Poor FPS / Performance difficulties

Msportdan · Sep 2, 2015

So after weeks of pretty much playing AC with the new update. I put on GSC, I was looking forward to it long time away and I thought it will be a blast...long time away and all that?!

errr.... maybe not

I was disappointed with it it felt so lacking performance wise so to speak.. I don't want to get bashed here as I'm just trying to be honest and I will be, you all know me by now.

The gfx, which really suffers and not only that I cant sustain 60 fps with this game on full whack, replays can drop to around 20fps on my i7 gtx 970. Theres glitches around tracks etc etc/// Its a little disheartening after running pcars and ac at full whack solid 60fps. The ai have issues and its plain to see. Its just this engine has been flogged to death and reiza have should be proud by it .

The thing for me is that on high shadows (unlike rf2), the shadows dont go on/inside the cars, and sometimes looks very unauthentic/flat. Max shadows kills my fps in shadows heavy tracks/time..

I'm so sorry guys.. I love your work, but I think we need to move on technologically speaking.

muzarati · Sep 23, 2015

Msportdan said:
have you tried the Vees?

Yep ran every car, only one to drop fps was the SuperV8, It's a mod issue! Hopefully they will fix it in the next update?

RaceMan763 · Sep 23, 2015

Gringo said:
Can you repeat the SuperV8 test with 10 cars?

Added the numbers to the other post.

This is obviously not a scientific study, single data points that I created by getting what I perceived to be the average framerate over a few seconds of track, but I would be so bold as to state that the SuperV8s perform way worse than the Stock Cars.

Msportdan · Sep 23, 2015

for me its not just the sv8

Fabio Rodrigues · Sep 24, 2015

We're investigating those drops with the SuperV8.

Spinelli · Sep 24, 2015

Msportdan said:
i think @RaceMan763 summed it up.

Hmmm. I agree with Raceman that shadows from full to high really helps with average fps and some areas that may drop a bit but in-terms of those very specific "drop-spot" areas while watching from TV/trackside cam, the major framerate drops still occur while using high shadows as my benchmark results show.

On a separate note, It would be great if the lighting in the cockpit, while using shadows @ high, could work just like it does with shadows @ full. That way we could lower shadows from full to high, for a much more consistent framerate while driving around the track, while still having the interior/cockpit lighting that currently only shadows @ full renders. That would be awesome!

Msportdan · Sep 24, 2015

yeah spin that does sound a good idea. I dont like how high shads makes the cockpit look "flat" so to speak. Ive mentioned this before but fabio, could reiza have a shadow resolution adjust option?
So we could get max shadows but at a lower resolution.

@Fabio Rodrigues

Thats great fab, but that wont cure a lot of shadow sufferers problems. however any thing is appreciated.

s2173 · Sep 24, 2015

In your .PLR file, find Shadow Updates line and change it to 1. Default was 8... I think now its maybe smoother, but I don't have a benchmark.

muzarati · Sep 25, 2015

Did try reducing that but didn't seem to make any difference?

Msportdan · Sep 25, 2015

yeah same here

Msportdan · Sep 25, 2015

@Reiza Studios @Fabio Rodrigues @Niels_at_home

asking very kindly is there anything that reiza could do to optimise shadows further, theres obviously a few of us with issues..

or am i flogging a dead horse

Fabio Rodrigues · Sep 25, 2015

Msportdan said:
@Reiza Studios @Fabio Rodrigues @Niels_at_home

asking very kindly is there anything that reiza could do to optimise shadows further, theres obviously a few of us with issues..

or am i flogging a dead horse

We're aware - we're very close to releasing the 1.50 beta, and we hope (but cannot guarantee) that there will be some improvements. We appreciate your patience - let's wait for the beta, and we'll work based on your feedback.

Msportdan · Sep 25, 2015

okay im sorry i understand...

could i be testing it this weekend? **wink **wink

muzarati · Sep 25, 2015

Interestingly I've noticed that nearly all of the videos of the SuperV8 (even Niels at Bathurst & by emptybox) are with shadows set only to high? If you @Reiza Studios can get the SuperV8 to run as well as the V8Stockcar (which I don't see why it shouldn't?) I'd be a happy boy

Msportdan · Sep 25, 2015

this post made me feel a little relieved

http://www.racedepartment.com/threa...rburgring-19-and-20-sept.111062/#post-2098162

Spinelli · Sep 26, 2015

muzarati said:
Interestingly I've noticed that nearly all of the videos of the SuperV8 (even Niels at Bathurst & by emptybox) are with shadows set only to high? If you @Reiza Studios can get the SuperV8 to run as well as the V8Stockcar (which I don't see why it shouldn't?) I'd be a happy boy

Hmmm. What's relatively wrong with the Aussie V8s' framerate? I think I ran them with shadows @ max, triple screens (about 6000x1080), multiview, and level 2 AA, and with only a few lowered settings (AF 8x, Circuit Detail high, special effects 1 click from full, shadow blur off) and, if I remember correctly, I was achieving 60 fps x 2 (120 fps total) during 3D Vision use, and 120 fps during 2D use during online play (not huge grids, less than 15 people). I only have a single GTX 970 at the moment...

I could be wrong but I don't remember framerate issues...

muzarati · Sep 26, 2015

RaceMan763 said:
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I have an i7-2600K and a GTX970 and can blow up all the details as much as I want, adding DSR, whatever - not a problem. But shadows from high to max and up on the hill in Bathurst with the sharp dipping corners and trees throwing shadows on the line of cars the game starts chugging at 30-50 FPS.

Haven't you been reading this thread? I thought you had?