Very jerky framerate

[Reclusiam 4]

After the last update it has become impossible for me to run the game smoothly. The framerate is very jittery and jerky, and it doesnt matter whether I set graphics up to ultra or down to low. Previously I could avoid the problem by setting the process priority to high and cpu affinity to only the first 2 cpu-s, but that doesnt seem to help much anymore. Im running it on win7 SP1 32bit. NVIDIA Gtx 660 and i5 CPU 2,8 Ghz is enough to run most other games on high at least, but this doesnt even run on low atm.

[Mekis 0]

I have even stranger problem. Game lagging as sh... Feel terrible. But fraps says it's about 100fps on high settings, about 70 on ultra. gtx sli 680, quad qore cpu win10 64 bit. Sometimes it's ok, sometimes feels hard lag, but fps is always good. Was the same before this big 5.1GB update.

[mickeeiemouse 37]

make sure your weather effects are set to high, on low it was causing issues on a friends gtx560ti

turn off AA, AO, crowd, ground cover,  and put advance lighting to low. 

and make sure the advance scattering is off

shadows low, advance fog off, night lighting low. everything else is set to medium/high with AF on ultra. solid 60fps in almost all conditions, skips a couple of frames occasionally, but nothing bad/game breaking. 

these settings are on a i3 2100, gtx560ti, win7 64, 8gig ram.......... so nothing special............ plays every bit as good as my i7/gtx970 setup

hope this helps ;)

MM

[c4rLo5 12]

If you are on nvidia driver 352.86, revert back to 347.88 and try that. 

[Reclusiam 4]

Sadly, none of these suggestions work for me, game is still unplayable

[SkiddyMcCrash 311]

Try Nvidia Control Panel - Adjust settings to Performance

Next, go to your Dirt Rally folder in 'Use Advanced 3D Image Settings' and set your Vertical Sync to Adaptive

If your folder says Dirt 4, update your Nvidia drivers, mine are version 353.06, which has the drivers for the new 980ti and has some fixes for Keplar GPU's, which yours is.

And don't forget to turn v-sync off in the game

[Reclusiam 4]

I triend these settings in Nvidia control panel, but it made no difference at all.

[platinumsteel 0]

Reclusiam said:

After the last update it has become impossible for me to run the game smoothly. The framerate is very jittery and jerky, and it doesnt matter whether I set graphics up to ultra or down to low. Previously I could avoid the problem by setting the process priority to high and cpu affinity to only the first 2 cpu-s, but that doesnt seem to help much anymore. Im running it on win7 SP1 32bit. NVIDIA Gtx 660 and i5 CPU 2,8 Ghz is enough to run most other games on high at least, but this doesnt even run on low atm.

I am experiencing the exact same problem since the update pal..And I can't seem to fix it..I have an ATI 7970 with core i5 processor 8 gigs of ram.samsung ssd..Really hope they look into this and rectify it asap..thanks

[GomezTheChimp 0]

Same here. The game is unplayable for me. The framerate variesy between 19 and 70fps. No idea why.

[platinumsteel 0]

What hardware are u running pal? Just asking..

[RickyMcHawk 0]

The game is choppy when Vertical Sync is disabled. I get like constant ~70 fps, but it sure doesn't look like that.

What worked for me is to set Vertical Sync ON ***INGAME***, and locking the refresh rate to 60 (this way, it will lock fps to 60, if the hardware is capable, of course). Leave the "Use the 3D application setting" on nVidia Control Settings.

After that, real life smoothness for me. :blush: 

[platinumsteel 0]

Well man I think u saved the day!!..Thanks a million for your input..I enabled the vertical sync and sent up my refresh rate up to 60 and no more jitter bugs..Only thing I am a little worried about is the locked 60fps..Used to be getting a lot higher before that update patch..Ah well guess I can't have everything perfect..But thanks again for your help..

[SkiddyMcCrash 311]

Have you tried turning the Advanced Blending option off in the graphics settings?  It was added to the game in the last update (It's at the bottom of the list in Graphics Options)

[platinumsteel 0]

Well disabling that setting definitely made things look as how it used too..Thanks skiddymc..Only thing my fps is locked at 60 not sure if it is a false report but the game looks great in ultra settings now..All jitter has disappeared..

[SkiddyMcCrash 311]

No worries mate, glad to help. :)

V-Sync locks your FPS to 60

[platinumsteel 0]

well skiddy u have to be one of codemasters developers.lol..Disabled V-Sync is off and Advanced Blending off and 100+fps...thanks for helping me get everything back up how it should be!

[Aventure25raide 0]

Dirt rally problem online games, test daily ok weekly and monthly test, very slow, unable to play.