Low Framerate With a GTX 1080?

[Deleted14423759User]

I'm having an unreasonably low framerate in Skyrim and I can't figure out what's causing it. I'm talking 15 to 20 fps in interior areas like dragonsreach. The weird thing about it is disabling the few 2k texture mods I have installed barely makes any difference to the fps, and even turning off the ENB effects in-game made no difference, and in fact, I actually notice a few frames increase when I turn on ambient occlusion in the input menu.

 

Here's a list of the computer parts:

 

Intel Core i7-6850K 3.6GHz 6-Core Processor
(2x) EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Founders Edition Video Card
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4-3400 Memory
MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard
NZXT Kraken X41 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Western Digital BLACK SERIES 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Samsung 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Cooler Master Storm Stryker ATX Full Tower Case
EVGA SuperNOVA P2 1200W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Asus BW-16D1HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 OEM 64-bit
Monitor: Dell S2716DG (DisplayPort) Native Resolution: 2560x1440 144hz NVIDIA G-Sync

 

 

Load Order:

# This file was automatically generated by Mod Organizer.

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp
Unofficial Skyrim Modders Patch.esp
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm
ApachiiHair.esm
RaceCompatibility.esm
RSkyrimChildren.esm
Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esp
Skyrim HD Tribute - Roads.esp
SMIM-Merged-All.esp
Grass On Steroids.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp
Watercolor_for_ENB_RWT.esp
Natural Lighting Vivid Atmospherics.esp
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
EnhancedENBNightEye.esp
Skyrim Particle Patch for ENB - Flame Atronach Fix.esp
SkyUI.esp
Extended UI.esp
UIExtensions.esp
iHUD.esp
Customizable Camera.esp
CASM.esp
RaceMenu.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
RaceCompatibilityUSKPOverride.esp
KS Hairdo's.esp
SGEyebrows.esp
TemptressVixen.esp
LunariRace.esp
zzArmormashups.esp
Merta Assassin Armor.esp
Sotteta Necromancer Outfit.esp
Tembtra Thief Armor.esp
RSChildren - Complete.esp
RSChildren_NonPlayableOverride.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
PC Head Tracking - MCM.esp
PC Head Tracking - Patch.esp
chfshPlayerVoicesets.esp
Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
RDO - USLEEP Patch.esp
Immersive Speechcraft.esp
SimplyKnock.esp
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
VioLens.esp
Immersive Sounds - Compendium.esp
Immersive Music.esp
Immersive Music Temples.esp
NirShor-MusicalLore.esp
AddItemMenu2.esp
ImmersiveCheatMenu.esp
RealisticHumanoidMovementSpeed.esp
CleanArrowPlayer.esp
Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp
RDO - Invisbility Eyes Fix Patch.esp
Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
Modern Brawl Bug Fix.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
Alternate Start -- New Beginnings.esp
FNIS.esp
FNIS_PCEA2.esp
XPMSE.esp
TES5Merged.esp
Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

 

Skyrim ini:

[Actor]

fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=12288.0000

 

[Archive]
bInvalidateOlderFiles=0
SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt
sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

 

[Audio]
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0

[backgroundLoad]
bSelectivePurgeUnusedOnFastTravel=1

 

[Camera]
bDisableAutoVanityMode=1
fMouseWheelZoomSpeed=0.80

 

[Combat]
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0

 

[Controls]
fMouseHeadingSensitivityMax=0.0626
fMouseHeadingXScale=0.0200
fMouseHeadingYScale=0.8500

 

[Decals]
bDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecalPerActor=60
uMaxSkinDecals=100

 

[Display]
bAllowScreenshot=0
fDefaultWorldFOV=75.00
fLightLODMaxStartFade=8500
fLightLODRange=45000
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000
fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.25
fSunUpdateThreshold=1.5
iPresentInterval=1

 

[General]
bBackgroundLoadVMData=0
bBorderRegionsEnabled=0
fFlickeringLightDistance=8192
sIntroSequence=
sLanguage=ENGLISH
sMainMenuMusic=
uExterior Cell Buffer=0
uGridsToLoad=5

[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

 

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
bDrawShaderGrass=1
fGrassFadeRange=10500
fGrassWindMagnitudeMax=125
fGrassWindMagnitudeMin=5
iGrassCellRadius=2
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=3
iMinGrassSize=75

 

[interface]
bShowTutorials=0

[LightingShader]
fDecalLODFadeEnd=1.1
fDecalLODFadeStart=1
fEnvmapLODFadeEnd=1.1
fEnvmapLODFadeStart=1

 

[LOD]
fDistanceMultiplier=1.00

 

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500

[saveGame]
bDisableAutoSave=1

[TerrainManager]
bUseNewTerrainSystem=1

 

[Trees]

bEnableTreeAnimations=1
bEnableTrees=1
fUpdateBudget=1.5

 

[Water]
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODTrees=1
bReflectSky=0

 

 

 

 

 

Prefs:

[AudioMenu]

fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal0=0.8000
fVal1=0.8000
fVal2=0.5000
fVal3=1.0000
fVal4=0.5000
fVal5=0.7000
fVal6=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID0=1007612
uID1=554685
uID2=466532
uID3=94881
uID4=3954
uID5=1125652224
uID6=302194870
uID7=302196248

[Clouds]
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[Controls]
bAlwaysRunByDefault=0
bGamePadRumble=0
bInvertYValues=0
bUseKinect=0
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0750
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0126

