GTA IV, Really bad performance on a 5850 and E8200

zeegy · 8 Aug 2010 at 09:34

GTA IV, Really bad performance on a 5850 and E8200 (dual core @ 2.6Ghz) @ 4Gb Ram

Hi all, im having some real bad performance issues while playing GTA4, havent played it in ages, and wanted to return to it now that i have a good GPU (ATI 5850)

im running at 1080p, with all settings on medium, and shadows off, and on the benchmark im only getting 35fps at max

I am running version 1.0.7.0 of GTA IV and the latest drivers for my system on Windows 7. any ideas why it could be running so poor?

Its a fresh build of the os, so im really quite stumped. when doing my benchmark, my cpu was benchmarked at 95%, is my CPU really a bottleneck to this Rig? any ideas what i can do to make my gta4 not run quite so pappy?

OpenToSuggestions · 8 Aug 2010 at 09:36

Well GTA4 doesn't run to well on my rig.

GTA4 ran ok (ish) on the 360, the ps3 port wasn't even 720p as they couldn't keep the framerate up and the pc port is even a worse port for performance.

Kenai · 8 Aug 2010 at 09:47

It likes cores, a 2.6GHz Dual is probably holding it back a fair bit.

bledd · 8 Aug 2010 at 09:51

Gta4 prefers quad core and an NVIDIA chip

batchelord · 8 Aug 2010 at 09:55

Your cpu at 2.6 is a massive bottleneck for a 5850, should look into overclocking

mufc802 · 8 Aug 2010 at 10:23

The game is also rubbish on my i5 750 @ 4GHz and an ATI 4890, nothing you can do..

mame · 8 Aug 2010 at 10:53

GTA4 needs a quad to run better. Even then, it will be far from perfect.

OpenToSuggestions · 8 Aug 2010 at 10:55

Upgrading for GTA4 is a lost cause.

Ste · 8 Aug 2010 at 10:58

GTA ran like crap on my Q6600 at 3.6 but amazingly is now an almost flawless 60fps experience with the sliders halfway up and everything except shadows maxed. That's on a 4ghz i7 with a 5870 @ 1ghz though.

Turn shadows off, it will help

NVIDIA_x64 · 8 Aug 2010 at 11:27

Yeah 1+ for turning the shadows off + I think it looks better with them off so WIN WIN :cool:

Guest2 · 8 Aug 2010 at 11:44

As already said, turd CPU. Get the E8200 to 4ghz and it will run better.

Benchmark means nothing really in terms of in game fps. I score 54fps in the benchmark and it runs playable in game with this at around 30-50 fps but will dip to 15 sometimes in built up action online. It might be a poor port but its still a top game, amazing gameplay especially online. Im still discovering areas, new building and textures all the time.

Cant beat driving around in a hummer online and doing some drive-by shooting. 'Turf war' mode is great fun.

This is running on my system ([email protected], 5770@stock, 4gb ram)

Upgrade your cpu or get it overclocked, its worth it...

Guest2 · 8 Aug 2010 at 11:44

MeddlE · 8 Aug 2010 at 11:54

Don't have performance issues on my [sarcasm] lowly [/sarcasm] dual core with 4890 running at 1920x1200. Don't personally believe the whole "needs a quad" argument.

You should OC your CPU to at least 3.6 for an improvement.

Guest2 · 8 Aug 2010 at 11:59

MeddlE said:
Don't have performance issues on my [sarcasm] lowly [/sarcasm] dual core with 4890 running at 1920x1200. Don't personally believe the whole "needs a quad" argument.

You should OC your CPU to at least 3.6 for an improvement.

Id agree with this. The benchmark says "cpu usage 60%" on mine. So a dual at 4ghz should be about the same or better than a quad at 3.6ghz. Unless the benchmark is lieing

zeegy · 8 Aug 2010 at 12:02

MeddlE said:
Don't have performance issues on my [sarcasm] lowly [/sarcasm] dual core with 4890 running at 1920x1200. Don't personally believe the whole "needs a quad" argument.

You should OC your CPU to at least 3.6 for an improvement.

am i going to be able to get my 8200 up to 3.6Ghz though? +1Ghz seems hellava lot for this CPU isnt it ?

Guest2 · 8 Aug 2010 at 12:04

oh, i run these settings -

1680x1050
auto
high
high
very high
high
night shadows - off
4x AF
25 view
31 detail
51 vehicle
def - on
vsync - on

overclick · 8 Aug 2010 at 12:20

I got this game cheap in a steam offer. Installed it messed about for a bit and decided it just looked **** at a playable framerate. Other games look so much better and run like a dream on my system. I have heard their are things that you can do to tweak its performance considerably but i really cba, games i want to play are coming out quicker than i can play them anyway. SC2 now and Civ5 and F12010 on the horizon.

Ahleckz · 8 Aug 2010 at 12:53

Runs totally fine on my 'AMD Phenom II X4 925 2.8GHz' with a 5770. I could trade you my CPU for your graphics card if you like?

Devrij · 8 Aug 2010 at 13:02

zeegy said:
am i going to be able to get my 8200 up to 3.6Ghz though? +1Ghz seems hellava lot for this CPU isnt it ?

To answer your question: yes you will.

Decent cooling and a reasonable board should get you there no problems.

MOOGLEYS · 8 Aug 2010 at 13:52

It runs perfect on my x2 245 @ 3.6ghz and a 1gb 4850 @ 1920x1080p...