5 years ago
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...
@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.
@Gameshark144 I am so glad to hear you've got improvement, even if it is "a massive coinkydink", lol. I'm enjoying the improvement in my game with the changes I made but running fps onscreen just to keep an eye on things. I'm just plain leery of seeing it again myself. I'm not at all sure the odd dip to a short term 40-45 fps can be completely avoided. Think that's probably game engine issue, although I'm guessing. It's just really nice to see you say you've been enjoying playing for the last few hours. A step forward is awesome! 🙂