Framerate Issues Since Dawntrail Launch

[fighterroah]

Had problems with stuttering since day 1, it looked random at first but it was happening during some bosses skills, like the claw in m1s.

My pc spec shouldn't have any problem running the game. Ryzen 7700x and a 4080 super, installed in a m.2 and i have 32ram at 5200mhz

Tried a lot of thing to fix the stuttering and while i did manage to solve it for a day, it came back the next time i booted the game.

What i noticed using RTSS is that the frametime wasnt stable at all, was hovering between 6.9 and 7.1 and the only time i manage to solve my stuttering the frametime was stable at 6.9.

Im capping the ingame FPS to my monitor refresh rate using the ingame setting and today i decided to disable the ingame fps cap and force it using RTSS.
And the frametimes became stable again and had 0 stuttering in m3s during all the fight, game was stable at 144fps without dips with everything maxed.

This looks like it fixed my stuttering problem so anyone with the same issues can try using rivatuner to cap their fps. (i did try using nvidia fps limiter but the game complety ignores it for me.)

[Thom-Karnel]

I just did this, coincidentally in M3S aswell. It made the problem 100 times worse. Seems there is just nothing at all consistent with this issue. Needs a dev fix.

[crc0427]

Has Square Enix acknowledged the issue yet? There's post after post after post after post about this, with the same cookie cutter copy/paste solutions to try that never work.

[Thom-Karnel]

I heard they announced an announcement for the end of the month about some upcoming fixes for issues introduced by the graphics update. But I haven't seen this announced announcement with my own eyes, so maybe it's bullshit?

[Dynae]

i had the same problem. nothing works.
I have deactivated the following devices in the device manager
Device Manager - Software Devices
-Microsoft Device Association Root Enumerator
-Microsoft RRAS Root Enumerator

this fixed the problem for me. no fps drops or freezes

[crc0427]

Disabling those didn't fix it for me unfortunately. SE needs to fix this.

[cdn_nick]

Just played after patch this morning, I don't know how but with nothing changed on my end it's sadly made the problem even worse. The stutter/drops are even more random and frequent. Please please someone at SE at least say this is being looked into

[crc0427]

Last night's patch did not fix the stutter issues that everyone is having on PC. SE, PLEASE FIX THIS.

[Dusteh]

Also constantly getting this issue since Dawntrail launch, and also use a controller, so disabling and disconnecting every controller isn't a viable solution. Would be wonderful to have some form of acknowledgement from the devs about this.

[NooberNerd]

I think I may know the issue now....just maybe in my case.
Try this and see if it goes same way as my
*This is not a fix the issue, but to test on varieties of PCs if my curious is true or not

I just recently change from GTX 1080 to RTX 3080 (from my brother, he upgrade his GPU) the issue is still there. but one thing that I noticed from my last post here.
Maybe the issue is tied to Unfamiliar framerate numbers.

In Display Setting > Frame rate (most down option)
this is where we limited our framerate cap, for gameplay we use on, None (Uncapped), 30FPS, 60FPS and Main Monitor Refresh Rate
Most games nowaday, have both Framerate cap, and VSync, correct? Some may use Framerate cap but not use Vsync because it increases input lag. I used it every games if that game included in the setting, because i dont want to force my GPU and CPU further than my monitor refresh rate. But if no framerate cap option, I will use Vsync to limt framerate even I have to play with high input lag.

In FF14, there is no Vsync, Our only option is; Main Monitor Refresh Rate at Framerate option. Game will sync your FPS number tied to you monitor. and that where is come the issue.

In Reality, there is so much variety of Refresh Rate Monitor hz, but Standard are; Commons, 60hz 120hz 144hz.......Esport level; 240hz 360hz 480hz and more
With these numbers in mind, other than these numbers are uncommon and unfamiliar to many developers. Like myself, I use Dell SE2717H/HX, 60hz Monitor but.....my Monitor can OC up to 75hz(74.95hz) my framerate can up to 75FPS as native as well. this number 75 is umcommon even some of you may not recognized and never heard it before.

Sound weird I know, but when I cap the framerate setting down to 60FPS. the stuttering seems gone. Yes the game look worse and not smooth with lower fps from monitor native setting, but it no sign of stuttering at all. I still see some frametime dip, but it's so minimal and unnoticable during i run around where I tested (Tuliyollal)