RTX 2080 Micro Stutter

@Prisonsnack 

Just so we are on the same page:

"my highest frame time has been 13.8ms"

That equates to a minimum framerate of ~72 FPS

I understand that based on what I’ve read but even when I frame dip on more graphically intensive games such as division 2 I don’t get a stutter. My game still appears smooth just with a lower frame rate. That’s why I’m trying to understand why it’s happening on this game with the hardware that I have. Is there a fix for this? 

@Prisonsnack 

• Vsync and G-Sync could be fighting each other, try turning off vsync if you have not already done so.
• Disable any unnecessary background apps like FRAPS, Discord, streaming, torrents etc.
• See if capping your framerate at various rates via Afterburner/Rivatuner or EVGA Precision or similar has an effect.

Thanks for the reply. I usually run Vsync on in the NVCP with Gsync, and Vsync off in games to make everything nice and smooth. I've tried every possible combination of vsync and gsync on and off with the game settings and my NVCP. I've also resorted to throwing the game to 720p with all low settings and it was still stuttering. I've turned off all background programs again with no luck. I've reset windows about 4 times now along with trying multiple different drivers. And I have also tried frame capping to include setting it 160 fps on 165hz downclocking to 144hz and setting it to 120 and even 60hz with no results. Is there a known issue with RTX cards and this game? or should I keep digging into my own hardware?

how is the game in training mode?

It's the same and training and a regular match. 

Bios has been updated, is there a reason to do all this down clocking? I'm down to fix, but seems pointless that the game would force me to reduce speeds to make playable.

@Prisonsnack 

Running hardware at stock clock speeds can reduce peak FPS but also reduce frame time variability and so can improve perceptual smoothness of gameplay.

Try it out, it is reversible if you do not like the results.

Something that helped me with this was going into my power profile and changing my processor's Min and Max state to 99%. After I did that I stopped getting the micro stutter.