Stuttering and FPS drops (PC)

[Xeraser]

I'm having some stuttering and overall FPS drops in various games and it's really weird since my PC's more than capable of running PPSSPP.

Specs: i5 3570K @4.2GHz, 16GB DDR3 1333MHz, Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX 2, Cooler Master 750W 80+ Bronze, ZOTAC GTX 650 AMP EDITION (Non-TI)

Settings:

Code:

[General]
FirstRun = False
RunCount = 4
Enable Logging = True
AutoRun = True
Browse = False
IgnoreBadMemAccess = True
CurrentDirectory =
ShowDebuggerOnLoad = False
CheckForNewVersion = True
Language = en_US
ForceLagSync = False
NumWorkerThreads = 4
EnableAutoLoad = False
EnableCheats = False
ScreenshotsAsPNG = True
StateSlot = 0
RewindFlipFrequency = 0
GridView1 = True
GridView2 = True
GridView3 = False
ReportingHost = default
AutoSaveSymbolMap = False
TopMost = False
WindowX = 194
WindowY = -19
WindowWidth = 976
WindowHeight = 599
PauseOnLostFocus = False
PauseWhenMinimized = False
DumpDecryptedEboots = False
[CPU]
Jit = True
SeparateCPUThread = True
AtomicAudioLocks = False
SeparateIOThread = True
FastMemoryAccess = False
FuncReplacements = True
CPUSpeed = 0
[Graphics]
ShowFPSCounter = 3
RenderingMode = 1
SoftwareRendering = False
HardwareTransform = True
SoftwareSkinning = True
TextureFiltering = 1
InternalResolution = 10
AndroidHwScale = 1
FrameSkip = 0
AutoFrameSkip = False
FrameRate = 0
FrameSkipUnthrottle = False
ForceMaxEmulatedFPS = 60
AnisotropyLevel = 4
VertexCache = True
TextureBackoffCache = False
TextureSecondaryCache = False
FullScreen = True
PartialStretch = False
StretchToDisplay = True
SmallDisplay = False
ImmersiveMode = False
TrueColor = True
MipMap = True
TexScalingLevel = 5
TexScalingType = 3
TexDeposterize = True
VSyncInterval = True
DisableStencilTest = False
AlwaysDepthWrite = False
TimerHack = False
AlphaMaskHack = False
SplineBezierQuality = 2
PostShader = FXAA
MemBlockTransferGPU = True
DisableSlowFramebufEffects = False
[Sound]
Enable = True
VolumeBGM = 7
VolumeSFX = 7
AudioLatency = 0
SoundSpeedHack = False
[Control]
HapticFeedback = True
ShowTouchCross = True
ShowTouchCircle = True
ShowTouchSquare = True
ShowTouchTriangle = True
ShowTouchStart = True
ShowTouchSelect = True
ShowTouchLTrigger = True
ShowTouchRTrigger = True
ShowAnalogStick = True
ShowTouchDpad = True
ShowTouchUnthrottle = True
ShowTouchPause = True
IgnoreWindowsKey = False
ShowTouchControls = False
DisableDpadDiagonals = False
TouchButtonStyle = 1
TouchButtonOpacity = 65
ActionButtonSpacing2 = 1.000000
ActionButtonCenterX = 0.916667
ActionButtonCenterY = 0.866667
ActionButtonScale = 1.150000
DPadX = 0.099306
DPadY = 0.680000
DPadScale = 1.150000
DPadSpacing = 1.000000
StartKeyX = 0.579861
StartKeyY = 0.923333
StartKeyScale = 1.150000
SelectKeyX = 0.500000
SelectKeyY = 0.923333
SelectKeyScale = 1.150000
UnthrottleKeyX = 0.420139
UnthrottleKeyY = 0.923333
UnthrottleKeyScale = 1.150000
LKeyX = 0.055556
LKeyY = 0.051111
LKeyScale = 1.150000
RKeyX = 0.952083
RKeyY = 0.051111
RKeyScale = 1.150000
AnalogStickX = 0.099306
AnalogStickY = 0.897778
AnalogStickScale = 1.150000
AnalogLimiterDeadzone = 0.600000
[Network]
EnableWlan = False
[SystemParam]
PSPModel = 1
PSPFirmwareVersion = 150
NickName = Xeraser
proAdhocServer = localhost
MacAddress = c1:19:d6:c1:4a:c1
Language = 1
TimeFormat = 2
DateFormat = 1
TimeZone = 0
DayLightSavings = False
ButtonPreference = 1
LockParentalLevel = 0
WlanAdhocChannel = 0
BypassOSKWithKeyboard = False
WlanPowerSave = False
EncryptSave = True
[Debugger]
DisasmWindowX = 240
DisasmWindowY = 187
DisasmWindowW = 781
DisasmWindowH = 709
GEWindowX = 240
GEWindowY = 197
GEWindowW = 776
GEWindowH = 695
ConsoleWindowX = -1
ConsoleWindowY = -1
FontWidth = 8
FontHeight = 12
DisplayStatusBar = True
ShowBottomTabTitles = True
ShowDeveloperMenu = False
SkipDeadbeefFilling = False
FuncHashMap = False
[SpeedHacks]
PrescaleUV = False
DisableAlphaTest = False
[JIT]
[Upgrade]
UpgradeMessage =
UpgradeVersion =
DismissedVersion =
[Recent]
MaxRecent = 30
FileName0 = C:/Users/Xeraser/Documents/Emulators/PPSSPPWindowsGold/ppssppgold/dfc-yugi.iso
FileName1 = C:/Users/Xeraser/Documents/Emulators/PPSSPPWindowsGold/ppssppgold/Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep.iso
FileName2 = C:/Users/Xeraser/Documents/Emulators/PPSSPPWindowsGold/ppssppgold/CCFFVII_MS1GB.cso
[PinnedPaths]
Path0 =

