Framerate Issues Since Dawntrail Launch

[Haru-Haru]

Well, I'm answering my own comment here...

...I looked into Windows 11 24H2 update, and it does cause a lot of issues for gaming.

A known issue is if HDR is enabled, and autoHDR as well, it can cause problems. This can be disabled easy enough, as mine was, (no HDR for me)... but other people report crashing in other games.

So, I am writing from a fresh reinstall of windows 11, not bothering to roll back, just restarting from scratch.

I'll see how it goes and report back

[Haru-Haru]

Ok, reporting back after windows 11 reinstall

Got it running stable!

Here is my setup if it helps someone.



I am on version 23H2 OS build 22631.2861

I have turned OFF Hardware-accelerated GPU Scheduling.

Optimizations for windowed games is also turned OFF (same menu)

(None of my other games are suffering with that setting off.)

It's under system > display settings > graphics > default graphics settings.

My setup has variable refresh rate on, and GSYNC is enabled for fullscreen and windowed modes.

The game is running in borderless windowed and 4k resolution, maximum settings. I am getting over 60fps stable with tons of reshade effects on so I'm happy, I could go much higher if I turned them off but I like the shaders.

Windows Game bar (xbox game bar) has "allow controller to open game bar" off, but I don't know if that means the game bar itself isn't running.

Discord overlay is off, and hardware acceleration turned off. Same with google chrome, hardware acceleration off.

windows 11 GAME MODE is turned ON

disable full screen optimizations is UNCHECKED for ffxivdx11.exe under compatibility mode

Razer synapse is running, no logitech GHUB, they have a new app for my webcam (brio) called logitune that only runs when the camera is on. (thank god)

steelseries gg engine is running for my keyboard

elgato wave software and discord and chrome.

So yeah, as of right now, stable / working. If I add anything to the system that breaks it again I'll report back but, I'm signing off this thread for now.

Good luck warriors of light!

[HydroFreeze1998]

Device Name: DESKTOP-V1QU4EU
Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core Processor, 3701 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s).
Installed RAM: 32.0GB (31.9GB Usable)
System Type: Windows 11 Pro Version 23H2 (64-bit operating system, x64-based processor) Installed on November 30th, 2022
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT
Install Drive Type: SSD

UPDATE: As of 7.1 The issue is still persisting. Manual trigger still applies here of unplugging or plugging back in a USB device. Not only that, but it seems like the items in your inventory, or other menus take longer to load.

So, to list a few changes that had happened. I had forced windows to go back to windows 10. 22H2 with OS build 19045.3803. Specifically forbidding the KB5048652 and KB5049981 cumulative updates. I managed to get it during 7.15 to actually play...properly! No bugs or anything! Even unplugging USB devices resulted in maybe like 1 or 2 seconds of slowdown? But not a full on freeze.

7.16 rolls out today. The bugs return in full. After I had the game working.

What in the world is actually happening to cause this?

[disciple961]

Hello,

around the time when downtrail launched I started having frequent frame drops. Not always but often during a fight with a lot of effects. Every 2-3 GCDs i had a brief stutter and frame drops of about 20, it was maddening. I assumed my laptop cannot handle the game anymore after the graphics update but the issue was something else entirely. I used to frequent this thread in hopes to find some solution since a lot of people here have similar issues.

The game seems to be very sensitive to USB devices connecting. In my case I have a busted integrated camera on my laptop. It kept connecting and disconnecting and that caused stutters in the game. But it could be any kind of USB device.

To check if your stutters are caused by somethign similar, open the device manager on your windows and check if it refreshes whenever you have a stutter in the game. Since the device manager refreshes when there is a change in hardware like a connecting device.

Unfortunately windows doesnt log such connections so I have downloaded a freeware tool called usblogview. It told me exactly what device had the issue and I was able to disable it permanently. Just make sure u dont download it from some weird site and catch a virus or something.

hope this helps someone o/

[LeonBlueheart]

My game runs fine with hardware acceleration turned off but i would rather have it turned on and i cant figure out why my game runs so terribly with it on. normally i wouldnt mind but other games run much better with it turned on and im tired of having to restart my computer everytime. does anyone know how to fix this issue

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D
MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio
AMD X670E
DDR5 64 GB
here me specs if it helps