Had a look at my Task manager and I'm using 5,358MB for the Steam Client Bootstrapper and it thinks FFXV is still running.
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Final Fantasy XV Windows Edition PC performance thread
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i7 6700K 4.4GHz
Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1
16GB RAM
Playing at 1080p 60fps, with these settings. Runs fine for the most part, some drops here and there in more hectic battles. In certain areas, highest shadows and shadow libs can cause drops of around 12-15fps. Turf kills performance when fighting monsters in grassy areas in Duscae. And hairworks tends to result in more frequent dips to around 54-55fps, so I leave it off.
Hey thanks, I think I've got the exact same card. TRAM at highest is alright for 8GB?
Are you running the SpecialK stuff or plain stock?
Can't get enough of the tall grass mod with deformation. Looks great.
Nice. Any chance you can make a video of this turf mod in action?
I reported earlier that I was getting crashes often with Special K installed, and I had deleted it, and stopped having the crashes in my test play afterward.
Well, on the Steam forums I found that the in-game FPS counter actually causes some issues, especially in conjunction with Special K, and it is recommended to turn it off (and I had the counter on when I played). So, I decided to reinstall Special K, and I turned off the in-game FPS counter (it was also an updated version of the mod as well) and sure enough, I've played for some time and no crashes.
Seems like it might be a source of issues, so I will just mention it here. If you are using the in-game FPS counter, turn it off and it might help (especially in conjunction with the mod).
Well, on the Steam forums I found that the in-game FPS counter actually causes some issues, especially in conjunction with Special K, and it is recommended to turn it off (and I had the counter on when I played). So, I decided to reinstall Special K, and I turned off the in-game FPS counter (it was also an updated version of the mod as well) and sure enough, I've played for some time and no crashes.
Seems like it might be a source of issues, so I will just mention it here. If you are using the in-game FPS counter, turn it off and it might help (especially in conjunction with the mod).
So, uhhhhhhhh... game seems to have a legit memory leak, I guess?
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/83h49l/video_that_shows_the_memory_leak_in_the_game/
EDIT: Kaladaien insight into what's happening here.
Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXV/comments/83h49l/video_that_shows_the_memory_leak_in_the_game/
EDIT: Kaladaien insight into what's happening here.
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Tested with and without it, haven't noticed a huge difference myself. Highest TRAM is fine with the settings I'm using. When I had absolutely everything maxed out, it resulted in stuttering after extended periods of gameplay. With Nvidia effects (apart from VXAO) turned off and shadows dropped to high, no such issue there.
Can do, but not today unfortunately. Hope this screenshot can help. I ran through a bit of grass and turned around, the grass stays down. (right side of the flashlight)
Preserved for the future: 1, 2
If you want to use the NV control panel version - set to Fast Sync in Nvidia Control panel. Set maximum pre-rendered frames to 2.
For people like me running at 120hz, but aiming for 60fps - use Adaptive(half refresh) in the Nvidia Control Panel. Set your maximum pre-rendered frames to 2.
Don't forget to cap your game at what you want using the ingame settings/ini(for over 120fps or anything not 30/60/120) and then use the special k built in limiter. You will want the in game cap to be higher (perhaps even double the rate) or the same as the special k cap, depending on your how you want your game vsync'd - vsync vanilla, Fast, Adaptive, Adaptive(half).
Experimentation on your part will be necessary, as the fullscreen and windowed/borderless windowed experience in this game (both with and without special k) VARIES WILDLY.
Test in the corner of the game map (like the Bioblaster location).
So when you face one direction and turn the camera, everything should be solid - you'll be able to see if everything is working properly under a light load.
When you face the rest of the map, gauge your performance under a specific sync - see what looks the best under load, adjust your cap, adjust your refresh, etc.
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Do this only if your gpu is handing out more frames than your monitor's refresh rate. Force max pre-rendered and vsync settings to application controlled specifically for this game in the Program Settings tab in the NV control panel if you use the special k version.Kaladein said:
If you want to use the NV control panel version - set to Fast Sync in Nvidia Control panel. Set maximum pre-rendered frames to 2.
For people like me running at 120hz, but aiming for 60fps - use Adaptive(half refresh) in the Nvidia Control Panel. Set your maximum pre-rendered frames to 2.
Don't forget to cap your game at what you want using the ingame settings/ini(for over 120fps or anything not 30/60/120) and then use the special k built in limiter. You will want the in game cap to be higher (perhaps even double the rate) or the same as the special k cap, depending on your how you want your game vsync'd - vsync vanilla, Fast, Adaptive, Adaptive(half).
Experimentation on your part will be necessary, as the fullscreen and windowed/borderless windowed experience in this game (both with and without special k) VARIES WILDLY.
Test in the corner of the game map (like the Bioblaster location).
So when you face one direction and turn the camera, everything should be solid - you'll be able to see if everything is working properly under a light load.
When you face the rest of the map, gauge your performance under a specific sync - see what looks the best under load, adjust your cap, adjust your refresh, etc.
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so in options anisotropic filtering is set to max but in config that sets it to 8 ?
does changing it to 16 in config do anything ?
does changing it to 16 in config do anything ?
I can set everything on low and TRAM on average or above still causes stutter and frame drop below 60. It could have something to do with the memory leak that people are finding. For me, it seems like texture streaming and vram management is poor in this game and I should wait for a fix.
Can do, but not today unfortunately. Hope this screenshot can help. I ran through a bit of grass and turned around, the grass stays down. (right side of the flashlight)
Thanks!
