Songano Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hey, im playing SWTOR on a radeon 580 and it runs pretty good / stable @60 (VSYNC on), but after a few minutes my FPS will suddenly drop to arround 30-40FPS. I need to reload the UI in order to fix my FPS back to 60. Does anyone know what is causing this? Songano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 What brand/model is the RX 580 ? I have seen some issues with Asus Strix RX580-08G model for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songano Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Its a radeon pro 580 (imac 27). I tried to disable radeon settings, but that did not work either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Not familiar with the newer imacs performance I gather if you stand still the FPS still drops even after a reset of the UI ? Disabling the UI will always increase FPS but the fps shouldn't be dropping average overall in same location after a few minutes How are the temps actually like after 5 minutes of playing ? not sure how the Imacs handle heat under consistent load, and swtor makes a great stress test more then people think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songano Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 It just randomly drops without anything happening special on the screen. Its pretty much stable everywhere in the game. Even in lowlvl warzones i get stable 60 fps. Ive read that other players are experiencing the same in other games, but they didnt found a solution so far. The CPU is not overheating, i cannot even hear a fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenBrooks Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) I gather your running bootcamp ? remove and re-add any game exceptions for the antivirus and firewall just to be sure If i think of anything will let you know Edited August 10, 2017 by OwenBrooks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songano Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 Thank you owen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 The CPU is not overheating, i cannot even hear a fan. It still sounds like the system is throttling because of heat. Try running the game with lowered graphics settings to see if that helps. (Or build yourself a real gaming computer. ) SWTOR uses a lot of CPU which can generate a lot of heat - when you add the heat generated by the GPU, the cooling system in the Mac may not be able to handle it, and it may throttle things. Cutting back on the graphics would reduce the heat production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songano Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 But after restarting the UI everything will be fine again!? In warzones i dont experience any frame drops at all (same in flashpoints!?). Could it be, that the CPU/GPU gets parked while im out there leveling / questing and they start working at full speed after reloading the UI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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