i am experiencing extreme frame drops paired with input lag. it happens every 10-20 seconds. i have tried to fix it a lot, but to no avail. i've had the issue ever since i got the game, and makes the game basically unplayable. i've tried lowering / changing settings, redownloading, clearing cashes but nothing worked. (thats not a;; i tried, just some examples. also, my usual fps is around 100, but it just goes down to 5, then back up to 100)

May as well jump in here instead of making a new post. I'm one of the lucky ones that has never had FPS issues. Was playing on a GTX 1080 low settings from Beta. Decent frame rates and the game ran smoothly.Switch to 6900XT in February/March. I got the Direct X error message that's well documented. Switching off XMP fixed it for me. Game ran butter smooth for me. 150-200 fps all the time.After season one patch my game ran terribly. Imput lag, stuttering etc. I reinstalled drivers and it looked to have worked. Then out of nowhere on Sunday I started to get huge frame rate drops. I don't run a counter in the game but could immediately feel the game wasn't running well.Turning on an FPS counter confirmed that my FPS had fell through the floor. I had like 45-65 fps..... I've tweaked some settings and got it back to 80 plus or minus a bit but it's nowhere near where it used to be. I've noticed quite a few players saying they've had performance drop issues.I should be getting a lot more frames than 80 fps running a 6900XT with an i9 10850K. They've definitely changed something.Edit.Should have mentioned I was running the exact same settings since Beta. Everything on low or switch off except mesh filtering set to ultra. I never botheredchanging the settings as it had no affect.I also had my gpu underclocked with the max frequency reduced from 2600MHz to 2200MHz as the extra MHz produced only heat and no extra frames.

@DarthFDG wrote:@zbran1 From what I've seen, you don't have to turn XMP off. You just need to make sure the settings don't exceed what your memory/CPU/motherboard combo support. In my case, my memory speed exceeds what my CPU can handle, so I had to configure XMP accordingly.Hey, thanks for the reply. I'm running an i9 10850K, an ASUS ROG Z490-I and 32gb@3600Mhz of TeamGroup RAM that's on the compatibility list for the motherboard. I have zero problems running any other game with XMP enabled. It's only 2042 ☹️.It never bothered me that XMP was off. Once I got past the Direct X issue(disabling XMP), performance was excellent for me. Really smooth gameplay, 150+ fps and enjoyable bar the know bugs that I'm not going to drone on about...

Hi @zbran1, if you turn on XMP now, does the same frame rete issue happen? /Atic

@zbran1 From what I've seen, you don't have to turn XMP off. You just need to make sure the settings don't exceed what your memory/CPU/motherboard combo support. In my case, my memory speed exceeds what my CPU can handle, so I had to configure XMP accordingly.

@EA_Atic Sorry for this comment, but the amount of people i have come across in 3 different servers with well alot of people who complain about the INPUT DELAY. Shows its a your problem 60FPS being the worst input delay users and Higher FPS resulting in better your game is inconsistent. Fix it. so stop asking people to send stuff When its a you problem only. the mouse input is fine on the Menu screen then in game its just delayed.

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17 Replies

DarthFDG
Hero+
4 years ago
If you're on PC, I suggest you attach a DXDIAG report, as someone may spot something.
joploljojo3
4 years ago
what part should i add? i feel like there's some unnecesary info in there (like device id)
DarthFDG
Hero+
4 years ago
It's a text document, so you can remove details you are not comfortable sharing.
joploljojo3
4 years ago
there ya go, thats it. i removed system name + id cause ehh
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DarthFDG
Hero+
4 years ago
Does it get better if you set refresh rate to 144Hz or lower in game?

Also, for troubleshooting you may want to try using only 1 monitor.
joploljojo3
4 years ago
none of them worked, sadly. neither did a combination of the two...
DarthFDG
Hero+
4 years ago
Bummer. Maybe someone else will think of something.
EA_Atic
DICE Team
4 years ago
Hi @joploljojo3, when the FPS drops drops, does anything over heat in your system or is at 100% usage?

/Atic
zbran1
4 years ago
May as well jump in here instead of making a new post. I'm one of the lucky ones that has never had FPS issues. Was playing on a GTX 1080 low settings from Beta. Decent frame rates and the game ran smoothly.
Switch to 6900XT in February/March. I got the Direct X error message that's well documented. Switching off XMP fixed it for me. Game ran butter smooth for me. 150-200 fps all the time.
After season one patch my game ran terribly. Imput lag, stuttering etc. I reinstalled drivers and it looked to have worked. Then out of nowhere on Sunday I started to get huge frame rate drops. I don't run a counter in the game but could immediately feel the game wasn't running well.
Turning on an FPS counter confirmed that my FPS had fell through the floor. I had like 45-65 fps..... I've tweaked some settings and got it back to 80 plus or minus a bit but it's nowhere near where it used to be. I've noticed quite a few players saying they've had performance drop issues.
I should be getting a lot more frames than 80 fps running a 6900XT with an i9 10850K. They've definitely changed something.
Edit.
Should have mentioned I was running the exact same settings since Beta. Everything on low or switch off except mesh filtering set to ultra. I never botheredchanging the settings as it had no affect.
I also had my gpu underclocked with the max frequency reduced from 2600MHz to 2200MHz as the extra MHz produced only heat and no extra frames.
EA_Atic
DICE Team
4 years ago
Hi @zbran1, if you turn on XMP now, does the same frame rete issue happen?

/Atic