PlanetSide 2 FPS Issues

sjc1138 · 02 Feb 2013

I recently acquired PlanetSide 2 from Steam and am having a lot of lag while playing it even on the lowest graphics settings (getting around 15-25 FPS). Occasionally I get lag spikes which take it down to between 5 and 10 FPS for around 30 seconds. My graphics card is an NVidia 9800 GTX+ which is good enough to run Crysis 2 on maxed out settings (check my user profile for my complete system specifications).
Do I need a better graphics card or need to upgrade any of my other hardware?

Quadrider10 · 02 Feb 2013

same issure here. except i lag all the time!

Chalky Emultion · 03 Feb 2013

PlanetSide 2 requires a decent GPU to run smoothly.
Turn off AntiAlias and try lowering other graphics settings.

And no, an NVidia 9800 GTX+ is not enough to run Crysis 2 on maxed out settings.

Current Minimum System Requirements:
- OS: Windows XP
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 or higher / AMD Phenom II X2 or higher
- Memory: 4 GB Installed RAM
- Hard Drive: 15 GB free
- Video Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600 series or higher / AMD or ATI 4850 series or higher
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Current Recommended System Requirements:
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5 processor or higher / AMD Phenom II X6 or higher
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Hard Drive: 15 GB free
- Video Memory: 1,024 MB RAM
- Video Card: nVidia GeForce 500 series or higher / AMD HD 6870 or higher
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Your 9800 GTX+ can run the game smoothly at low graphics settings. Also it only supports DirectX 10.

I suggest you to upgrade your graphics card to a DirectX 11 one.

Chalky Emultion · 03 Feb 2013

Quadrider10 said:

same issure here. except i lag all the time!

This is because of the Mobility Radeon HD 540v which you have, which is a low-end GPU and probably not enough powerful to run Planetside 2 smoothly.

sjc1138 · 03 Feb 2013

Dorado said:

And no, an NVidia 9800 GTX+ is not enough to run Crysis 2 on maxed out settings.

I can run Crysis 2 at maxed out settings and get a framerate of about 50-60 FPS.

Chalky Emultion · 03 Feb 2013

sjc1138 said:

Dorado said:

And no, an NVidia 9800 GTX+ is not enough to run Crysis 2 on maxed out settings.

I can run Crysis 2 at maxed out settings and get a framerate of about 50-60 FPS.

Sorry, forgot me, I meant it is not enough to run Planetside 2 at max settings.

You should search for a good compromise between performance and graphics quality.
Keep in mind that Anti Alias is an heavy work for the GPU, so disabling it will improve drammatically performance.

M1GU31 · 03 Feb 2013

Maybe it's your cpu choking on the game and about crysis 2 i'm assuming maxed at dx9? Because even with my card at dx11 i can't max it out without getting some kind of lag at 1080p i have to run it on the 2nd highest.
What resolution do you play at? Try lowering the resolution and aa and the fov.

JackALope52x · 06 Feb 2013

I honestly don't think it is your GPU. I have an older Radeon 6870 1GB card and the game runs perfectly on mid-high settings for me. Like M1GU31 said, it might be your CPU or even an internet connection problem.