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A frame rate test showing the performance of Dark Souls 3 on Patch 1.11 running on PS4 Pro.

Performance ranges from 33-60 fps throughout the whole video, with performance mostly in the mid-high 40s, with the 30s as the absolute lowest in two parts of the video. Overall performance averages around 50 fps.

In areas such as

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the High Wall of Lothric, Undead Settlement and Irithyll of the Boreal Valley

the performance ranges around 45-50 fps.

Please watch the video if you can, the performance isn't as bad as it may sound in this thread, having a frame-rate in the mid-high 40s provides a lot more fluidity to the visuals and gameplay experience.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

 

[RadioJoNES64]

45 FPS the new 60 FPS?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

 

[Card Boy]

Do they at least give you the option to lock it to 30FPS or you screwed like FF15?

edit: looking at the video it isn't that bad. Mostly sits at 50 fps.

 

[The Jazz Cabbage Master]

Why do this

 

[Gitaroo]

Should have cap it at 44fps hobbit style

 

[illamap]

Its pretty close to 60 in many scenarios.

 

[Foxxsoxx]

Hmm I might be okay with this.

Resolution was the safe bet, it just depends on how much this fluctuates. I'd love to replay the game if it stayed 50-60 most of the time.

 

[texhnolyze]

Wait, is this at 1080p?

It's only comparable to a radeon 7970 performance (and it's at max settings).

 

[Rhazer Fusion]

I just played this like last night. I could of sworn it looked smoother than before. Guess i was right.

 

[Wishmaster92]

what about checkerboard rendering??

Average seems around 45-50fps

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Why do this

Yet ppl want bb.. for what I ask? The pro CPU ain't all that.

 

[Killer Queen]

Why do this

Because people asked for it.
Monkeys paw and all.

 

[Backfoggen]

Gross. Please don't patch Bloodborne.

 

[ScaryShark]

Should have cap it at 44fps hobbit style

48*

 

[DieAntwoord]

Can't wait for the GOTY Edition. Something was telling me hold off for it.

 

[WheelHoss1]

What is FROM doing? Resolution matters, too!

 

[NoctisVsStar]

i bet there's no option to cap it at 30 heh..

Pro has killed XV and DS3, devs for the love of god don't do it like this.

 

[DoubleTake]

B..b..but patch Bloodborne I want my 60fps Bloodborne. Lmao

 

[DarkLordMalik]

Can't even cap it at 30 I bet heh..

Pro has killed XV and DS3, devs for the love of god don't do it like this.

Ummm... FFXV has 30 fps cap unlike DS3.

 

[AgentOtaku]

/thread

T___T

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Ummm... FFXV has 30 fps cap unlike DS3.

That HQ mode is bad compared to the previous lite mode it had.

 

[Backfoggen]

What is FROM doing? Resolution matters, too!

I've always said they should only upgrade resolution. It was pretty clear this was going to end up nowhere near a solid 60. Just bump the res to where it still holds a good 30.

 

[AgentOtaku]

I can only imagine how loud this is going to make PS4Pros as well

 

[Guymelef]

I knew it...
Why bother?

I'm not mad about unlocked framerate, but frame pacing still present.


Some day Platinum and From will be competent on the tech side...

 

[NoctisVsStar]

Where's your god now to the faithful followers preaching the gospel of "Bloodborne at 60 fps patch"?!

 

[raven777]

really not a fan of this trend of unlocking framerates without giving us option to cap it to 30fps..

 

[DarkLordMalik]

That HQ mode is bad compared to the previous lite mode it had.

It's really not that bad. I played 60 hours on it. Anyways opinion and all but I feel it is always exaggerated.

really not a fan of this trend of unlocking framerates without giving us option to cap it to 30fps..

The issue here is that they just unlocked the frame rate. Improvements to visual or resolution would have been more welcome.

 

[three_muffins]

I don't get Gaf sometimes. While not perfect and with its own set of problems the unlocked solution still offers a lot of benefits.

Unless it is 60fps, with highest settings and 4K resolution the game is ruined.

*shakes head*

Im very ok with the latest DS3 patch.

