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Sleeping Dogs PC Performance Thread

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Domcorleone

Member
I figured it made sense for us to have a separate thread for the PC version since we have optimization options and it seems as if the Extreme AA brings even the best PC's to its knees.

Hope fully there are work arounds for us to get the best quality so lets discuss here!

8.15.12 - FOR BETTER PERFORMANCE TRY DOWNLOADING THE NEWEST NVIDIA DRIVER 305.53

8.15.12 - TO DOWNLOAD HIGH RES PACK YOU MUST GO TO YOUR STEAM LIBRARY AND GO TO SLEEPING DOGS, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE YOU WILL SEE "DLC" CLICK ON THAT AND IT WILL BRING YOU TO THE PAGE WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE FREE HI RES PACK. ITS ABOUT 4 GB.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=366802

I received about a 5 FPS increase after updating.

Sethos said:
As for SLI, if you aren't on the latest developer driver the compatibility bit is: 0x0C4010F5 ( The bit included in the dev drivers is 0x004010F5, however I believe the former is better )

Latest dev driver: 305.67 Developer ( http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4385844&postcount=1 )
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XANDER CAGE

Member
Extreme SSAO seems busted to me, I turned it off in my review build. It added weird glowing effects to all the characters and odd lines across the screen.

With SSAO on the notch below Extreme and without supersampling, my game runs wonderfully. Looks good, too, for an open-world game. It shows its console roots in the character models but otherwise it's nice.
 
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Smash88

Banned
Performance I posted from the other thread:

Here are my benchmarks with high AA (not extreme) and no AA:

Computer Specs:

Q6600 @ 3.2GHZ
GTX 470 (Beta Drivers) OCed
4GB DDR2 4-4-4-12

It's well optimized for older computers, which I'm really happy. Although when driving it slows down to the 20's, just because your computer is trying to draw the city at a faster rate.
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First two are V-Sync On and Off - NO AA:

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Second batch is V-Sync On and Off - High AA (not Extreme):

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JohngPR

Member
Posted in the OT:

Anyone getting extremely low performance on the PC while driving?

My PC:
Phenom X4 955 3.2 GHZ (OC'd to 3.8)
Sapphire HD 6950 OC Edition (OC'd to 840/1325 mhz)
8GB RAM
D3DOverrider for V-sync/Triple Buffering

My benchmarks are in the mid fifties, but while on a motorcycle my framerate is in the mid 20's. 0_o

I even tried setting it the graphics to low and I was still getting 40's to 50's in framerate. I was getting around 60fps all up until the game opened up and you were able to drive your first vehicle.

I verified the cache and that seemed to help a little bit with the framerate (maybe 10 extra fps at its lowest now), but there's still tons of micro stuttering (stuttering?) when I'm driving...it's extremely distracting.

Here are my benchmarks:

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Anyone having similar problems?
 
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EatChildren

Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
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EDIT: Rig details.

i5 2500K @ 4.3Ghz
GTX 570 (factory OC'd)
8GB RAM
 
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Domcorleone

Member
If people can post their rig specs along with their benchmarks that would be great. I can start putting up some of these so people can know what to expect. thanks
 
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lunch

there's ALWAYS ONE
I can't find the benchmark tool to save my life. Where is it?

JohngPR said:
Anyone getting extremely low performance on the PC while driving?
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Having the same problem. The game dips to around 15 FPS during the driving sequences, even when there aren't cops nearby.
 
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Salsa

Member
As posted in the other thread: benchmark and FRAPS show constant 60 but I still get some pretty random stuttering, wich is not affected by the graphical settings at all (same thing with the lowest possible configuration)

downloading the driver in OP to see if it makes a difference
 
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gdt

Member
Game performs great for me. Though I do get some stuttering when driving (unless it's supposed to be shakey haha). Gonna lower my AA to normal, see what happens.
 
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chickdigger802

Banned
game stutters while driving,

but game averages 45ish fps on just a 460 at 1440p with shadows at normal and everything else high.