[Decals]
uMaxDecals=350

[Display]
bDeferredShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
bFull Screen=0
bFXAAEnabled=0
bMainZPrepass=0
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fLightLODStartFade=5000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=16896.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=16896.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=16896.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=16896.0000
fShadowBiasScale=1.0000
fShadowDistance=5000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=16896.0000
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=4
iMaxAnisotropy=16
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=250
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=100
iMultiSample=0
iScreenShotIndex=2
iShadowFilter=3
iShadowMapResolution=2048
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iShadowMode=3
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080"

[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=0
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=0

[General]
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1

[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7500
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=3500

[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1

[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
bShowCompass=1
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.00

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=0
uLastAspectRatio=3

[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[MAIN]
bCrosshairEnabled=0
bGamepadEnable=1
bSaveOnPause=0
bSaveOnRest=0
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=600000.0000

[Particles]
iMaxDesired=6000

[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000

[TerrainManager]
bShowLODInEditor=0
fBlockLevel0Distance=50000
fBlockLevel1Distance=72500
fBlockMaximumDistance=94000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.500
fTreeLoadDistance=40000.0000

[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=200

[Water]
bUseWaterDepth=1
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024

 

 

enblocal ini (I'm using NVLA for Vivid Weathers)

[PROXY]

EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=d3d9_smaa.dll

[GLOBAL]
UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=false
UseDefferedRendering=true
IgnoreCreationKit=true
ForceFakeVideocard=false

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true
EnableZPrepass=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false // Set to true for AMD Videocards
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=128
VideoMemorySizeMb=40182
// less than 8GB Formula: (VRAM + RAM - 2048) , max value: 10240
// more than 8GB Formula: (VRAM + RAM - 2048 / 2) , max value: 10240
EnableCompression=true //set to false or true if you experience stuttering
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false // set to false for "VideoMemorySizeMb" to take effect

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=true
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=true

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=true
MaxAnisotropy=8
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=-0.33
EnableVSync=false
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0


[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=true
FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]
//back
KeyReadConfig=8
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=106
//num /
KeyShowFPS=46
//insert
KeyScreenshot=45
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//
KeyFreeVRAM=122
KeyBruteForce=66

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=0
DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=true
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=false // set to true for Subpixel Antialiasing
EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixAliasedTextures=false
IgnoreInventory=true
FixSsaoWaterTransparency=true
FixTintGamma=false
RemoveBlur=false
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true
FixParallaxTerrain=true //enable for parralax effects on ground textures, makes only sense with texturepacks
FixLag=false //enable if you experience mouselag

[LONGEXPOSURE]
EnableLongExposureMode=false
Time=1.0
BlendMax=0.0

[THREADS]
DataSyncMode=0
PriorityMode=0
EnableUnsafeFixes=false

 

 

 

(have VideoMemorySizeMb=40182 from using the dx9vram test and subtracting 170 from 40352)

 

 

Can anyone tell me what's going on with my framerate here? i would really hope to have 60 fps everywhere now with two freaking GTX 1080s. I have disabled SLI, since I've been told it causes stuttering in Skyrim. I've also been trying to mess with other settings in the Nvidia control panel like turning off g-sync and v-sync, but i leave a lot on application controlled so Skyrim handles most of the settings.

 

Thank you very much in advance!

 

 

 

[Aeradom]

I'm not very knowledgable when it comes to this sort of stuff, but what version of windows are you using? I don't know if this be related to your problems, but there's a 4 Gig limit with Windows 8 and newer for the VideoMemorySizeMb=

http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENBlocal_INI/Memory

[ZurinArctus85]

Try disabling your ENB. What rendering resolution are you ruining Skyrim at? Anything above 1080P is gonna give you a hard time with ENB.

[Deleted14423759User]

I have Win7 Pro 64bit. I used the dx9vram test tool and got 40352mb so I subtracted 170 and put VideoMemorySizeMb=40182. should this number be lower?

[Deleted14423759User]

I turned off the enb effects from the in-game menu and still had framerate issues. maybe 30-40 fps, but all the texture mods I have are supposed to be 2k and I have a small modlist as well. it seems like a $700 graphics card shouldn't have any problems handling that. does it need overclocked or something?

[ZurinArctus85]

Don't fry your card unless you have top-notch cooling. What is your rendering resolution?

[Deleted14423759User]

I had it on my desktop resolution which is 2560x1440, but I run Skyrim with borderless windowed mode and I think that automatically downscales the resolution to 1920x1080, because that's the highest res I see in the launcher options with windowed mode checked. I have liquid cooling for the cpu but I'm too afraid to overclock anything at this point.

[ZurinArctus85]

Run it in fullscreen at 1920x1080, and disable ENB and 2K textures. Set graphics quality to Medium. 2K textures make my gaming rig beg for mercy sometimes.

[ShalabiRogue]

Try disabling any form of vsync (including iPresentInterval=0) or frame limiting and see what your fps is. Then try different ways of limiting or syncing your frames. For me the best solution is using nvidia fastsync plus skyrim's built in iPresentInterval. I found that the enb's frame limiter would half my fps in most areas.

[Deleted14423759User]

I was running with v-sync set to off in NVidia panel, ipresentinterval=1 and a frame limiter. I'll try setting it to fast and turn off the frame limiter and see if that helps at all. might be all of the 2k textures I have installed causing problems for me too. I just assumed that my gpu would run them without any problems. I'm gonna compress some mods like SMIM and Skyrim HD with the Ordenador tool and see if that makes a difference.