 

[eulereld]

Wonder if I will feel dizzy under this floating frame rate situation
no I dont want it

 

[NoctisVsStar]

I don't get Gaf sometimes. While not perfect and with its own set of problems the unlocked solution still offers a lot of benefits.

Unless it is 60fps, with highest settings and 4K resolution the game is ruined.

*shakes head*

Im very ok with the latest DS3 patch.

The issue steams from not having an option to lock at 30.. since the current framerate is all over the place.

 

[raven777]

I don't get Gaf sometimes. While not perfect and with its own set of problems the unlocked solution still offers a lot of benefits.

Unless it is 60fps, with highest settings and 4K resolution the game is ruined.

*shakes head*

Im very ok with the latest DS3 patch.

There are people who prefer solid locked 30fps over variable fluctuating 40~60fps.
I don't mind these variable unlocked framerate as long as they give an option for locked 30fps which I would chose over this 60fps.

 

[Bastables]

Where's your god now to the faithful followers preaching the gospel of "Bloodborne at 60 fps patch"?!

Heheheheh

 

[DarkLordMalik]

There are people who prefer solid locked 30fps over variable fluctuating 40~60fps.
I don't mind these variable unlocked framerate as long as they give an option for locked 30fps which I would chose over this 60fps.

The game in your avatar has frame rate fluctuating to 40-60 fps though

 

[playXray]

B..b..but patch Bloodborne I want my 60fps Bloodborne. Lmao

I don't think anyone sensible is expecting BB to get anywhere near 60FPS. What most people are asking for is a Pro patch that will help even out the frame-pacing.

 

[Ellite25]

What's wrong with a variable frame rate? I play some games on PC and it's always a variable framerate, doesn't bother me at all. I thought DS3 looked good in that video.

 

[texhnolyze]

Unless it is 60fps, with highest settings and 4K resolution the game is ruined.

Who seriously asked for all that?

 

[raven777]

The game in your avatar has frame rate fluctuating to 40-60 fps though

yea I wish Nier would have option for solid locked 30fps as well. The only pass I give is that the frame seems more stable during battle and fluctuates in weird places that matters less(non-battle). I still would prefer solid 30fps if they couldn't do solid 60fps of course.

 

[Tagyhag]

What's wrong with a variable frame rate? I play some games on PC and it's always a variable framerate, doesn't bother me at all. I thought DS3 looked good in that video.

Some people are ok with playing wildly fluctuating framerates, but that's not everyone. Especially when it messes with the timing in games like Dark Souls.

What they should have done, is have this, but ALSO add a 30FPS cap.

 

[Ellite25]

Some people are ok with playing wildly fluctuating framerates, but that's not everyone. Especially when it messes with the timing in games like Dark Souls.

What they should have done, is have this, but ALSO add a 30FPS cap.

Yeah, more choices are always better. I played DS3 on PC and the framerate varied, didn't bother me in the least though.

 

[convo]

really not a fan of this trend of unlocking framerates without giving us option to cap it to 30fps..

This is bizarre but maybe not strange for their first attempt at the pro. Getting dlc for the first dark souls seemed like some magic trick From wasn't capable of but at least they got sort of better at it.
Developers should be following Nioh's example for the future. This is a weird surprise,i think this requires more feedback from the community.

 

[Freeman76]

FROM gonna FROM

 

[Ferr986]

wait, there's still framepacing?

 

[Backfoggen]

wait, there's still framepacing?

There are always framepacing issues with highly variable framerates.

 

[miller.skippins]

where's my pro patch for bloodborne? FROM?

Miyazaki-san? Yoshida-san? Na Nee?!?!?!

 

[Sanpei]

 

[Vuze]

Fluctuating framerate is perfectly fine when FreeSync or Gsync are used but no thanks to that without this tech. Atleast PS4 Pro Plus can potentially push it further it then.

 

[Ferr986]

There are always framepacing issues with highly variable framerates.

oh right, of course, I'm dumb (and need coffee).

Well, that's a dissapointing patch

 

[Planet]

It's like they are mentally incapable of comprehending "smooth". They look at the words of the angry mob and have no clue at all why they are upset. "Look here, we gave you more FPS! More is better, isn't it? Frame Pacific what? Bloodborne is 30 FPS slready!"