Frame hitching/stuttering

Hi everyone,

I am at wits end with a problem I'm having.
My frames stay at about 74 fps which is fine, my monitor is 75hz.

However, seemingly randomly my game decides to display hiccuping/hitching frame rates (the frames do drop a bit, but not much).

I've had the issue in Gridania, Uldah, Yak'Tel, etc.

I've tried numerous things like:

- reinstalling windows fully (like 6 times now, to no avail)

- reinstalling graphic drivers
-reinstalling directx
- disabling dhcp
- disabling core isolation
-using balanced power plan
-using high performance power plan
-using just ethernet
-using just wifi
-updating bios
-downgrading bios
-trying other ram sticks
-disabling virtualization stuff in Device Manager
-disabling HPET in DM
-adding firewall exceptions for FF14
-forwarding ports for FF14

My frames don't drop, but i do get stutters/hitches, like when walking /running around its like it will "pause" for a bit then continue, its at random too, sometimes the frames are stable, but lots of times it will do this.
It worked fine a few days before....
I hope someone can help me. Is there anything i am skipping/forgetting?

I'm at wits end.

Thanks in advance.

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At what point does the issue occur?
How often does the issue occur?

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When the issue happens, is the PC over heating at all?
Were any update or changes made to the PC around the time of the issue?
Does this issue occur if the game is run in full screen mode? Does it happen in borderless or windowed mode?

Could you provide a system report? Simply go to the 'Config' option on the Final Fantasy XIV launcher and to the right of 'System Information' click on 'Display.

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Originally Posted by Votraftur

Good morning! Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for any inconvenience experienced when trying to play Final Fantasy XIV. For us to better assist you, please respond with the following information:

What Platform are you using? (Steam/Windows/Mac/PS4 etc.)
At what point does the issue occur?
How often does the issue occur?

Are you running any additional programs alongside Final Fantasy XIV?
Does the issue occur with one character or multiple characters?
When the issue happens, is the PC over heating at all?
Were any update or changes made to the PC around the time of the issue?
Does this issue occur if the game is run in full screen mode? Does it happen in borderless or windowed mode?

Could you provide a system report? Simply go to the 'Config' option on the Final Fantasy XIV launcher and to the right of 'System Information' click on 'Display.

Thank you once again for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums!

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Hi there! Thanks for replying. Sorry it took a bit longer, I dont always watch this forum.

Here are the answers to your questions.
My system report will follow shortly after.

What Platform are you using? (Steam/Windows/Mac/PS4 etc.)
Windows 11 24H2, latest updates.

At what point does the issue occur?
It can happen at any point really. I notice it most in busier areas obviously, because my frames will drop below 75 inevitably, which is fine, it's expected at places like Gridania, Limsa etc. at peak times. I just don't think the accompanying stuttering is normal when walking.

How often does the issue occur?
Pretty much the same as above. It varies and also depends on where I am. I don't seem to get it in dungeons, trials, etc. though, from what I've seen.

Are you running any additional programs alongside Final Fantasy XIV?
The programs i usually run alongside are Chrome (already tried turning off graphics acceleration, to no avail) and Spotify. I've already tried running FFXIV without these, the problem persists.

Does the issue occur with one character or multiple characters?
It happens on both my characters.

When the issue happens, is the PC over heating at all?
No, I've checked the temperatures, they seemed normal to me.

Were any update or changes made to the PC around the time of the issue?
No, i reinstalled windows again, so it was a clean slate.

Does this issue occur if the game is run in full screen mode? Does it happen in borderless or windowed mode?
Screen mode doesn't matter, I've tried borderless, fullscreen, windowed, I've tried various refresh rates, the problem will not go away.

The problem shows itself like my character would walk/run and it would be stable, but once my frames drop just a little bit, it will generate a type of stuttering that would be best described as "hiccups" or "skipping" of frames.

Have you tried toggling the flip presentation model / windowed optimizations in Settings > System > Display > Graphics on windows 11? Even if the game isn't running in windowed, this helped a lot of people with stuttering that occurs only on FFXIV.

