Apex Lagging but no FPS Drop
I run Apex on all low settings, V-Sync off, texture streaming budget at very low, only item that is enabled is NVidea Reflex, which is Enabled + Boost. I keep a constant 143 FPS while in game, but ra...
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@KeoniFRFX You can check the VRAM usage in task manager like I stated earlier by looking at the "Dedicated GPU memory". Check it first before even running the game to see what it says. On my system I only use about 0.5GB on the desktop with my web browser open.
@OoShellshock Thank you, I just checked right now. So with everything that I have open whilst playing, (Discord, my two monitors with moving wallpapers, web browser, and steam,) I'm using 1.0 / 6.0 GB of VRAM. This is without opening Apex by the way. If that's the case, with the lowest option for the texture streaming budget in Apex being 2-3 GB of VRAM (If I remember correctly), isn't it strange as to why it is lagging then? Because I should still at least have a gigabyte of vram left, unless I'm thinking about the whole situation wrong.
@KeoniFRFX I would start the game and recheck VRAM when it starts lagging. Other factors can affect VRAM usage as well. Including overlays such as the NVIDIA etc. And each setting in-game will increase VRAM usage as well. Texture budget and screen resolution are just typically the two most intensive ones.
- @OoShellshock Alright, I'll get back to you when I do start playing, and I'll note down the VRAM before it lags and while it is lagging. Thank you for your help, I appreciate it. Darko said that I might be limiting my VRAM usage somehow, I wouldn't know how to do that but hopefully they get back to me and let me know on how to check if I am actually doing that.
@OoShellshock@EA_Darko Okay, I did some experimenting and this is what I found. I was in the firing range just moving around and shooting guns taking note of my hardware performance. When the game was stable, my vram usage was around the 3.4 GB to 4.5 GB, under 5.0 GB is what's important. My RAM was around 3,500 MB. When I did start lagging while keeping track of my performance, I noticed that my GPU utilization was at 100% every time I started to lag. Every time my GPU utilization hit 100%, boom, frame drop, stuttering, everything you don't want to see. My VRAM usage was consistently at 5.0 - 5.1 GB. While my GPU utilization was at 100%, my RAM was gradually rising from 3,500 MB to 4,500 MB, slowly. Every time I alt-tabbed out of the game however, my GPU utilization would go down to around 80, and RAM would go back to a stable 3,500 MB. After alt-tabbing back in and playing for a little more, it started to lag again and repeat the same signs as said before. What should I do in this situation, and what could be the problem? Quick Edit: I read online that maybe on start up with steam, you are able to cap the frame rate to a certain number. This is so the GPU doesn't throttle itself to go any higher, though I don't know if this will do anything. If you guys have any other suggestions I'll do them but I'll wait for a reply from you two before going on and try capping the frame rate.
@KeoniFRFX That's interesting. What are your settings exactly? Resolution etc. Your VRAM is pretty high. It's normal for a game to drop in utilization when you alt-tab out due to the game no longer being rendered. Some games render in the background however, but Apex doesn't.
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