Edit by vnctdj : Please use the "code" tag when you post long lists like this one.

Messing with the graphics settings DOESN'T help.

Games I've tried: (GOD I WISH THESE RAN AT 60 FPS. I hate hard-coded FPS locks)

FF Crisis Core (1GB version): Stuttering in and out of cutscenes, sometimes out of combat, sometimes while exiting the menu. Otherwise, 30 FPS.

KH BBS (With 600MB install data): Oh. My. GOD. This is UNPLAYABLE.
It lags, lags, lags, lags. Stutters while walking around, outright lags while in combat (From 5-15 FPS to 20-25)

YGO Tag Force (1): Stuttering everywhere and occasional slowdowns while walking around and dueling.


Also, even though I have the Shader set to FXAA, it looks like there's HQX instead. Any way to fix that ? (It's set to FXAA in the ini too)

Edit:
Oh jeez, spoilers don't work here ?

Edit 2: Tried setting the CPU Clock at 333MHz, disabling Vsync and the 60 FPS limit.
Nothing works with BBS. (Yes, I've set 333MHz in the settings too)

[vsub_]

Well what do you expect:
1.Running at 10x resolution(above 2x the difference is barely visible at least here on 1024x768)
2.VSync is not really needed
3.5x Upscaling while using Hybrid+Bicubic

Your settings are one of the best FPS killer settings

I cleared FFCC and KHBBS at constant full speed while using much much weaker pc(P4 2.8ghz 6600GT 1gb ram)

[Xeraser]

(12-02-2014 03:09 PM)vsub_ Wrote:  Well what do you expect:
1.Running at 10x resolution(above 2x the difference is barely visible at least here on 1024x768)
2.VSync is not really needed
3.5x Upscaling while using Hybrid+Bicubic

Your settings are one of the best FPS killer settings

I cleared FFCC and KHBBS at constant full speed while using much much weaker pc(P4 2.8ghz 6600GT 1gb ram)

Again, changing them doesn't help at all.

[vsub_]

(12-02-2014 03:13 PM)Xeraser Wrote:  Again, changing them doesn't help at all.

