Performance Question

[Sayjimwoo]

I am running Civ V on a high end system SSD, 4770k 4.5ghz CPU and a GTX 780 (1080p LED)
I have vsync on and the highest graphics settings and it runs as smooth as butter at all times and at all zoom levels without an ounce of stutter ever.
I generally play small maps with 4-5 civs and 8 City-States. Recently I upped my map size to standard, still with 4-5 Civs but with 16 City-States.
Now towards the end game when the entire map had been fully uncovered and with armies everywhere, I noticed stutters when panning while zoomed out (due to dropping below 60fps whilst using vsync). I decided to do a little test, I set every graphical option to the lowest setting and restarted my saved game, it still stuttered when zoomed out.
The thing what I can't get my head around is that the AI had taken its turn, so can the CPU still be stressed? Can a big map with many Civs, even at the lowest detail no matter still drop the framerate? Is it the 16 City-States causing this? I understand all the calculations going on but surely when the AI has taken it's turn they are over.
I kinda guess what ever system you throw at this game it gets bogged down once you have lots going on.

 

[phillipwyllie]

You're talking about when the textures pop back into place? I suspect Firaxis knows more about making civ games than they do about directX.

 

[Sayjimwoo]

You're talking about when the textures pop back into place? I suspect Firaxis knows more about making civ games than they do about directX.

Yeah I have seen the grey textures when you load up a new save. It has always done that but that doesn't bother me too much as the textures eventually return after a minute or so. It was the stuttering on a busy map with a high spec PC that irritated me. I guess that after a certain PC spec, the performance levels off no matter what hardware you throw at the game.

 

[njmfff]

Use strategic view (F10) when AI has it's turn. It helps.

 

[phillipwyllie]

You mean turn time are much longer late game? If so it's animations for the AI GWB and bombers. I select "Quick Combat" in the advanced setup tab before a game. You can also select "Quick Combat" in game. If not that then I think you mean when you create fishing boats the animation blocks the UI thread, or when you meet a CS the UI blocks again etc.........

 

[Magma_Dragoon]

No, he means when he moves the camera around while zoomed out the game stutter no matter how low he sets his graphics

 

[joncnunn]

No, he means when he moves the camera around while zoomed out the game stutter no matter how low he sets his graphics

That should go away on strategic view; but in this case in would be during your own turn.

Yes, tactical screen isn't really designed to be zoomed out as far as it can be though; it behaves much better one level in from max.

 

[reddishrecue]

I was experiencing performance question in BNW, so I went to video and lowered all the options to low. The video settings were too high.