Guild Wars 2

I have the same GPU as you op and my processor is a 3.2Ghz Ivey bridge (i5-3470 and 8gb ram) and I’m still getting 20-30 in crowded area’s in WvW so I can’t play it at all. Plus when you turn around the game drops 10-15 fps for 1 second which is also frustrating.

You have to buy at least 4ghz cpu to run this game at 30 fps max in WvW with a lot of players. I hope they release a patch that will optimize the game instead of events that you can’t enjoy with 25 fps(

omino.4302:

I find it shocking there’s been no official response on some kind of patch this is almost 2013 this sort of performance is inexcusable as everyone with fps problems have pretty good pc’s and can run all other current games np whatsoever. No expansions for me not when it runs this bad, fix the fps and I’ll buy your expansions

Well at least the events (or ‘mini DLC’s’) are free of charge and fun. Most developers don’t address any problem unless they feel like patching it, charge you for so called DLC’s (which are basically some skins) and still release poorly optimized product.

A performance optimization update will make this game near perfect

SolarNova.1052:

Erm..i beleve i pointed out that OC’ing would help wiht the FPS.

Its not an ‘extreme’ sugestion ..or hard. just make sure u have a OC’able cpu and a good aftermarket cooler and ur set to OC. Most motherboards allow it, so its unlikely u would have an issue there. The rest is knowledge of how to do it ..which can easily be found online.

Yes thank you again for your suggestion but I can’t OC my cpu (it’s not a 3470 k) and I rather not oc cpu for just one game which I play once a week or so. And it was my first time playing WvW (although I own this game for a long time :p). Maybe future updates will optimize this game more and more

kirito.4138:

• If you actually read the thread, in Q11, the developers has already commented on planned optimizations etc.

• i5 and i7 will have basically zero difference in games that is cpu-bound by single thread performance.

• bottleneck is the description of what is happening, how efficient the code is or not is a different subject.

• you were using BF3 as logic to invalidate how GW2 could be bottlenecking. Don’t think you know apple from oranges yet.

• GW2 is fine in most areas, but in certain areas like heavy WvW the game is highly demanding of the cpu.

• you posted here in hopes of finding the magic solution/fix, but there is none atm. Its either wait for code optimization or OC the hardware to compensate.

I know there isn’t a magic solution because I rarely post and google search for my problems because 9/10 questions can be found on the net. My concern was that people with i7 are still having issues. I was just suggesting if people with similar gpu/cpu specs could help out to gain some more fps (seems there is no one at the moment). You don’t have to act all arrogant like you are the owner of Anet and I do appreciate your reply and your time so thank you.

Best thing to do is just wait and see I guess.

SolarNova.1052:

Zurvan.9245:

Sorry for bumping this thread but I’m having the same issues with the AMD radeon 7870 and i5 3.20Ghz.
My problem is when I enter big area’s where other ‘human’ players are present. Like in Wvw the fps drops form solid 60 to 20 or something. Also L.A. where big events take place is just a pain to play. Glad to see i’m not the only one but I also hear people having 60 fps on wvw which I can’t believe it’s true…

Are there any people with AMD gpu’s who can give some advice? I’ve also read the Sticky FAQ but nothing really helped.

Edit: Also setting priority to high in Task Manager, using game booster and enabling gaming mode with Anti virus doesn’t seem to be helping much…

If you are able to, you will need to OC your CPU to get 30fps as the minimum in WvW.
Intel 2nd/3rd gen i5’s and above can handle WvW with 30fps as the minimum, BUT they NEED to be OC’d to as close to or above 4.5ghz.

No stock cpu can keep fps above 30 in WvW battles, and only the CPU’s i mentioned above can do it when OC’d.

Basically not a lot of people can play WvW? Strange because with stock cpu I’m able to run the game at 35-60 fps (rare occasions 20-24 fps-) but it seems that no ones has a real solution except for the devs. Thank you for the reply though

I have read the thread and I know what bottleneck is but that doesn’t really help either. Plus there are people with a i7 who are suffering more fps drops than me. So don’t act like GW2 is the most cpu demanding game in the world because Metro 2033 is also running fine. (I know apple and oranges but that’s one of the most cpu intensive games)

Maybe the game doesn’t make efficient use of the cpu. I hope to see a performance patch in the future than contents on L.A. which drops your fps…

kirito.4138:

Zurvan.9245:

Sorry for bumping this thread but I’m having the same issues with the AMD radeon 7870 and i5 3.20Ghz.
My problem is when I enter big area’s where other ‘human’ players are present. Like in Wvw the fps drops form solid 60 to 20 or something. Also L.A. where big events take place is just a pain to play. Glad to see i’m not the only one but I also hear people having 60 fps on wvw which I can’t believe it’s true…

Are there any people with AMD gpu’s who can give some advice? I’ve also read the Sticky FAQ but nothing really helped.

Most likely your CPU is being bottlenecked in WvW and LA (this is the case for most users). To understand more in detail read >>this thread<< starting at Q4

How can a i5-3470 Ivy bridge be a bottleneck? I’m able to play most games on the high-ultra settings between 50-60 fps (Vsync enabled). For example running BF3 on the ultra settings and I never drop blow 50 fps on multiplayer and single player is 60 fps all the time….

Sorry for bumping this thread but I’m having the same issues with the AMD radeon 7870 and i5 3.20Ghz.
My problem is when I enter big area’s where other ‘human’ players are present. Like in Wvw the fps drops form solid 60 to 20 or something. Also L.A. where big events take place is just a pain to play. Glad to see i’m not the only one but I also hear people having 60 fps on wvw which I can’t believe it’s true…

Are there any people with AMD gpu’s who can give some advice? I’ve also read the Sticky FAQ but nothing really helped.

Edit: Also setting priority to high in Task Manager, using game booster and enabling gaming mode with Anti virus doesn’t seem to be helping much…