Patch 1.2.0.285 : Fallout: New Vegas

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:45 pm

This patch reduces the fps of my ATI 5670 system. The reduction is immediately noticeable on first launch of saved game after patching up. Damn fps lag making me giddy heh.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:26 pm

This patch reduces the fps of my ATI 5670 system. The reduction is immediately noticeable on first launch of saved game after patching up. Damn fps lag making me giddy heh.

Does it smooth out after 30-60 seconds after loading? That's what's happening to me.

Win 7 x64
gtx 260 x2

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:28 am

Not at all. The only time it is smooth is when I travel to the end of the map and look in the direction of nothing.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:04 am

ATI HD4850 and lag is gone after patch. Thus for me patch fixed things a lot.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:49 am

I have and ATI HD 4670 and also lag is gone after the new patch.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:36 pm

I had exactly the same problem (HD 5970) - the patch halved my frame rate. However, applying the ATI 10-10c hotfix fixed the problem and I have to say I'm getting much better frame rates in populated areas now thanks to the patch.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:39 am

My FPS dropped as well on my dual 5870s, but, it's actually much smoother at lower FPS post patch. If I turned off Fraps, I'd never know I was running in the 30s at times were before I would have.

I don't mind a lower FPS count as long as it doesn't degrade performance. Though, I admit I'd prefer seeing 60 all the time with 2 5870s. (Silly, I know.) As long as it feels smooth I'm fine with it.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:11 pm

Hmm. I clicked on Ultra high settings for the first time after updating and it seems to be slightly smoother now.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:47 am

My FPS dropped as well on my dual 5870s, but, it's actually much smoother at lower FPS post patch. If I turned off Fraps, I'd never know I was running in the 30s at times were before I would have.

I don't mind a lower FPS count as long as it doesn't degrade performance. Though, I admit I'd prefer seeing 60 all the time with 2 5870s. (Silly, I know.) As long as it feels smooth I'm fine with it.

I've noticed an fps drop in some areas with my 5850 that I didn't notice before, The Strip for instance is about 10 - 15 fps lower, a few indoor areas also see strange drops when looking at a seemingly solid wall. I'm also noticing more hitching when traveling than I used to, but I need to look through the ini to make sure nothing is out of whack.

Overall it's smooth though, I'm pretty satisfied with performance this patch on my ATI card.

@Wolfpup: That isn't silly, if I spent $800 on two 5870s i'd want to see 60 all the time too

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:39 pm

I've had an fps drop with each patch. I was annoyed, but just now I remembered that originally I'd changed both the affinity and priority of falloutnv.exe when I first started the game. I did not remember to do that with the last two patches. "Duh," I said to myself. Putting things back the way they'd been put the fps almost back to where it was when I first started my first character.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:43 pm

I have the HD4870 and the patch added two things: stuttering in character movement (didn't have it before) and big slow-motion while reloading or immediately after surviving a gun fight.

I have not had a crash in quite some time (knock on wood).

I need to replace my hard drive tonight and reinstall everything. So it could get interesting....

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:11 pm

U can see my PC config.(and driver 10.10c hotfix) so I can tell the game finally run better, I don't see so big FPS drop when around me NPC's(still have but not so big like slide show before this patch), but I still don't play cause I wanna wait next patch after 1 or few weeks (like bethesda say)

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:38 pm

HD5650m here, running the latest drivers (10.10d hotfix). Same problem, fps is halved after the update. It definitely broke something for many ATI users.

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:57 am

HD5650m here, running the latest drivers (10.10d hotfix). Same problem, fps is halved after the update. It definitely broke something for many ATI users.

Try 10.10c hotfix, it's work 4 my 5970

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:01 pm

Dual 5970s OC here..

FPS's are the same now as they were with the dll tweak. 60 fps

19x12, 4 AA, 16 AF,V-sync on, HDR, Ultra..

Before dll fix...I got half the fps ,stuttering and NPC lag.
With dll. fix..60 and smooth.
Latest patch...60 and smooth ( no dll )

Latest drivers and hotfix

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:45 pm

10.10 was horrible for me (I'm on XP and can't use the fix). 10.9 is much better. (HD4870)

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:43 pm

10.10 was horrible for me (I'm on XP and can't use the fix). 10.9 is much better. (HD4870)

NOT 10.10, u need 10.10c hotfix

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:08 pm

I know. The fix isn't for XP

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:33 pm

The latest Catalyst is http://www.guru3d.com/news/amd-catalyst-1010d-hotfix/

I have not experienced any issues on my 5970 Crossfire setup.

