So, I was getting a pretty solid 60+FPS With a few mods in GTA before the new DLC update,
After the update I'm getting around 50FPS but with fast driving and explosions it get's much lower. The V-ram usage has gone through the roof, GTA reports is is using around 2.2GB of V-ram but MSI afterburner says its using over 3.5GB which is the Cap for my GTX 970. The GPU usage is bouncing between 50-80% load.
Mods were uninsulated - no change
Lowered Graphics to High with all AA off and advanced graphics all off - no change
Verified Game files - No change
Reset Graphics to Default (which is very high settings with some AA) - even worse performance
I'm going to try a reinstall of the Update with an old back up of the game and see if that makes a difference...
Is anyone else getting problems or performance issues?, Has Rockstar F***ed it up?
Full PC spec's;
Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz Asus GeForce GTX 970 Strix GPU Asus P8Z77-V lx Motherboard 8GB G.Skills ARES DDR3-1600 RAM Corsair RM 750 80+ Gold Rated PSU Western Digital Black 1TB 7200rpm HHD - storing GTA currently Western Digital Green 3TB 7200rpm HHD Samsung 840 Evo (250gb) Boot SSD Cooler master Scout 2 case
EDIT & UPDATE: The issue's some what seems to be fixed, in the new update, (Version 335.1 I think) while my V-ram usage is still high it doesn't seem to be causing any problems, I'm getting my usal 60+ FPS with a few small drops here and there with mods installed. Moral of the story, keep those backups handy and you can always play offline for a few days while things get fixed.
Try moving the game over to the SSD. It's actually really easy to re-launch the game from the SSD instead. It just re-discovers the files just like when using a steam version of the game. I think GTA eats more VRAM than is reported.
What is the full P/N on your HDD? I'm thinking HDDs might just not be optimized for larger open world titles IE streaming speeds. Maybe looking into a 8GB upgrade too to 16 for RAM instead. More RAM will have a benifit to this game. Instead say 4-8GB always in memory 12-16 may be more beneficial.
Are you running on Windows 10 by chance and have the latest Nvidia drivers?
The SSD idea is not a bad one at all, I might try that I don't know what the P/N of the HDD is, I'm currently on Windows 7 with the latest nvidia drivers (353.30 I think)
According to reddit lots of people are having this problem. Supposedly its because they put an anti cheat thing in that crushes performance for everyone
I just went back to a previous version before the update and I'm not having any problems, I can't really see the need to update because I don't play online.
No need to be sarcastic. It is in your best interest to keep up to date. Unless of course those drivers lead to more issues! I have tested GTA 5 installed to an SSD running the R9 290 Tri-X and haven't run into any issues. Save for the shitty netcode built into the multi-player and how the fire wall works with the UPnP port
"Thanks for the tip Obiwan" is a passive aggressive statement. I said something that was along the lines of captain obvious and you responded in a negative fashion. I am simply trying to be informative, but if you want to be a dick about it whatever.
Hmm, well I still haven't updated at all, maybe it time to give it another shot. I can always jest copy the game files from my backup if it's no good. Thanks for the info @shivaanrajeshsingh
