i5-6600k. 5897 versus 8012.

no the game will work with that rig, but well with low settings etc.
The Problem is the engine, ppl have stutter since release and still no fix, even with i5 or i7.

[ChemicalBacon]

Methallica a écrit :

999999999 a écrit :

Turn down your settings.

Like I said, turning down the settings changes nothing performance wise.

Have you updated your graphics drivers?
BF1 had a big problem a while back after an update which causes stutter when using some graphics cards.

[pissfaust]

⚝EyMi Mayhem⚝ a écrit :

Known problem, coz bad engine.
Even with i5 or i7 ppl have stutter since release.

All u can try atm, different nvidia drivers, create a user.cfg -> put "RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 3" in (without quotes)
Change the priority while playing to high, dx12 mode. vsync off/on. Disable origin overlay.

Tried all of these. DX12 mode crashed the game, other stuff just didn't help.

Chemicalbacon a écrit :

Methallica a écrit :

Like I said, turning down the settings changes nothing performance wise.

Have you updated your graphics drivers?
BF1 had a big problem a while back after an update which causes stutter when using some graphics cards.

I have the latest drivers.

[ChemicalBacon]

Methallica a écrit :

⚝EyMi Mayhem⚝ a écrit :

Known problem, coz bad engine.
Even with i5 or i7 ppl have stutter since release.

All u can try atm, different nvidia drivers, create a user.cfg -> put "RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 3" in (without quotes)
Change the priority while playing to high, dx12 mode. vsync off/on. Disable origin overlay.

Tried all of these. DX12 mode crashed the game, other stuff just didn't work.

Chemicalbacon a écrit :

Have you updated your graphics drivers?
BF1 had a big problem a while back after an update which causes stutter when using some graphics cards.

I have the latest drivers.

Could you describe the stutter for me please?
Is it a complete game crash? Does the sound loop? How much does it stutter in 30 minutes?

[pissfaust]

Chemicalbacon a écrit :

Methallica a écrit :

Tried all of these. DX12 mode crashed the game, other stuff just didn't work.


I have the latest drivers.

Could you describe the stutter for me please?
Is it a complete game crash? Does the sound loop? How much does it stutter in 30 minutes?

The game stutters like every 30 seconds, suddenly dropping from a stable 60fps to 20-40fps for about 2-3 seconds, then it's back to 60fps again. This happens at most random times, even when there's nothing going on in the game. The game doesn't crash and the sound doesn't loop either.

[ChemicalBacon]

Methallica a écrit :

Chemicalbacon a écrit :

Could you describe the stutter for me please?
Is it a complete game crash? Does the sound loop? How much does it stutter in 30 minutes?

The game stutters like every 30 seconds, suddenly dropping from a stable 60fps to 20-40fps for about 2-3 seconds, then it's back to 60fps again. This happens at most random times, even when there's nothing going on in the game. The game doesn't crash and the sound doesn't loop either.

I assume you've already checked for background programs running?
Does this happen in any otehr game or just Battlefield?

And sorry for all the questions, i'm struggling to figure out the source at the moment

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Methallica a écrit :

Chemicalbacon a écrit :

Could you describe the stutter for me please?
Is it a complete game crash? Does the sound loop? How much does it stutter in 30 minutes?

The game stutters like every 30 seconds, suddenly dropping from a stable 60fps to 20-40fps for about 2-3 seconds, then it's back to 60fps again. This happens at most random times, even when there's nothing going on in the game. The game doesn't crash and the sound doesn't loop either.

yes that's a know prob, random drops down to 20-40.

All u can try atm:

⚝EyMi Mayhem⚝ a écrit :

Known problem, coz bad engine.
Even with i5 or i7 ppl have stutter since release.

All u can try atm, different nvidia drivers, create a user.cfg -> put "RenderDevice.RenderAheadLimit 3" in (without quotes)
Change the priority while playing to high, dx12 mode. vsync off/on. Disable origin overlay.

*+some ppl could fix the prob with the geforce 378.92 driver.

[pissfaust]

Chemicalbacon a écrit :

Methallica a écrit :

The game stutters like every 30 seconds, suddenly dropping from a stable 60fps to 20-40fps for about 2-3 seconds, then it's back to 60fps again. This happens at most random times, even when there's nothing going on in the game. The game doesn't crash and the sound doesn't loop either.

I assume you've already checked for background programs running?
Does this happen in any otehr game or just Battlefield?

And sorry for all the questions, i'm struggling to figure out the source at the moment

Well I asked for help and all the questions are justified, so no problem. :D

Yeah, I closed all programs I usually leave to run in the background and checked task manager for miscellaneous programs too. Still stutters.
Only happens in Battlefield 1, just tried GTA 5, Doom and Rainbow Six Siege and I get stable 60fps all the time on high settings.