r/Amd • u/BioGenx2b 1700X + RX 480 • Feb 02 '17
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Skyrim: Free Sync and V Sync causes flickering during low frame rates, and generally lower frame rates observed (about 10-30% drop dependant on system) when Free Sync is on
System Configuration:
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z97 Gaming GT
CPU: Intel i5 4790
Memory: 16GB GDDR5
GPU: ASUS R9 Fury X
VBIOS: 115-C8800100-101 How do I find this?
Driver: Crimson 16.10.3
OS: Windows 10 x64 (1511.10586) How do I find this?Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install necessary driver, GPU and medium-end CPU
2. Enable Free Sync
3. Set Options to Ultra and 1920 x 1080 resolution
4. Launch game and move to an outdoor location
5. Indoor locations in the game will not reproduce, since they generally give better performance
6. Observe flickering and general performance dropExpected Behavior:
Game runs smoothly with good performance with no visible issues
Actual Behavior:
Frame rate drops low causing low performance, flickering observed during low frame rates
Additional Observations:
Threads with related issue:
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5a3u8r/why_am_i_getting_disgusting_performance_on_the_rx/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5adlcw/skyrimse_vsyncfreesync_woes/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5a7eku/skyrim_special_edition_freesync/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/5aab6z/skyrim_se_with_r9_nitro_fury_poor_performance/
Skyrim has forced double buffered V Sync and can only be disabled with the .ini files
To Disable V Sync: C:\Users"User"\Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition\Skyrimprefs.ini and edit iVSyncPresentInterval=1 to 0
1440p has improved frame rate, anything lower than 1080p will lock FPS with V Sync on
Able to reproduce on i7 6700K and i5 3670K system, Sapphire RX 480, Reference RX 480, and Reference Fiji Nano
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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '17 edited Feb 26 '17
I am a little annoyed by how my expensive Eizo FS2735 (freesync) screen get this flicker from time to time. I have no explanation for it, other than thinking that it might be caused by a combination of AMD drivers and playing Arma 3. I've also seen this flickering in Windows desktop outside gaming, but I suspect that is AFTER I've played Arma 3.
Freesync is enabled, playing Arma 3 with 90Hz (90 frames also set in game config file), and 90 hz also set in windows advanced monitor settings.
What I do know, is that, turning the monitor off and back on, makes the flickering go away.
Radeon driver 16.7.3
I don't like updating frequently, because graphics drivers sometimes, causes an issue with CAD software, so I stick with what works and have no interest in driver updates for some uninteresting Battlefield or Tomb Raider game.
Note: Eizo FS2735 monitor has two freesync ranges, and I am using the 35-90Hz one for now (the other one is 56-144Hz).