Stuttering issues in PC games

Cpu is your bottleneck, basically the gpu is pushing frames the cpu can't process
 
I have the same issue now.

I have the Ryzen 5 1600AF and had a RX580. I don't game a lot but the RX580 was kaput so I got a GTX 1660 Super. Before games were running smoothly but now, they run better but it shutters. I suspect the CPU can't keep although the 1660 Super isn't THAAAT much of an upgrade from an RX580.
 
PrimeSteak said:
So I'm getting stuttering in various PC games for some reason. It's hard to describe the "stuttering" per se, but it's like, it would run at 60 fps, then quickly jump to 40 fps, then back up to 55 fps, then 38 fps, etc. Almost as if everything is jumping on screen so to speak... It's extremely jarring.

Specs:

i3-7100
8 GB RAM
RX 580 4GB
1TB HDD
120 GB SSD

I'm not sure what the hell it could be, since I'm pretty much forced to turn all the settings down to low 1080p, and even then I get it.
I have turned VSync on in almost all my games to see if it'll help and in some cases DX12, but not by much (except Hitman 2).

I'm not sure what's going on, since a game like Battlefield V, I ran with pretty much the same build except I had a GTX 750 Ti 4GB instead of the RX. Same settings and no stuttering.

Games like Rocket League, CSGO, etc at least work perfectly (on 1080p Medium/High settings).

For example, I pass the minimum requirements for Forza Horizon 4 and Serious Sam 4, yet in both I get stuttering. Even with 1080p low...

Does anyone know what the problem could be here? Since it makes no sense to qualify the minimum requirements for a game yet that same game you're playing is stuttering at low settings at 1080p.
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You are defnitly CPU limited with a I3 7100. My son had a I3 7100 paired with RX470 and some games just stutter like crazy. Changed to I5 6500 and stutter is 90% gone. Still cpu limited in some games but alot better. You will get more stutter the more you lower the graphics setting as you will become more cpu bottlenecked. Try upping the graphics settings so your gpu works harder.

Look at getting second hand i5 or i7 7th gen.
 
cavedog said:
I have the same issue now.

I have the Ryzen 5 1600AF and had a RX580. I don't game a lot but the RX580 was kaput so I got a GTX 1660 Super. Before games were running smoothly but now, they run better but it shutters. I suspect the CPU can't keep although the 1660 Super isn't THAAAT much of an upgrade from an RX580.
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You definitely have a different issue, there's no way a 1600AF is bottlenecking a 1660S.
 
Soul Assassin said:
You definitely have a different issue, there's no way a 1600AF is bottlenecking a 1660S.
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I picked up the issue in Fortnite. When it doesn't shutter the game is smooth high fps and pretty decent, but it shutters sometimes. Maybe the specs just aren't that good.
 
cavedog said:
I picked up the issue in Fortnite. When it doesn't shutter the game is smooth high fps and pretty decent, but it shutters sometimes. Maybe the specs just aren't that good.
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Do you have all those delicious new Nanite and Lumen what not settings on from the new update?
 
ponder said:
One way to overcome this is to run the stuttering games at higher settings/resolution. Lowering settings taxes the CPU harder.
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mclombaard said:
You will get more stutter the more you lower the graphics setting as you will become more cpu bottlenecked. Try upping the graphics settings so your gpu works harder.
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So i.e. the lower I go (and thus more FPS to be generated), I'll get more stuttering.

And the higher I go, I'll get less stuttering?

I thought that the higher you go, the more pressure it puts on your CPU and not the other way around. Wouldn't I also get lower FPS and perhaps dip below 30 FPS?
 
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Check your power options in windows, make sure PCI link state has no power saving and make sure processor power state on maximum is actually 100%.
 
Rickster said:
Check your power options in windows, make sure PCI link state has no power saving and make sure processor power state on maximum is actually 100%.
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Just checked. My PCI thing has no power saving and the CPU thing is at 100%.
 
PrimeSteak said:
Just checked. My PCI thing has no power saving and the CPU thing is at 100%.
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If you still havent fixed the issue by 2022-12-31 23:59

Start the new year with a fresh install of windows 10. I personally havent tried gaming on windows 11 so i cant vouch for it.

Get a good copy of windows 10 here, not some random ISO.
 
PrimeSteak said:
So i.e. the lower I go (and thus more FPS to be generated), I'll get more stuttering.

And the higher I go, I'll get less stuttering?

I thought that the higher you go, the more pressure it puts on your CPU and not the other way around. Wouldn't I also get lower FPS and perhaps dip below 30 FPS?
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Lower settings the CPU has to work harder.
 
PrimeSteak said:
So i.e. the lower I go (and thus more FPS to be generated), I'll get more stuttering.
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Yes more FPS leads to CPU limit being hit and you get those awful drops.

Looking at your Crash Bandicoot chart the game is running at a locked 37 fps and it was smooth as butter with lower CPU load.
You should be able to test that theory by limiting the FPS to 30fps and see if it reduces the stutter.
 
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cavedog said:
I have the same issue now.

I have the Ryzen 5 1600AF and had a RX580. I don't game a lot but the RX580 was kaput so I got a GTX 1660 Super. Before games were running smoothly but now, they run better but it shutters. I suspect the CPU can't keep although the 1660 Super isn't THAAAT much of an upgrade from an RX580.
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Wierd I have exactly that spec and no stutter
 
Download and install Latencymon, run it and open a game, or play audio. Let it run for a minute, if results show up as Red, follow their instructions. The culprit, usually a driver, will be listed.

This app usually points out driver related issues on your PC.
 
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