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Re: Sims 4 Lag with new Graphics card

Windowed mode makes no difference.

The error message just says the card was not recognised.

On DXDiag there is no Device Key mentioned. All it mentions  on Display Tab is

Name: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip: GeForce RTX 2080

DAC: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Type: FullDisplay Device

Total Mem: 16174MB
VRAM: 8010MB
Shared Mem: 8164MB

CurrentMode: 1920 x 1080 (60HZ)

Monitor: Generic PnPMonitor

HDR: Not Supported.

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  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    @michaela981 

    Great, thanks 🙂 You need to add the following line to your GraphicsCards.sgr file:

    0x1E87 "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080" $cardLevelUber $resolutionHigh

    - Locate the GraphicsCards.sgr file here, make a backup of it, and open it in Notepad - Program files(x86) > Origin games > The Sims 4 > Game > bin

    - Add the line under the NVIDIA section so it looks like this:

    Save and quit then open your game and see how it plays. Close the game and open the Config.log file in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4. Near the top under === Graphics device info === check the Found and Supported values are 1.

  • michaela981's avatar
    michaela981
    7 years ago

    Okay I've done it and I'm testing it. Should it  make the game perform better? Since it's onlysince getting the card not  recognised has the games performance been janky.

  • michaela981's avatar
    michaela981
    7 years ago

    How do you check?

    The game still stutters but not as much as it did.

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
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    7 years ago
    @michaela981

    Open the Config.log file in Documents > Electronic Arts > The Sims 4.
    Near the top under === Graphics device info === check the Found and Supported values are 1.
  • michaela981's avatar
    michaela981
    7 years ago

    It found it and it says it supports it. Game still stutters a bit and lags when there's more than 10 Sims in a lot. But it's more playable than it was. I just can't scroll anywhere without the camera skipping 

  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    Bluebellflora
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    7 years ago
    @michaela981

    Great! You've successfully added your card. Not sure about the skipping, maybe you just need to tweak the in-game graphics settings a bit?

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