FPS Capping

[turbid merlin]

My FPS ranges from 500-750 with a 4070 and a i9-13900kf. I see people with a 3060 and a i7-12700 getting over 1000 fps. When I change my hertz from 240 hz to 60 hz, it still ranges from 500-750.

[wheat ore]

Make sure the settings are identical (without knowing the game name I am assuming both are minimum settings and 720p or less as it looks esporty)

Task Manager > Performance > Memory. What's the clock speed and amount of RAM slots in use here?

[turbid merlin]

The game is Fortnite. Right now I am not at my pc setup. I will check asap.

[turbid merlin]

@wheat ore

[wheat ore]

Interesting...

Game running?

[turbid merlin]

Yes

Even when I change my hertz of my monitor from 240 to 60 the fps is still the same. I even lowered the 3d res in Fortnite and it is still the same fps. I see pcs with a 3060 and a i7 running 1000+ fps and I am getting only 300-400 fps with a 4070 and an i9.

@wheat ore

ping me back so ik

[wheat ore]

Screenshot the settings of the game

Also keep in mind that in 2023, the engine of the game got a massive overhaul. The game is more difficult to run as the same setting labels now mean a completely different thing. Check the video dates.

[turbid merlin]

@wheat ore

It's as if my FPS is capped

Right now I have it capped at 360 but when I am talking about when I put it as unlimited.

I changed it to 50% 3d res.

Still same

But this is what interests me the most.

Same FPS even when I change my hertz.

@wheat ore any fixes?

[wheat ore]

This won't be relevant without the influence of vsync

[turbid merlin]

Oh ok

But still. Idk how a 3060 is beating a 4070

Even when I change my settings to Epic instead of Low the fps is the same.

[wheat ore]

Every single screenshot is screaming "single core CPU bottleneck."

[turbid merlin]

What is that?

[wheat ore]

13-14% CPU

[turbid merlin]

This is a prebuilt from IBuy-Power I got it as a Christmas present.

[wheat ore]

This may sound very low, but the i7 you have have a lot a cores

[wheat ore]

Hmm...

[turbid merlin]

If you want I can send you the name of the prebuilt.

[wheat ore]

I think I'm gonna have you download hwinfo64 and check the game again with it open in sensors only mode

[turbid merlin]

iBUYPOWER - SlateMesh Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i9-13900KF - 32GB DDR5 RGB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 12GB - 1TB NVMe SSD - Black

[wheat ore]

Post the numbers shown there

[turbid merlin]

Where to download?

[wheat ore]

https://www.hwinfo.com/download/

[turbid merlin]

What does it do?

[wheat ore]

Once you're in game, post the entire thing here

Get usage metrics, temperatures, clock speed, and more of your hardware

[turbid merlin]

That?

I don't know what these numbers mean.

[wheat ore]

Open the sensors

This is the info screen

[turbid merlin]

which ones do I ss

There is a lot

[wheat ore]

The entire thing. Leave no stone unturned.

[wheat ore]

Max CPU/Thread Usage is very high though

[turbid merlin]

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That's everything

[wheat ore]

There doesn't seem to be any trouble here, just that the CPU is somehow running out of time on a per-core basis

[turbid merlin]

Can you simplify?

[wheat ore]

Can you screenshot your Manage 3D Settings page in NVIDIA Control Panel?

[turbid merlin]

Sure

[wheat ore]

Games are also limited by single core CPU usage (refer to Max CPU/Thread Usage)

This gets close or hits 100%, everything else won't matter

[turbid merlin]

Is that good?

[wheat ore]

Now do the same for Fortnite's own profile

[turbid merlin]

Wdym?

I go to program settings?

[wheat ore]

Program Settings

Yep

If game does not show up, click Add. It's probably there.

[wheat ore]

Can you recheck the performance after you hit Restore here?

[turbid merlin]

Huh?

Wdym?

Where is restore here

I'm sorry I am new to PC gaming.

[wheat ore]

See the button here?

[turbid merlin]

Restore?

[wheat ore]

In the future, there's usually no need to touch any of the settings you touched here

And yeah. The one with the NVIDIA logo

[turbid merlin]

I click yes?

U there?

@wheat ore

[wheat ore]

Yeah

Also, honestly, if you're already hitting 700 fps anyway consider getting out of Performance mode and use DX12

Reward your eyes

Frame rate is well in excess of your display refresh rate

[turbid merlin]

Ik but I get more FPS in performance mode

[wheat ore]

Remember that 240fps is 4.16ms, and 700fps is 1.46ms...

This looks like a more than half, but...

In absolute terms, it's less than 3ms

Compare to a normal 60fps frame's 16.67ms

You're already in real tight

[turbid merlin]

wdym

[wheat ore]

You're already well below the frame times of a normal 60fps setup

[turbid merlin]

Ik but im trying to get the most FPS out of what I paid for

[wheat ore]

Hmm. Anyway, see if the performance improves.

Do you have other background stuff going? This includes anything involving live wallpapers!

[turbid merlin]

Nope I close out everything using Task Manager. Only a plain black background.