Roads do look quite impressive when it rains
 
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Smash88

Banned
Domcorleone said:
SSAO High and AA on Extreme seem to be the real FPS hogs. Is that a ram issue? Or is the game poorly optimized in that regard?
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SSAO isn't the problem. It's the AA on Extreme as it uses Super Sampling (SSAA), which is amazing in itself that it's in the game, but when put past high, it ruins video cards.

We need better width of the bus on cards and maybe a tad more RAM than the standard 2GB. 3GB seems like a nice medium.

JohngPR said:
Posted in the OT:

Anyone getting extremely low performance on the PC while driving?
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Yup, driving reduces my frames to the 20's. I guess because it is trying to generate the world at a faster pace than usual.

EDIT: Chickdigger did you wait for the GMG key or buy it on Steam?
 
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chickdigger802

Banned
Smash88 said:
SSAO isn't the problem. It's the AA on Extreme as it uses Super Sampling (SSAA), which is amazing in itself that it's in the game, but when put past high, it ruins video cards.

We need better width of the bus on cards and maybe a tad more RAM than the standard 2GB. 3GB seems like a nice medium.

Yup, driving reduces my frames to the 20's. I guess because it is trying to generate the world at a faster pace than usual.

EDIT: Chickdigger did you wait for the GMG key or buy it on Steam?
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waited, got mine around noonish est.

I've grown past flipping out due to getting a game half a day later. :p

Seriously some of those posts were disgusting. And people say gaf is better than gamefaqs.
 
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Salsa

Member
man it's so weird. It's like the stuttering almost has a pattern, it's almost as if every 2-3 seconds the game just jumps a couple frames. Really annoying :/
 
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MvmntInGrn

Member
SalsaShark said:
As posted in the other thread: benchmark and FRAPS show constant 60 but I still get some pretty random stuttering, wich is not affected by the graphical settings at all (same thing with the lowest possible configuration)

downloading the driver in OP to see if it makes a difference
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I've got stuttering too, but its basically all the time. Fraps tells me 60 though. No in-game setting changes it either. Will try this driver shortly.

EDIT: The driver in the OP didn't help my stuttering (I know it wasn't intended to, but just to keep track of "things that have been tried").
 
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Smash88

Banned
SalsaShark said:
man it's so weird. It's like the stuttering almost has a pattern, it's almost as if every 2-3 seconds the game just jumps a couple frames. Really annoying :/
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Did you try turning v-sync off?

If you're driving the FPS takes a huge dive for everyone, based on other posts.
 
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lunch

there's ALWAYS ONE
Revolutionary said:
In the custom graphics menu. Look at the bottom of the screen for what button to press.

Anyway, completely maxed out was an average of 45fps, but turning down AA from Extreme to High gave me this:

Nice! Time to play.
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comrade said:
Here.
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Thanks for the replies.

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This is the result of my benchmark test, but when I'm actually playing the game, I get 30-45 FPS, with 15-25 when I'm driving downtown.
 
Bog

Bog

Junior Ace
My Xbox controller works fine for menus and such, but once I start the game, I can't control him. And yes, I've done everything to enable it in the options. what gives?
 
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Marty Chinn

Member
I feel like there's something wrong with my setup and that I'm not getting the performance I would expect. I have a:

i5-2320 3ghz quad core
Radeon 7870
8 GB RAM

and if set the benchmark to the low graphic detail setting I'm getting:

Avg: 59 fps
Max: 72 fps
Min: 43 fps

That seems low to me given how every other game works well on highest detail. If I switch it to the highest setting on everything except AA being set to normal, I get:

Avg: 58 fps
Max: 69 fps
Min: 42 fps

Both of these are at 1920x1080.

Something seems really wrong there. Even worse, I tried running it at work, and while I don't have the numbers with me, there I have an i7 but a weaker graphics card (I think Radeon 6850) and I get better performance.

The CPU shouldn't be that big of a factor right? Anyone have any suggestions?
 
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wiggleb0t

Banned
SalsaShark said:
well shit: the stuttering completely disappears if I play in windowed mode (same res) :/
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Can't see a mention of your rig. If you're running Crossfire then it will only utilize 1 card if it's not in full screen mode... If that's the case I'm guessing that's what's causing the stuttering. Disregard if you're not using sli/crossfire.
 
