How much better is Skyrim on GTX 690 than a 670?

[Mookeylama]

recently got a 670. so glad i got the 4gb version as i already am using over 2gb vram w/ hires texture packs and don't even have all mods i want yet. but i still notice things that bug me. like most ENBs drop me from 60fps to 40. i see noticeable pause when entering new zones, or when say Monster Mod spawns critters. i turn and look at Riverwood and drop from 60fps to 38 (i'm told the 3D ropes in Static Mesh mod might do that).

 

i'm fairly new to these open world games, so maybe this kinda thing would happen no matter what gpu i had. but was wondering...would a 690 run Skyrim a whole lot better than a 670? i know i'll get a lot better FPS (around 30-40?). but would it help those zone pauses and fast drops in fps? here are my specs now...

 

NZXT Crafted Series Phantom ATX Full Tower Gaming

Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz LGA 1155 Processor

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 LGA 1155 Z77 ATX Intel Motherb

Corsair 850TXV2

Cooler Master TPC-812 CPU Cooler

EVGA 04G-P4-2673-KR GeForce GTX 670 Superclocked 4GB

Corsair Vengeance Series 16GB DDR3-1600 PC3-12800)

Crucial m4 CT256M4SSD2 256GB SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" Int

Seagate 2TB 7200rpm SATA

[Mookeylama]

anybody have a 690?

[doctorhr2]

I'd be interested in knowing this too. I think a lot of the lag and FPS drops are down to programming rather than insufficient resources, but it would be good to get some feedback on the thread from anyone running a higher stat video card. I have a GTX560 and it runs just fine 90% of the time, although I have switched shadows to medium and killed the antialiasing.

[DwemerHunter]

Not sure, I use a gtx555 (Made for alienware x51) and it runs Skyrim on ultra just fine in most areas.

[doctorhr2]

Interesting. I still get the odd lag and stuttter, but I have never tried it without AVG running in the background... Might make a difference.

[DwemerHunter]

Interesting. I still get the odd lag and stuttter, but I have never tried it without AVG running in the background... Might make a difference.

 

I get the occasional FPS drop in areas that have a lot of details or textures, but if I want better I normally turn off the High res texture pack. When I'm palying I have game booster in the background too which helps a little.

[Deleted809848User]

I have a GTX 560 . My Cpu is weak, E3300, I get tiny shutters here and there but not that much to effect my gaming. I uninstalled AVG and I use Microsoft Security Essentials, I belive it uses less resources and works good enough for me. I also use SBW. If your getting drops and stuff with a rig like yours. I'd start simple and start by doing a clean video driver install would help. That would be uninstalling drivers, clean registery( Driver sweeper does the trick)and re-downloading drivers. After that look into changing the number of cores skyrim is using. Im not that tech savvy anymore so yeah... :psyduck: The way I learned do deal with my fps and shutter problems is turning down the graphics, the human eye can't comprehend everything that is happening on the screen anyways. Maybe somebody that is more familiar and update to date with pc's can help you. Good Luck. :thumbsup: Edited September 22, 2012 by Guest

[protoplasmic1]

I have a 690 and I am running something just under 200 mods with all settings on ultra. I have no stutter and no slowdown at maximum resolution.

My specs are...

 

Intel i7 3770K - (4 x 3.5 GHZ) - Ivy Bridge

Patriot 32GB (4x8GB) 1333MHz (DDR3)

Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H (Intel Z77)

Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 - (Asus) 4 GB (PCI-E)

Nofan (CR-95C) IcePipe Fanless CPU Cooling - Silent

Case Bitfenix Colossus - Monilith Black

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD (PCI-E)

27" Acer (HN274HBMIIID) HD Widescreen LED 3D VGA/DVI/HDMI, 2ms (Free NVIDIA 3D Glasses)