Frame Drop Issue in PUBG Only in Wheat Field Areas

[Samsuz]

Hello,
I am experiencing severe stuttering while playing PUBG.

My PC specs are:
CPU: 9800x3d
Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B850-F Gaming Wifi
Graphics Card: RTX 4060 Ti
NVMe: SK Hynix Platinum

Symptoms:
When passing through the wheat fields on Erangel and Miramar maps, the frames drop, and it feels like playing on 60Hz due to stuttering.

What I have tried to resolve the issue:

Clean install of Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 23H2, and 24H2.
Installed chipset drivers from the AMD website.
Disabled Expo.
Factory reset BIOS?
Global C-state: Enabled.
Power options set to Balanced, NVIDIA set to Prefer Maximum Performance.
Currently, all drivers and BIOS versions are up to date.
I have set the in-game frame limit to 237, and normally the frames are stable and don't drop. However, the frames drop significantly only in the wheat fields area. In large cities with many players, there are almost no frame drops, so why is this issue only happening in the specific wheat field area?

Also, even though my internet is fast, when I use ChatGPT, the response is interrupted and generates slowly.

Please help me resolve the frame drop issue in the game. It’s driving me crazy!

[Jiaszzz_ROG]

Hello @Samsuz 

Thank you for reaching out to us.
Could you please confirm whether the installed drivers are consistent with the versions provided on the ROG STRIX B850-F GAMING WIFI support site? If not, we recommend updating to the verified versions available on the official site and checking if the issue persists.

Based on your description, the frame drops appear to occur only in specific in-game scenarios. Potential causes could include:
The grass and wheat textures in the field area may utilize extensive Alpha Transparency, leading to increased CPU load and impacting frame rates.
The game may load a high volume of detailed textures in the field area, causing a sharp increase in VRAM usage, which may result in frame rate fluctuations.
Could you test whether adjusting the following NVIDIA settings makes a difference?
- Set the Power Management Mode to Prefer Maximum Performance
- Set Max Pre-Rendered Frames to 1
- Disable V-Sync and enable Ultra-Low Latency Mode
Additionally, does changing the Windows Power Plan to High Performance or disabling High-Resolution Texture Streaming in-game help improve performance?
At the time of the issue, do the in-game network diagnostic tools indicate any anomalies, such as increased packet loss, high ping, or RTT fluctuations?
If possible, please provide more details about your hardware and software specifications, driver versions, or a video demonstrating the issue. This will help us further analyze the stuttering behavior. Given that the issue occurs in a specific game, you may also consider reporting it to the game developer to verify the optimal settings for your system.

Thank you.

[Samsuz]

Hello,

The option in [Power, sleep and battery settings] can only be configured when the power plan is set to 'Balanced,' not 'High Performance.'

Should I select 'High Performance' in the [power plan] settings, or should I select 'Balanced' and then choose 'Best Performance' in the [Power, sleep and battery settings]?

And I have upgraded the chipset driver to a higher version from the AMD website (version 7.02.13.148)