fallout 4 vRam question

buzzlightweight · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:11

so i have a 980 ti 6gb, but according to afterburner, the max vRam i can use and do use is 3777mb

i have been having framerate issues in boston and i was wondering if there is anything i can do

I was looking at using

Stuttering and Memory patch ENBoost for NMM but im not sure.

Many thanks

ExRayTed · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:15

Fallout 4 is an odd game in that the engine really suffers when pushed over 60hz. If you're running at more than that, either limit the framerate or turn on Vsync

CapitalOne · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:18

I have SLI Titan X at 1440p GSync and still get the framerate drops in the big open city areas. Its the engine.

Klunt Bumskrint · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:24

I get it too. The guy usage plummets to like 30%

Omaeka · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:24

ExRayTed said:
Fallout 4 is an odd game in that the engine really sucks

Que Eff Tea

robgmun · 30 Dec 2015 at 00:39

Bethesda has been lazy in that it's been doing nothing but tweaking their engine since Oblivion, it need to be thrown out and built from scratch, it really doesn't scale in modern games anymore and the memory handling in the engine isn't optimal for modern handware

Radox-0 · 30 Dec 2015 at 01:17

I found turning down shadow distance abut helped in the city. But yeah even at times the fps does drop a bit.

Klunt Bumskrint · 30 Dec 2015 at 09:01

I wonder if this is the limitation of DX11 rearing it's head. As it's only in the built up areas. Too many draw calls?

DaleTheWhale · 30 Dec 2015 at 10:38

Think 90% of the frame rate drops are due to shadows.
Reducing your shadow draw distance you'll notice the drop in frame rate stop.

There is a mod that dynamically configures your shadows depending on where you're looking, which has seen improvements in frame rate but this was near the release of the game so modders may have a better solution now.

buzzlightweight · 30 Dec 2015 at 11:20

im pleased its not just me, but why does fallout only use half of my cards capabilities?

5960xNvidiaGamer · 30 Dec 2015 at 17:42

I have a 980ti and have never seen fallout 4 drop below 60 FPS max settings using a rog swift 165hertz.

AWPC · 30 Dec 2015 at 17:55

Game only needs 6GB Ram @ 4K it barely uses more than 3.9GB Ram anyway.

masterk · 30 Dec 2015 at 21:42

If you look using afterburner during the fps drops in the city, it is cpu load that spikes, so leads me to believe CPU is an issue here. Which is why lowering shadow distance helps here, because calculating shadows is CPU heavy.

BaDBoY_uK · 30 Dec 2015 at 21:49

Crap game designed for an XBOX

K1LLSW1TCH · 30 Dec 2015 at 23:06

BaDBoY_uK said:
Crap game designed for an XBOX

Amazingly I don't think the Xbox can even run this at a consistent 30FPS.