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0xEXXSY
Seasoned Newcomer
14 days ago

Gradually FPS Drops

Hi guys, i have my fps getting dropped gradually match to match, it wasn't like this before

First game i get 170+ fps

Then 90, Then 70, Then 45

 

My pc specs: 

RTX 4070

Ryzen 7700X

32 GB Ram

Game is on SSD

Whenever i restart the game it fixes itself for first match, then happens again.

Game runs on nvidia, tried lots of things such as setting resolution much low (i was playing on 2560x1440p)

Tried to lower graphics, checked my pc settings

3 Replies

  • 0xEXXSY's avatar
    0xEXXSY
    Seasoned Newcomer
    3 days ago

    Ty for the reply, yet i found the my display is not connected with graphics driver, it was connected with integrated one. What a shame for a guy that is in Computer Science lol

  • Quackkyyyy's avatar
    Quackkyyyy
    Rising Newcomer
    5 days ago

    Update: Did some more digging and found some good news!

    At least for me it helped to run the AMD Cleanup utility, then reinstall the drivers from AMD (or from your OEM manufacturer's website if your system is from them). If that does not work, also try doing a "custom installation" of your Nvidia driver and click "Clean installation."

    I did end up doing both and it seems to have done the trick and the game runs consistently at the framerate I expected to run! Hope this might help😄

  • Quackkyyyy's avatar
    Quackkyyyy
    Rising Newcomer
    5 days ago

    Hey! 

    I will preface this by saying that I really don't know of a solution (at least as I am writing this). However, I will tell you that I am also experiencing that exact same problem that you are describing! As you mentioned, the game will start with a high frame rate and gradually as you play it slowly dwindles down (as low as 25 fps, a far cry from the 144 fps I would when I first start up the game). Restarting will help but then the same issue will repeat.

    Before anything, make sure you did check the following, maybe you have or haven't but it doesn't hurt to double check!

    • Make sure your device isn't overheating (there are many programs that can tell you but I find HWiNFO is pretty solid at giving you the information you need). If it is, then you can move on to physically fixing that problem as that would be a hardware issue then. At least for me I haven't seen any thermal throttling issues, especially with the GPU/CPU utilization pattern I'm seeing, more on that later...
    • Ensure that Apex is actually using your dedicated GPU, or at least force windows to use it!
    • Some other tips: Turn off xbox game bar if you don't use it, make sure background apps aren't on since that can also pose some performance issues, make sure that you don't have other apps that open up when you boot up your PC as they'll end up in background running without you even noticing (this is slightly different than disabling background apps).
    • Reinstalling the game should also be one of the obvious steps to try.
    • Make sure that you have updated your graphics drivers and other important system software!
    • Perhaps trying changing from DX12 to DX11 (-anticheat_settings=SettingsDX11.json). At least on Steam you can do that by going to Library > go to apex > click the gear > Properties > General, and then paste that into launch options! Perhaps that might work, it didn't for me but it's worth a shot.  

    Now, you did mention changing the actual graphic settings in the game, so good job on doing that (sometimes it's nice to be reminded to do so).

    I have been looking a bit deeper into this problem and at least for me if you open up task manager on another monitor you can see that the utilization of both the CPU and GPU gradually decrease over time as well which is... odd. You can also check for yourself if this is the same thing you are viewing. If so, then unfortunately the only thing I can tell you is that this might be an issue with the game and who knows when that will get fixed.

    Hopefully one of the tips help! If not, then maybe someone else can help. I don't know it all, just a fellow soul trying to help out!