Looks like turf grass casts shadows from your flashlights, which I believe is absent for the vanilla grass assets.
Not sure if it does or not but I would suggest forcing it through the NVIDIA control panel if not.
So sometimes when I boot the game up, it doesn't display Xbox controller buttons, it just displays generic blue buttons. How do I fix this when it happens other than closing and relaunching the game?
To prevent this from happening you have to first connect and turn on your controller before launching the game.
If you are using the special k mod for ffxv, there is also a setting that allows the controller to be detected easier:
Steam Enhancements > Compatibility > check "Load Steam Overlay Early"
I'm going through the FFXV SK thread, and this made me lol, 'cause I had the same idea as a joke a couple days ago:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/637650/discussions/0/1697167168518535998?ctp=18#c1697167355214211592
Soooo I disabled the Steam Overlay and had the game running for hours this time, no super long fights but with TRAM on high did almost full up my 8GB VRAM a few times the game never crashed like it had been. I didn't see system memory go up significantly either.
I've yet to encounter a crash after 22 hours of playtime, but God bless Kaldaien.
Also, someone from the Steam forums found out a workaround for summons:
yea i set TextureStreamingMemory to 2048. The textures are back to normal without any framerate issues i had using the TRAM setting in the game.
Yup, after all the time I've spent in the game since disabling it, it's definitely the Steam Overlay.
Considering I have the same amount of vram and system ram as you, I will try this and see how it affects performance. After knowing what the tram settings do, I feel like there should be an option in between 'high' and 'very high'.
Honestly, the higher options should be grayed out if your card is detected as a model that doesn't have enough VRAM to support higher options.
Now that I see that about the Steam Overlay, I never had problems so far but is there a way to disable the overlay for just FFXV?
Right click on the game in your Steam library, go to properties and uncheck "Enable Steam Overlay while-in game"
I haven't actually tested how it affects the game yet though.
I haven't actually tested how it affects the game yet though.
Oh okay I never noticed Steam already had the ability to do this easily. I'll just keep it disabled and see if I run into any memory-related issues the more I play.
Been trying to get an optimal build going on here, posted my specs before and never got a reply.
i7 6700k
GTX 1070
32GB RAM
PC hooked up to a HDR10 4K TV set
What would be the optimal settings to use here.
Basically I just used the GeForce Experience optimal settings at 1080p and based on the information from Digital Foundry turned down Lighting, Shadows, and Filtering down to Average since beyond Average you seem to trade performance for minimal impact to the image quality.
IF possible I'd like to run this game at 2560x1440 at 60FPS since I don't think my build is feasible to do so at 4K. I want to use the highest possible graphical settings while maintaining 60fps.
What should be high and what should be average? Does anyone have a recommended list of optimal settings without any slowdowns or stutters?
Also I guess if I lower the framerate to 30fps, I should be able to run it natively at 4K with no issue right?
Any break down of a good settings to use for the most optimal experience would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
i7 6700k
GTX 1070
32GB RAM
PC hooked up to a HDR10 4K TV set
What would be the optimal settings to use here.
Basically I just used the GeForce Experience optimal settings at 1080p and based on the information from Digital Foundry turned down Lighting, Shadows, and Filtering down to Average since beyond Average you seem to trade performance for minimal impact to the image quality.
IF possible I'd like to run this game at 2560x1440 at 60FPS since I don't think my build is feasible to do so at 4K. I want to use the highest possible graphical settings while maintaining 60fps.
What should be high and what should be average? Does anyone have a recommended list of optimal settings without any slowdowns or stutters?
Also I guess if I lower the framerate to 30fps, I should be able to run it natively at 4K with no issue right?
Any break down of a good settings to use for the most optimal experience would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
I was hoping for an article from Nvidia similar to the one they did for Witcher 3. Was very helpful, bummed they didn't do it for this game.
Welp, finally had a crash due to being out of memory again (FFXV consumed over 22GB at the time) so disabling the overlay probably isn't the solution, don't know if it matters if you do it from the settings or individual games through the game's properties settings, at first I had it through the former but before this last time I re-enabled it globally but disabled it for just this game. It still took much longer than before.
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Just had a hard crash, had to turn off the PC. My manual safe file is gone! Luckily the automatic safe is still there. This game has some issues.. .
The game runs great for me on high setting on a GTX 1070 with the latest drivers, but all the characters and lots of objects in the world do this thing seemingly randomly but at least once every minute or so where they very briefly, like for maybe a single frame or three, all sort of "spasm."
That seems to be caused by running above 30 fps, possibly with G-Sync (I have it on anyway). Even small caps above 30 (like 36-48) seem to cause it. Super annoying.
I'm capped at 37fps and I don't have the issue also with a GTX 1070 but no G-sync.
The game does have a few issues, but generally a hard crash means that either some hardware or a driver (or the OS) failed. When all 3 of those work correctly, a user-level program like a game can't hard crash your system.
We'd need their modding tools to submit mods to the Workshop, which they haven't released yet.
Someone here said saving the game after a summoning and then idling a few seconds in the menu fixes the bug.
Thanks, yeah I just ended up saving and relaunching, but I'll try the save and stay in menu thing next time it happens. :)
Can do, but not today unfortunately. Hope this screenshot can help. I ran through a bit of grass and turned around, the grass stays down. (right side of the flashlight)
it's so beautiful T_T
I know this is a performance thread focused mostly on graphics and framerate, but I own this and the PS4 version, and the audio mix on PC doesn't seem as good. I feel like the volume is lower and some audio effects feel a bit more muted. Anyone else notice this?