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an mmo used to be smooth. then i updated geforce graphics driver

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Accepted solution by Esme Schmidt — to measure properly, use a repeatable in game benchmark or teh same route, log frame times with a tool like PresentMon or CapFrameX, and…
  1. Dev
    @dev.dalton24

    ugh. something's off... an MMO feels sluggish since the GeForce Graphics Driver update and the FPS counter agrees with me.

    Fatal error

    Fatal error
The game has crashed and will now close.

DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED
The GPU device instance has been suspended.

    that crash happened once too. im on a gaming desktop. ive restarted, reinstalled the game, and turned off recording. before i go back to the old driver, is there something i should check first? i would also like to understand how to measure this properly, because right now i am mostly going on feel and an FPS counter in the corner of teh screen. im about to throw this thing out the window lol

    facepalm

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  2. Elif Vance
    @solid_lab

    hmmmm quick q laptop or desktop? if laptop, is teh game definietly using the dedicated GPU? ?

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  3. Anika
    @voxelsage

    @patch_gremlin nah thats not it, 576.40 has nothing to do with it but hey ymmv

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  4. Dev
    @dev.dalton24
    in reply to @voxelsage

    Mostly stutter, teh average is only a little lower but the 1% lows are bad. hope thats enough info 😅

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  5. Alba
    @cobaltbench

    oof have u checked your performnace settings? 🤦 mine were reset after an update... dumb quesiton but how do i even check teh thermal paste

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  6. Cyrus D.
    @cyrus_polar

    oof make a bcakup before u touch the driver, learned that teh hard way... is graphics even worth bothering with or should i just leave it good luck man!

    thinking

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  7. Noor Mendes
    @noorm334

    oh ive been there lol bump. still happening with nvidia for me good luck man!

    0 0 helpful
  8. Anika
    @voxelsage

    oof check that teh driver install didnt reset ur control panel settings (power management mode, low latency mode, V-Sync, frame caps). A clean install restes everything to defaults, which can feel like a performance change. fingers crossed 🤞

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  9. Tomas
    @night_smith-234

    Check Power Options: a Windows update or driver installer can switch to Balanced or a battery saver profile. On laptops, also check the manufacturer's performance mode app.

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  10. Esme Schmidt
    @patch_gremlin

    unrelated but anyone elses coffee machine also judging them today, exact same thing happened to my homelab box last month

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  11. Malik Haddad
    @malikh405

    after a driver update, games often rebuild their shader cache, which causes stutter for the first sessions. give it a couple of runs, or clear teh driver shader cache manually in the control panel / %LocalAppData% cache folder and let it rebuild once. worked for me anyway 🤷

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  12. Esme Schmidt
    @patch_gremlin
    Accepted solution

    to measure properly, use a repeatable in-game benchmark or teh same route, log frame times with a tool like PresentMon or CapFrameX, and compare average and 1% lows on both drivers, one run each isnt enough.

    lol

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  13. Dev
    @dev.dalton24
    in reply to @patch_gremlin

    @patch_gremlin yesss measured both drivers properly and the new one realy was worse in an MMO on my gaming desktop. Rolled back and reported it... thx for the method!

    mindblown

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