Hey, I upgraded my pc like 3 months ago and I noticed that the game runs worse on this computer than it did on the previous specs which were worse. Obv the game is unoptimized as shit so just wondering if there are things I can change to improve, Im currently using DXVK as I always have done
#How can I make the game run better
warm nest
Shadow, Water and View distance are all FPS killers.
lyric pollen
what were your previous specs?
warm nest
How the hell are you getting 41 FPS even with Vulkan API?
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what were your previous specs?
i5 4570 and a gt1030 2gb GDDR5
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How the hell are you getting 41 FPS even with Vulkan API?
idek man
I have literally no mods as this is my GFWL install
lyric pollen
How the hell are you getting 41 FPS even with Vulkan API?
is it prohibited by law to get below 60fps with vulkan?
warm nest
Well the image says otherwise.
warm nest
is it prohibited by law to get below 60fps with vulkan?
Yes.
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Well the image says otherwise.
Well DayL then but thats it, iiii think
warm nest
It clearly looks sharper and with more contrast.
warm nest
Well DayL then but thats it, iiii think
Hmmm, did you try with a vanilla timecyc?
lyric pollen
you have ice4? 
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ye
lyric pollen
i'd say upgrade or downgrade your nvidia driver and see if anything changes
warm nest
lakshie go get a sleep
“Go get some sleep he says… Hahaha I have been sitting on this chair all night with the lights off drinking coffee.”- Ken Rosenberg
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just reminded me I need to update my driver new one released like yesterday ill try that first
warm nest
just reminded me I need to update my driver new one released like yesterday ill ...
That should be the first thing on the list.
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That should be the first thing on the list.
after that gonna try clear my dxvk cache or try it without it altogether and compare
warm nest
after that gonna try clear my dxvk cache or try it without it altogether and com...
Since D3D9 runs like crap try it with Vulkan.
warm nest
after that gonna try clear my dxvk cache or try it without it altogether and com...
Where is the cache stored?
lyric pollen
Where is the cache stored?
in the game folder
lyric pollen
Since D3D9 runs like crap try it with Vulkan.
he IS trying with vulkan
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Where is the cache stored?
D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Grand Theft Auto IV\GTAIV - GFWL\GTAIV.dxvk-cache
thats my path atleast
warm nest
Ok.
warm nest
he IS trying with vulkan
Because D3D9 stutters and the game runs like absolute dogshit.
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Because D3D9 stutters and the game runs like absolute dogshit.
so is my game on dxvk lol
ngl i dont think it is working correctly might be the issue
lyric pollen
Because D3D9 stutters and the game runs like absolute dogshit.
absolutely opposite for some other people tho
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absolutely opposite for some other people tho
would you recommend to change any of my in game settings as well or do they look... okay ish
lyric pollen
do you remember your settings when you used to get higher fps with worse hardware?
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they were the same because i just transferred my install to my new hard drive
lyric pollen
but did you reinstall windows? cuz settings are stored somewhere else in appdata
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This may get confusing as its not as straight forward as that...
lyric pollen
and i must say, 40 fps on medium shadows is really not normal, update your drivers or check if your gpu is underclocked, i remember playing gta iv on a 1660 ti and it ran well on highest settings
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Basically my windows drive got corrupted so I reinstalled windows on my new pc then transferred the appdata and program files folder as well as other folders I needed to the new install and made sure all the paths for things were corrected
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and i must say, 40 fps on medium shadows is really not normal, update your drive...
My GPU clock is normal and drivers installing now
lyric pollen
Basically my windows drive got corrupted so I reinstalled windows on my new pc t...
did you transfer the documents folder too?
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did you transfer the documents folder too?
yeah
I remember that because I had my gfwl live key in the rockstar games folder when I copied the documents folder
warm nest
Might be old software leftovers in Program Files (x86).
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how do you mean
warm nest
Basically my windows drive got corrupted so I reinstalled windows on my new pc t...
This.
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Cleared the cache and installed drivers and I looks like its running decent again
0 Vram usage is afterburner bug I believe
warm nest
Yup.
lyric pollen
enjoy high fps man, glad it worked
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"High" 😆
lyric pollen
you think 95 isnt high?!
