This amount of degrading FPS OK?

[whitescar911]

So last I put up a topic asking about if I should upgrade my 680 2GB to a 970 4GB or wait until the 970 8GB comes out. Basically i wanted to know if that extra 4GB of vram would make a difference when I running a ton of mods with ultra high resolution textures. I never really got a straight answer but I did find my self with another question, could I be doing something wrong with my mods. For those interested in the other thread regarding the VRAN please see here. http://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/2310734-nvidia-8gb-970980s/

 

So the last post, as of writing this, was pointing out that I might have bad files. So I wanted to throw out some FPS numbers when running say an enb and seeing if what I get matches up with what other people get or think I should be getting. Here is a list of the things i have tested so far.

 

Skyrim no mods and no ENB/60-120fps drops to about 60-70 when looking at cities mountains with lots of trees.

 

Skyrim no mods and The grim and somber ENB/ 30fps mostly, drops to around 25 when looking at NPC's cities etc.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/50501/?tab=1&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fmoddescription%2F%3Fid%3D50501%26preview%3D&pUp=1

 

Skyrim with no mods and Realvision ENB/40fps drops to about 35

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/30936/?

 

Then I tested both of these ENB with EWIs High SkyrimPrefs and inis

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/59810/?tab=2&navtag=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nexusmods.com%2Fskyrim%2Fajax%2Fmodfiles%2F%3Fid%3D59810&pUp=1

 

FPS in both ENB's were the same as before.

 

So using a 2GB 680 I lose about 30 to 100+ fps just from adding an ENB, this performance lose acceptable?

[Reynard131]

What are you using to determine FPS ? They are all slightly different how they measure results..

Edited November 30, 2014 by Reynard131

[whitescar911]

I used afterburner for skyrim with nothing else installed, then used the ENB fps counter when I installed those.

[notmyhome]

Going above 60 FPS usually means inviting all sorts of Poltergeists to your game, as Havok responds to that with having objects floating around. Is your vsync disabled?

[camaro_69_327]

These days it does NOT help to have OR use the Vsync that Skyrim uses. Anybody with a Monitor set to say 144HZ (mine) will have Skyrims Vsync giving you 144 FPS. This can be fixed....

 

With an ENB you use FPS Limiter..(not Vsync)

[LIMITER]

WaitBusyRenderer=false

EnableFPSLimit=false

FPSLimit=60.0

Set the above to True and it will CAP your FPS to 60.

In Nvidia (method I use)

Set Vsync to "adaptive 1/2 refresh rate" this nets me a CAP of 72 FPS...LMAO...ya like i ever see that with 200+ mods and a full blown ENB. I do get a steady 38 - 40 tho.

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To OP , Check everything in the IN-game menu for ENB [shift + enter].....Open each category and when you see "0 High, 1 medium...ECT that is indicating you can change the level that setting is using....when you click that line you can then choose High, Medium , Low....I had to go thru my ENB and set everything to Medium.

Will Take PIC in a few...done>>PIC

Edited November 30, 2014 by camaro_69_327

[whitescar911]

I switched V sync off, but I the point i was making was should i be getting 30-40 with these enb install using a 2gb 680?

[dayglo98]

Pretty much all ENBS that use SSAO and Bokeh DOF will drop your fps to these numbers.

 

I use Tamriel Reloaded ENB, with the HIGH preset. With some personal tweaking of enbseries.ini I have great fps with a R9 280X. Pretty much always close to 60. That is with Climates of Tamriel and Realistic Lighting Overhaul.