The latest http://sites.amd.com/us/game/downloads/Pages/crossfirex-app-profiles.aspx is also 10.10

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:53 pm

Well, what do you know, ATI released 10.10e Hotfix today:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/video/amd-releases-catalyst-hotfix-1010e-update/

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:02 pm

Well, what do you know, ATI released 10.10e Hotfix today:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/news/video/amd-releases-catalyst-hotfix-1010e-update/

Wow maybe they should just put all these hotfixes together into an actual NEW DRIVER lol!

Also, the patch to FONV also killed the performance on my setup. Running two 5850's with tweaks on a Eyefinity setup and I was getting good fps and pretty smooth performance, now its down to half the fps and jerky/hitching/stuttering.

I'm going to try the 10.10e hotfix and hope it does some good.

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:52 pm

Here's better links:

10.10e Hotfix - https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/20307/1m/www2.ati.com/DRIVERS/hotfix/catalyst_10.10_hotfixes/catalyst_10.10e_hotfix_win7_nov9.exe

Also, new 10.10CAP2 Game Profile - http://www.rage3d.com/cap/profiles/AMD_Catalyst_10.10_CAP2.exe

» Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:59 pm

Wow maybe they should just put all these hotfixes together into an actual NEW DRIVER lol!

Also, the patch to FONV also killed the performance on my setup. Running two 5850's with tweaks on a Eyefinity setup and I was getting good fps and pretty smooth performance, now its down to half the fps and jerky/hitching/stuttering.

I'm going to try the 10.10e hotfix and hope it does some good.

Yeah the new patch broke something, it seems that it's mostly ATI users with 5xxx cards getting affected by extremely low fps.

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:35 am

Here's better links:

10.10e Hotfix - https://a248.e.akamai.net/f/674/20307/1m/www2.ati.com/DRIVERS/hotfix/catalyst_10.10_hotfixes/catalyst_10.10e_hotfix_win7_nov9.exe

Also, new 10.10CAP2 Game Profile - http://www.rage3d.com/cap/profiles/AMD_Catalyst_10.10_CAP2.exe

Thx 4 links, but what version WIN 7? 64 bit or 32?

» Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:14 am

Thx 4 links, but what version WIN 7? 64 bit or 32?

For Win 7 x32/x64 - (Should work on Vista, too)

The new Crossfire Profile is for any OS, as the Crossfire Profiles are not driver-dependant (beyond needing any Catalyst of 10.x forward)

AMD Catalyst? 10.10e Hotfix

Last Updated
05/11/2010
Article Number
GPU-87

AMD Catalyst 10.10e Hotfix Features:

* The AMD Catalyst Control Center now features the new AMD Catalyst AI user interface options on the ATI Radeon? HD 5000 Series (the new AMD Catalyst AI options were previously only available for the AMD Radeon 6800 Series)”
* Fixed cases where Morphological Anti-Aliasing (MLAA) was not being correctly applied to games (very intermittently)
* OpenGL 4.1 beta support
* Support for the new Morphological Anti-Aliasing feature
* Dead Rising 2 – Crossfire profile (Resolves negative scaling)
* Crossfire Performance Improvement for:
o Metro 2033
o F1 2011 - (Direct X9 version)
o Fallout New Vegas
* Performance optimizations for systems with an AMD Radeon HD 6870 and AMD Radeon HD 6850 series of graphics products installed
o Aliens versus Predator performance enhancements
o Star Craft 2 performance enhancements
o OpenGL performance enhancements – gains can be seen in Prey, Quake Wars: Enemy Territories, and Heaven v2
* Support for additional Stereo 3D-capable displays:
o Viewsonic V3D241wm-LED
o 3D Projectors

Instructions:
Download and install the AMD Catalyst hotfix from the following location:

* AMD Catalyst 10.10e Hotfix for Windows? 7

Refer to Article 20870 for detailed instructions on how to properly install the AMD Catalyst hotfix.

Note! This hotfix is provided as is and is not supported by AMD. It has not completed full AMD testing and is only a driver update.