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Alex_1652's avatar
4 years ago

Micro stutters

Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number RTX3090
Enter RAM memory size in GB 128
Are you using any software with an overlay? No
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Multiplayer
Which part of the mode? Conquest
Please select your region Europe
On which server did this happen?
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm)
Summarize your bug Very noticable micro stutters even while having high fps
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? any gameplay mode
What happens when the bug occurs? frame rate is high but 1%lows are very low due to micro stutters
What should be happening instead? framerate should be somwhat consistent.

Im having 90~150 framerate which already is a big deviation, but even when avg fps is stable around 100~110 1% lows are as low as 30fps with very noticable micro stutters which feels like game freezing once every half second. i would rather have a stable but lower fps than high but unstable one.

16 Replies

  • I worked on this a good bit last night and I now do not think underclocking helps. I was however able to minimize it as much as I think is possible until DICE can look into this by capping my framerate right near where the "99% fps" maxes out at. I was capping at 119hz, but after analyzing the game last night my "99% fps" was maxing out at around 95fps, so I dropped my frame cap to 98hz and the micro stutter was far better. 

  • Axiomatic-Liar's avatar
    Axiomatic-Liar
    4 years ago

    OK, I have been working on this more and now I have doubts about my router. As mentioned I have Comcast 3Gb symmetrical internet. The Juniper ACX2100-AC comes with a 3Gb fiber connection and a 1Gb copper connection for some weird reason. So I hooked my PC directly up to the 1Gb copper connection and now I no longer see the micro stutters. So now I get the fun task of figuring out why my Ubiquiti UDM Pro is causing problems in BF2042 when I see no issue in any other game like this one. I have played countless hours of COD Warzone without a single hiccup at all. My theory is that the fq_codel QoS function in the UDM Pro is somehow delaying packets. fq_codel is a drop tail method of QoS so it could be that I just need to set up a firewall rule that ensures my PC is first in line no matter what. I'll keep y'all informed of my analysis.

    I recommend if you are experiencing the micro stutters to try your connection directly to your ISP's modem and skip your firewall as a temporary test so as to not burden DICE with something that may not be their problem.

  • neplasimse's avatar
    neplasimse
    Seasoned Veteran
    4 years ago

    In bfv i had the same problems you described.

    In the networkgraph i had little packetloss, not enough to trigger a warning symbol in bfv but enough to stutter. 

    speedtest were all good, but using smokeping and pingplotter i found out that my router was the problem. 

    I bought a new one and since then i did not have a single problem. 

  • Axiomatic-Liar's avatar
    Axiomatic-Liar
    4 years ago

    OK I am fixed regarding the micro stutter issue but I'm sorry it won't fix the rest of you guys' problems. ☹️ Mine was a fiber GBIC issue.

    One was the uplink to the UDM Pro from my 10g switch, the other was the uplink from my 10G switch to my core 1G switch. One or both were part of my problem.

    The only thing I could suggest for the rest of you is to check your cables as I did as they can and will fail. Good luck!

  • Dystopique's avatar
    Dystopique
    New Veteran
    4 years ago

    Same problem for me with MSI RTX 3070Ti SuprimX, I7 11700K, 32Go 3200mhz, ssd. No OC.

  • Same issue here RTX 3080 AMD ryzen 5600g Samsung 980 pro ssd. no overlays. gsync monitor and correct framrate in windows. good cable. tested on every settings Level gsync/vsnyc/pre rendering... in off. every other game (bf v too) works fine 

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