Try those...open the settings file before starting ppsspp,replace the existing with those,save and then run ppsspp

Quote:

Code:

[General]
FirstRun = False
RunCount = 65
Enable Logging = False
AutoRun = True
Browse = False
IgnoreBadMemAccess = True
CurrentDirectory =
ShowDebuggerOnLoad = False
CheckForNewVersion = False
Language = en_US
ForceLagSync = False
NumWorkerThreads = 2
EnableAutoLoad = False
EnableCheats = False
ScreenshotsAsPNG = False
StateSlot = 0
RewindFlipFrequency = 0
GridView1 = True
GridView2 = True
GridView3 = False
ReportingHost = default
AutoSaveSymbolMap = False
TopMost = False
WindowX = 30
WindowY = 68
WindowWidth = 968
WindowHeight = 597
PauseOnLostFocus = False
PauseWhenMinimized = False
DumpDecryptedEboots = False
CacheFullIsoInRam = False
[CPU]
Jit = True
SeparateCPUThread = False
AtomicAudioLocks = False
SeparateIOThread = True
FastMemoryAccess = True
FuncReplacements = True
CPUSpeed = 0
SetRoundingMode = False
ForceFlushToZero = False
[Graphics]
ShowFPSCounter = 3
GPUBackend = 0
RenderingMode = 1
SoftwareRendering = False
HardwareTransform = True
SoftwareSkinning = True
TextureFiltering = 1
BufferFiltering = 1
InternalResolution = 2
AndroidHwScale = 1
FrameSkip = 0
AutoFrameSkip = True
FrameRate = 0
FrameSkipUnthrottle = False
ForceMaxEmulatedFPS = 60
AnisotropyLevel = 4
VertexCache = True
TextureBackoffCache = False
TextureSecondaryCache = False
FullScreen = False
PartialStretch = False
StretchToDisplay = False
SmallDisplay = False
ImmersiveMode = False
TrueColor = True
MipMap = True
TexScalingLevel = 1
TexScalingType = 0
TexDeposterize = False
VSyncInterval = False
DisableStencilTest = False
AlwaysDepthWrite = False
TimerHack = False
AlphaMaskHack = False
SplineBezierQuality = 2
PostShader = Off
MemBlockTransferGPU = True
DisableSlowFramebufEffects = False
FragmentTestCache = True
DepthRangeHack = False
[Sound]
Enable = True
AudioLatency = 1
SoundSpeedHack = False
[Control]
HapticFeedback = True
ShowTouchCross = True
ShowTouchCircle = True
ShowTouchSquare = True
ShowTouchTriangle = True
ShowTouchStart = True
ShowTouchSelect = True
ShowTouchLTrigger = True
ShowTouchRTrigger = True
ShowAnalogStick = True
ShowTouchDpad = True
ShowTouchUnthrottle = True
ShowTouchPause = True
IgnoreWindowsKey = False
ShowTouchControls = False
DisableDpadDiagonals = False
TouchButtonStyle = 1
TouchButtonOpacity = 65
ActionButtonSpacing2 = 1.000000
ActionButtonCenterX = 0.882813
ActionButtonCenterY = 0.826840
ActionButtonScale = 1.150000
DPadX = 0.139648
DPadY = 0.584416
DPadScale = 1.150000
DPadSpacing = 1.000000
StartKeyX = 0.612305
StartKeyY = 0.900433
StartKeyScale = 1.150000
SelectKeyX = 0.500000
SelectKeyY = 0.900433
SelectKeyScale = 1.150000
UnthrottleKeyX = 0.387695
UnthrottleKeyY = 0.900433
UnthrottleKeyScale = 1.150000
LKeyX = 0.078125
LKeyY = 0.066378
LKeyScale = 1.150000
RKeyX = 0.932617
RKeyY = 0.066378
RKeyScale = 1.150000
AnalogStickX = 0.139648
AnalogStickY = 0.867244
AnalogStickScale = 1.150000
AnalogLimiterDeadzone = 0.600000
[Network]
EnableWlan = False
[SystemParam]
PSPModel = 0
PSPFirmwareVersion = 150
NickName = PPSSPP
proAdhocServer = localhost
MacAddress = f8:e1:94:21:ba:a0
Language = 1
TimeFormat = 2
DateFormat = 3
TimeZone = 0
DayLightSavings = False
ButtonPreference = 1
LockParentalLevel = 0
WlanAdhocChannel = 0
BypassOSKWithKeyboard = True
WlanPowerSave = False
EncryptSave = True
[Debugger]
DisasmWindowX = 32
DisasmWindowY = 63
DisasmWindowW = 773
DisasmWindowH = 701
GEWindowX = 32
GEWindowY = 87
GEWindowW = 784
GEWindowH = 705
ConsoleWindowX = -1
ConsoleWindowY = -1
FontWidth = 8
FontHeight = 12
DisplayStatusBar = True
ShowBottomTabTitles = True
ShowDeveloperMenu = False
SkipDeadbeefFilling = False
FuncHashMap = False
[SpeedHacks]
PrescaleUV = False
DisableAlphaTest = False
[JIT]
[Upgrade]
UpgradeMessage =
UpgradeVersion =
DismissedVersion =
[Recent]
MaxRecent = 30
[PinnedPaths]