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KoruptData

Member
Does the Hi-Res Texture pack show up under the DLC content section? Its allowing me to have the option on but it does not show up under that part in the main menu.
 
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Salsa

Member
wiggleb0t said:
Can't see a mention of your rig. If you're running Crossfire then it will only utilize 1 card if it's not in full screen mode... If that's the case I'm guessing that's what's causing the stuttering. Disregard if you're not using sli/crossfire.
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single gtx560ti + i5 2500k

im gonna go ahead and say it's a bug. MvmntInGrn saying it fixed it for him as well kinda confirms it. It's not stuttering as in "too much shit happening on screen" stuttering. It feels more like the game randomly skipping frames while still mantaining a steady 60fps framerate. Playing at the same res in windowed mode completely fixes this, so yeah, must be a bug of sorts. Just hope it gets adressed in some way since I havent seen it mentioned..
 
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MvmntInGrn

Member
KoruptData said:
Does the Hi-Res Texture pack show up under the DLC content section? Its allowing me to have the option on but it does not show up under that part in the main menu.
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In game? No. Had to go to the Steam gamepage and select it under DLC then I either reopened Steam or disabled then reabled automatic updating in order to encourage steam to start the download.
SalsaShark said:
single gtx560ti + i5 2500k

im gonna go ahead and say it's a bug. MvmntInGrn saying it fixed it for him as well kinda confirms it. It's not stuttering as in "too much shit happening on screen" stuttering. It feels more like the game randomly skipping frames while still mantaining a steady 60fps framerate. Playing at the same res in windowed mode completely fixes this, so yeah, must be a bug of sorts. Just hope it gets adressed in some way since I havent seen it mentioned..
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Single GTX 670 + i7 3770k here for the record.
 
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JohngPR

Member
It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one seeing a sharp decrease in performance while driving. Gives me hope that they can improve the performance via patch/driver updates.

I'm starting to think that the stuttering I'm seeing while driving (I only see the stuttering while driving) is just poorly implemented camera shake when you start going fast.

I tried windowed mode and I thought I saw an improvement, but still noticed some...now I think I've been staring at it too long.

:p
 
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KoruptData

Member
MvmntInGrn said:
In game? No. Had to go to the Steam gamepage and select it under DLC then I either reopened Steam or disabled then reabled automatic updating in order to encourage steam to start the download.
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I d/led it. It just says I dont have any DLC installed in game but it is installed under properties in Steam.
 
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Jtrizzy

Member
Yeah there is a stuttering problem, and it gets pretty bad when driving. Still a cool game, I hope there is a fix for this, and I agree it isn't performance related. Walking around near the neon lights when it's raining looks like some next gen shit to me. 2600k@4.2/580.
 
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MvmntInGrn

Member
SalsaShark said:
drivers?
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The one in the OP at the moment, though I was originally on 301.42 and tried 304.79 and R300 on the Nvidia site to see if they would help either. The one in the OP seemed worse to me but I can't be certain, definitely had stuttering with all of them.
 
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blainethemono

Member
MvmntInGrn said:
The one in the OP at the moment, though I was originally on 301.42 and tried 304.79 and R300 on the Nvidia site to see if they would help either. The one in the OP seemed worse to me but I can't be certain, definitely had stuttering with all of them.
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they seemed a little worse to me too, coming from the previous whql drivers and then the beta drivers on nvidia's site...not a big difference though
 
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Jeramii

Banned
everything maxed, no vSync. average 50fps. looks really nice.

here is a screenshot I just took on the benchmark test.

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yes i am using the hd texture pack.

rig info.
Asus GTX 570 (factory overclocked)
intel i5 2500k
8gb ram
 
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Robobandit

Member
I'm playing on a i7 920 @ 3.64Ghz w/ a GTX 670 and it's running pretty well..

Playing with everything on "High" or "Extreme" except anti-aliasing, which is set to "Normal" and V-Sync is off.

According to the benchmark I'm getting an average of 71 fps at 2560x1440, max of 130 and a low of 34.

Game looks great, too.
 
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