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Originally Posted by Votraftur

Good morning! Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for any inconvenience experienced when trying to play Final Fantasy XIV. For us to better assist you, please respond with the following information:

What Platform are you using? (Steam/Windows/Mac/PS4 etc.)
At what point does the issue occur?
How often does the issue occur?

Are you running any additional programs alongside Final Fantasy XIV?
Does the issue occur with one character or multiple characters?
When the issue happens, is the PC over heating at all?
Were any update or changes made to the PC around the time of the issue?
Does this issue occur if the game is run in full screen mode? Does it happen in borderless or windowed mode?

Could you provide a system report? Simply go to the 'Config' option on the Final Fantasy XIV launcher and to the right of 'System Information' click on 'Display.

Thank you once again for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums!

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As promised below is my System Report:

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Originally Posted by Lemage

Have you tried toggling the flip presentation model / windowed optimizations in Settings > System > Display > Graphics on windows 11? Even if the game isn't running in windowed, this helped a lot of people with stuttering that occurs only on FFXIV.

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Hey hey,

Do you mean with toggling from off to on, or on to off? Stupid question maybe but hopefully you get what I mean.

Good morning EveningBird!

Thank you for posting the system report,

I do apologize for the ongoing issue once again. Upon reviewing the system report provided, we noticed that the graphics card driver(s) [SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 12/3/2024 01:00:00] and sound card driver(s) [SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 3/31/2024 01:00:00] may need to be updated. To help resolve this issue, we also recommend to perform a clean boot by opening the task manager and select the 'Start up' Tab and disable everything. Please let us know if you have any further concerns and we will gladly assist you further.

Thank you for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums!

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Originally Posted by Thukoolo

Good morning EveningBird!

Thank you for posting the system report,

I do apologize for the ongoing issue once again. Upon reviewing the system report provided, we noticed that the graphics card driver(s) [SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 12/3/2024 01:00:00] and sound card driver(s) [SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 3/31/2024 01:00:00] may need to be updated. To help resolve this issue, we also recommend to perform a clean boot by opening the task manager and select the 'Start up' Tab and disable everything. Please let us know if you have any further concerns and we will gladly assist you further.

Thank you for visiting the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums!

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Hello,

Thanks for the reply.
I've now updated my drivers and tries a clean boot, unfortunately the issues persist.
It seems to mostly happen once my frames go below my refresh rate of 75hz. When it's 74 or 73fps it will stutter. I've also capped my fps and had vsync on.
I have a freesync monitor. When I put my framecap on 72 it will still stutter.
Putting it on 70 or 69 does seem to help a bit, but for me it's weird that i never had this issue up until recently.

Hello I was having a very similar issue that started 2 days ago. For me the stutter came from my Wooting keyboard that has a gamepad setting which is something i never even imagined would be the reason. So if you have any controllers connected to your pc try unplugging it and see if the stutter stops occurring.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...l_update_even/

Hi,

I don't use any controllers.
Thanks though.
The issue started randomly about a month ago and i am kinda lost on what the issue might be. I dont have any stutters like this in other games.

I have been dealing with this same problem for 4 days, I just solved it last night. I spent so much time redownloading the game, uninstalling programs I thought might be the problem, and even went as far as reformatting my computer and nothing worked the problem persisted . I looked up the issue everyone suggested a wireless controller or keypad to be the conflicting but I dont use either of those items. I had a USB extender plugged into the front of my computer to give me more USB slots which I had my wireless headset dongle plugged into, as it turns out the USB extender went bad causing my headset dongle to malfunction making my game stutter. It was only FFXIV that would stutter I had no issues with any other games I play. After I unplugged the USB extender and plugged my headset dongle directly into my computer I have no more problems.

Good afternoon! Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

Due to no response from the original poster, this thread will be moved to 'Closed Concerns.' If anyone is still having this problem, please create a new thread and we will assist you in any way we can.

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