I turned off all startup apps

[wheat ore]

msconfig

?

[turbid merlin]

huh

what iss that

[wheat ore]

OK, then nothing wrong there either if you don't know what that is

(Just checking if you disabled anything hardware related)

[turbid merlin]

How do I check

Because I followed a tutorial on YouTube on how to get more fps

and I followed everything

So IDK if I did

[wheat ore]

There isn't a need since you didn't know of its existence, but usually in the services tab of msconfig you can disable services. Want to keep all Microsoft and hardware driver services on no matter what.

[wheat ore]

sigh figures

Don't follow optimization video guides you find in youtube

[turbid merlin]

Sorry

[wheat ore]

Undo everything you did following them

[turbid merlin]

What do I do though

To check

[wheat ore]

Check the video you watched and UNDO EVERYTHING IT TOLD YOU TO DO

[turbid merlin]

Idk the videos

I followed a lot

[wheat ore]

If it used a third party debloater tool or anti Windows spying thing, assume your OS is hosed and consider reinstalling Windows.

[turbid merlin]

No I didnt download anything. I just went into some settings and turned them on or off

[wheat ore]

OK. Undo them

[turbid merlin]

The videos told me to go into the windows setting and turn off startup apps, put your power management mode on high performance, and then I followed all the NVIDIA 3d settings they had on

Shall I just restart my pc?

Reset I mean

[wheat ore]

No need, just undo everything it told you to do EXCEPT for the startup apps part

[turbid merlin]

Ok

I watched plenty of videos what if I don't know where to find them

nah my fps is def capped or something

look

I have the 3d res at one

It should be running atleast 2k fps

same fps when i turn it on 100

bruh

[wheat ore]

Single core CPU bottleneck...

[turbid merlin]

explain

[wheat ore]

Game can't run faster than what the maximum a core can run (any additional cores don't matter at all when this happens)

Textbook case.

[turbid merlin]

Then how does my friend with a 3060 ti and an i7 get 1200 fps 😦

[wheat ore]

Tell your friend to post a current screenshot

And check if the i7 or the RAM is overclocked

Your system isn't overclocked since it's a prebuild

At these potato settings the GPU pretty much becomes irrelevant

[turbid merlin]

He is on vacation for winter break. He has a 1k Prebuilt from Bestbuy though.

[wheat ore]

Since you have worse than Switch graphics

[turbid merlin]

These graphics are what all the pros use to get the most amount of FPS.

[wheat ore]

Fun fact: esports venues can and do mandate both a fixed resolution and preset nowadays to prevent advantages from potato settings

[turbid merlin]

It is preformance mode though 😦

So do you know any fixes

[wheat ore]

Anyway, honestly, just enjoy the game

As far as the game and hardware is concerned, there isn't really a problem when you're already hitting 700 fps

Consider increasing graphics quality

[turbid merlin]

I want to hit over 1k though

[royal depot]

Why???

[turbid merlin]

Because I want to get the performance I paid for?

[royal depot]

You paid for a mid range pc and you are getting great fps on an Unreal Engine 5 game??? Play Roblox if you want over 1k fps

If you are playing on potato settings then are you really “getting what you paid for.” Turn some settings up and enjoy the game

I’ll see if I can find settings that reach 1k tho

[potent root]

Are you using HDMI or DP Port

[turbid merlin]

i have an i9-13900kf with a 4070 getting 400-700 fps and i see people with a 3060 and an i7 getting over 1k for using the same settings as me buddy

[potent root]

If you are using HDMI you won't be able get that high amount fps you want and using the right monitor to get a higher fps.

[royal depot]

Yeah, that’s just a womp womp for you buddy. I was getting 600 on 4k low with your settings. You are “getting what you paid for.” Now go play Fortnite buddy.

[fluid wigeon]

Dammmm

I'm happy getting 200 with my 2060

[turbid merlin]

buddy you're so pressed its funny. jealous of my pc? its funny how mad you are of my question LMAO

[turbid merlin]

like i said i see people with a 3060 and an i5 getting over 1k. read lil kid

[royal depot]

Yes I am totally jealous of your pc when mine has better specs lol. But whatever floats your boat Lil Buddy

[turbid merlin]

Why are you so pressed lil bro?

[royal depot]

Why are you so pressed little little little little little buddy boy. What I’m trying to say is that you’re little. Small brain, small body, small FPS, and small….

[turbid merlin]

buddy you're the one talking mad shi. horrible grammar btw

[potent root]

For future reference i wouldn't recommend getting any CPU that's a KF not enough speed to process a lot of things even in game.

[royal depot]

Buddy, you happen to be the one who is complaining about not getting 1k fps. Don’t mention my grammar when you are the one lacking capitalization. You extreme goofball.

[fluid wigeon]

Jeez

[turbid merlin]

shut up bro you’re annoying

[royal depot]

Womp womp, enjoy your fps buddy.

[turbid merlin]

enjoy your caseoh build. go on my 600 lb life

[royal depot]

Yeah, it’s an h9 flow. Gotta give my 4080 good airflow.