AMD Update - July 2012

DestructY · 07-20-2012, 05:40 AM

Surprised the developer didn't post this here too:

Quote:

Word from the Volition team on AMD issues:

Hey everyone,

It's been a few months since Saints Row: The Third hit Steam and as you know an issue has come up where certain AMD/ATi GPU's are experiencing micro-stuttering and general performance drops on capable machines. This has mostly been seen with cards in the 5xxx or 6xxx range.

Our team has provided multiple patches and updates attempting to correct this issue by adjusting key parts of Saints Row: The Third at the guidance of AMD/ATi, and they have shown mild improvement. Those with SLI no longer see micro-stuttering, and based on our performance tests, we've been able to increase overall performance. For those with affected cards, we're still not up the level of quality we all expect from a Volition game, and we thank you for your patience as we work with AMD for a solution. As soon as we have more updates regarding this issue, we'll be sure to let you know.

Thanks again,

VOLITION

Official Source

JoeB · 07-20-2012, 09:44 AM

Unfortunately it doesn't really say much other than "we are still working on it and don't know when it will be fully corrected". Fortunately I have a newer machine now that doesn't have this problem but before I definitely experienced what everyone else did where it would be a choppy 20FPS or less even on the lowest possible visual settings.

DestructY · 07-23-2012, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeB

choppy 20FPS or less even on the lowest possible visual settings.

I'm getting 40 - 55 fps & random drops to 30 with shadows and lightning on low @ 1080p , should be much more but very playable and seems like some good work went into it for PC, except ATI just fail with their drivers and i will never buy one of their cards again

Spec:

I7 920 @ 4GHZ
6GB Ram
ATI 5870
Win 7 64 bit

Other than that disappointment ... great game

lucidus · 07-23-2012, 05:46 PM

I'm happy to see a statement nevertheless!

jackchortz · 07-23-2012, 07:35 PM

very cool of them, seems like they are 100% aware of the exact problem --

"certain AMD/ATi GPU's are experiencing micro-stuttering and general performance drops on capable machines. This has mostly been seen with cards in the 5xxx or 6xxx range"

can't wait for the fix!

aaronmoi · 07-23-2012, 08:30 PM

they posted the exact same thing like 1 or 2 months after release... "we are aware, we are working with AMD to fix it!"

its been 9 months now and they we are all still in the same spot....

brighat · 08-14-2012, 04:49 PM

Well, I gave up for now. I have an AMD card in that range and no matter what resolution I play, the game is a choppy unplayable mess. So, I deleted the game and will either:

1. Wait until I buy that new desktop in 2013.
2. Wait for that patch to show up.

A shame as I think the game is awesome but if I can't even optimize it, what's the point of playing it?

Funny thing is, even Binary Domain plays fine on my laptop and its gotten a lot of flak for being a console port.

I might be the only person to play each game in the series on a different platform. Saints Row on the 360, Saints Row 2 on PS3 and Saints Row The Third on PC.

Hook2h8 · 08-15-2012, 07:30 AM

Nvidia, whooohooowho. Amazing that so many companies develop just for nvidia. Borderlands is the same way. Not like Nvidia has 80 percent of the market?

xD34THx · 08-15-2012, 11:24 AM

"It's been a few months since Saints Row: The Third hit Steam"

In my timezone it has almost been a year.

Fuzzmandude · 08-15-2012, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xD34THx

"It's been a few months since Saints Row: The Third hit Steam"

In my timezone it has almost been a year.

They've switched to using the Valve calendar

lucidus · 08-16-2012, 07:50 AM

The new WHQL for the gtx 660ti has an updated SLI profile for this game, maybe a fix for AMD folks is on the way too?

07-23-2012, 07:35 PM	#5
jackchortz Join Date: Dec 2009 Reputation: 28 Posts: 100	very cool of them, seems like they are 100% aware of the exact problem -- "certain AMD/ATi GPU's are experiencing micro-stuttering and general performance drops on capable machines. This has mostly been seen with cards in the 5xxx or 6xxx range" can't wait for the fix! Last edited by jackchortz: 07-23-2012 at 09:37 PM.

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07-20-2012, 09:44 AM	#2
JoeB Join Date: Jun 2009 Reputation: 261 Posts: 2,823	Unfortunately it doesn't really say much other than "we are still working on it and don't know when it will be fully corrected". Fortunately I have a newer machine now that doesn't have this problem but before I definitely experienced what everyone else did where it would be a choppy 20FPS or less even on the lowest possible visual settings.

07-23-2012, 05:46 PM	#4
lucidus Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 14 Posts: 183	I'm happy to see a statement nevertheless!

07-23-2012, 08:30 PM	#6
aaronmoi Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 16 Posts: 374	they posted the exact same thing like 1 or 2 months after release... "we are aware, we are working with AMD to fix it!" its been 9 months now and they we are all still in the same spot....

08-14-2012, 04:49 PM	#7
brighat Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Posts: 97	Well, I gave up for now. I have an AMD card in that range and no matter what resolution I play, the game is a choppy unplayable mess. So, I deleted the game and will either: 1. Wait until I buy that new desktop in 2013. 2. Wait for that patch to show up. A shame as I think the game is awesome but if I can't even optimize it, what's the point of playing it? Funny thing is, even Binary Domain plays fine on my laptop and its gotten a lot of flak for being a console port. I might be the only person to play each game in the series on a different platform. Saints Row on the 360, Saints Row 2 on PS3 and Saints Row The Third on PC.

08-15-2012, 07:30 AM	#8
Hook2h8 Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 2 Posts: 69	Nvidia, whooohooowho. Amazing that so many companies develop just for nvidia. Borderlands is the same way. Not like Nvidia has 80 percent of the market?

08-15-2012, 11:24 AM	#9
xD34THx Join Date: Sep 2009 Reputation: 26 Posts: 644	"It's been a few months since Saints Row: The Third hit Steam" In my timezone it has almost been a year.

08-16-2012, 07:50 AM	#11
lucidus Join Date: Dec 2011 Reputation: 14 Posts: 183	The new WHQL for the gtx 660ti has an updated SLI profile for this game, maybe a fix for AMD folks is on the way too?