Sims 4 Massive FPS Drops
I have had issues with the game randomly dropping to 15-20 fps for extended periods of time, sometimes nearly 30 minutes which makes playing difficult. I have lowered resolution and graphics settings...
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@Gameshark144 the product page for your monitor indicated it was "Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync" compatible so I thought turning off that setting might make both Adaptive and Adaptive (half refresh rate) options appear in your Nvidia Control Panel, like they did for me. When I started troubleshooting, my panel v-sync options looked just like the pic you've attached. I just turned the monitor setting off, restarted my computer and opened the panel again. Then those two previously mentioned v-sync options appeared in the control panel as selectable options, as well as off, on, fast. Sorry that wasn't the case for you.
I've seen @puzzlezaddict help lots of simmers with issues in this forum. All you can do is keep trying the suggestions puzzlezaddict offers. I'm not surprised you've had issues for longer than I have, as the experience differs for a lot of simmers. I'm glad you found the info on the Windows Update good to know. Now I'm back to just lurking around your thread, hoping you find the best outcome possible.
I've seen @puzzlezaddict help lots of simmers with issues in this forum. All you can do is keep trying the suggestions puzzlezaddict offers. I'm not surprised you've had issues for longer than I have, as the experience differs for a lot of simmers. I'm glad you found the info on the Windows Update good to know. Now I'm back to just lurking around your thread, hoping you find the best outcome possible.
@dolldrms1 Actually, I found the option to turn Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync off from my monitor settings and after doing so the adaptive and adaptive half-refresh rate appeared. I didn't realize that the option would have been hidden with the option enabled on my monitor directly and didn't think to check Nvidia control panel again to see if it would appear. After disabling that within monitor settings and setting a 60 fps limit on Sims 4 within Nvidia control panel, my issue seems to be somewhat remedied. Not completely but I was playing for nearly 3 hours earlier after messing with those settings and my fps never got nuked down to 15-20 fps. I did still experience the odd dip down to 40-45 range but only for a couple seconds before going back up to 60 which even if it stuck at 40-45 for a half hour or so like it did before at 15-20, its still very playable. Of course, this could have also simply been a massive coinkydink and the issue could crop up again. However, if my game stays like it has been the last few hours, I can certainly live with that. Thanks for mentioning to double check the settings. That hadn't even occurred to me.
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