Edit by vnctdj : Please use the "code" tag when you post long lists like this one.

With those settings,I have above 2000% speed on FFCC

[Xeraser]

(12-02-2014 03:24 PM)vsub_ Wrote:  

(12-02-2014 03:13 PM)Xeraser Wrote:  Again, changing them doesn't help at all.

Try those...open the settings file before starting ppsspp,replace the existing with those,save and then run ppsspp

With those settings,I have above 2000% speed on FFCC

Nope. That didn't do anything other than making everything look worse.

[vsub_]

Are you using the latest nvidia drivers(not beta...if there are beta drivers)

Every single game I tried(I have a lot)runs with the same settings(I use them on my old pc)at at least 5 or 10 times faster than before.

The problem could the the ppsspp version you are using or something else(drivers for example)but it's not settings if you use my settings

[Xeraser]

(12-02-2014 07:42 PM)vsub_ Wrote:  Are you using the latest nvidia drivers(not beta...if there are beta drivers)

Every single game I tried(I have a lot)runs with the same settings(I use them on my old pc)at at least 5 or 10 times faster than before.

The problem could the the ppsspp version you are using or something else(drivers for example)but it's not settings if you use my settings

Latest Nvidia drivers, using the latest PPSSPP version.
Fun fact: I bought the Gold Edition today.

[Accel]

frameskip? that is the solution for me with slow game

[vsub_]

The thing is,I don't think there is a single game that he can't run at constant full speed with my settings but for some reason he have problems...maybe some external software.

This is my result with those settings(if I enable the multithreaded option,I'll get even more but for some reason I don't trust that option)

[Xeraser]

(12-04-2014 09:08 AM)vsub_ Wrote:  The thing is,I don't think there is a single game that he can't run at constant full speed with my settings but for some reason he have problems...maybe some external software.

This is my result with those settings(if I enable the multithreaded option,I'll get even more but for some reason I don't trust that option)

Does the game run on crack ?
I'm not taking about removing the frame-limit.

[vsub_]

Don't know what you mean.
I disabled the fps limit just to shows you how fast those games can run on my pc with those settings.

The game image is not modified in any way.

[Xeraser]

(12-04-2014 10:27 AM)vsub_ Wrote:  Don't know what you mean.
I disabled the fps limit just to shows you how fast those games can run on my pc with those settings.

The game image is not modified in any way.

Yeah alright, that's NOT the point.
Point is: They still stutter no matter which settings I try.

---

Tag Force now freezes when I select a card in rock-paper-scissors.
Nothing seems to fix it.

[Xeraser]

-BUMP-
downloaded a different ygo tag force iso, still freezes and stutters

Edit: Exfuckingscuseme ? Piracy ?
Where ? Did I post a link ? Uh ? So ? Really ? NNNNNNNNNNOPE, DENIED.

[tywald]

Hybrid+Bicubic at 5x kills the fps on my computer, try using xBRZ at 4x. Looks just as nice, at least in monster hunter games. 4x looks better than 5x actually because it's an even number so it becomes smoother. Again, at least in monster hunter ^^

Screenshots on monster hunter portable 3rd HD.

xBRZ @ 4x: http://i.imgur.com/csTAh3z.jpg
Hybrid+Bicubic @ 5x: http://i.imgur.com/pcyHZh8.jpg

If you look closely on the helm icon, you can see some jagged edges on the 5x option, but not on the 4x.
If you flip back and forth between the screenshots you should see some changes

[GuilhermeGS2]

Try to enable Fast Memory in System settings.