I spent two days trying to optimize MSFS 2024. doing a clean install, adjusting settings to medium-high, and reducing CPU load to give the system more headroom for browsing and streaming.
I thought I had fixed it, but unfortunately, I haven’t. At this point, I’m seriously considering binning 2024, getting a refund, or even upgrading my system just to run the sim properly.
While parked in the Fenix A320 for a short flight, my CPU was hovering between 70-80%, with the lowest at 60%, and my GPU was similarly loaded. Yes, I had other programs running, but then the sim crashed, causing a full system freeze with an nvlddmkm driver error. The display restarted, crashing MSFS and other applications along with it.
Ever since the update, performance has been worse, CPU and GPU usage is far higher than before, nearly maxing out at 100%. Meanwhile, MSFS 2020 runs far better. After two days of troubleshooting with no improvement, I’m at my limit. My system simply can’t handle 2024 in its current state.
To make matters worse, when I reached out for help, instead of offering solutions, people just blamed me and my system, insisting it’s my fault rather than the sim’s.
Was starting to feel optimistic about the direction FS24 was headed. After experiencing some better performance in the recent beta. Now I’m struggling with huge stutters all over again. Now awaiting SU2 beta??? Trying a clean install now… The story is never ending haha! 13900k 4090 64gb
That’s the issue anything CPU-bound is already set lower. With FPS locked at 36 and TLOD at 120 (with settings ranging from medium to high), the CPU stays around 60% usage but spikes up to 80% when moving the camera, especially at EGLL.
Even after lowering settings further TLOD down to 50 and everything on low the CPU usage remains high and doesn’t decrease. Meanwhile, the GPU is maxed at 16GB VRAM, running between 85-95% usage.
I never experienced this in 2024 until update #19, which seems to have caused the issue despite not being streamed. MSFS 2020 performed much better, without maxing out my CPU or GPU.
With MSFS 2024, I’ve encountered the nvlddmkm driver error twice, indicating a GPU-related issue on driver version 572.70.
I also have Lossless Scaling, but it performs poorly, especially in windowed mode while trying to use other programs.
I’ve just tried a 9800x3d and 5090 system, and disappointed to find I am CPU limited to around 25fps on the ground at a busy airport like EGLL (it’s the MSFS2020 premium version) with live traffic on low. Is this normal?
I’m running a i9-14900KF, 4080 Super, 32GB DDR5 6000Mhz.
I run everything on Ultra and run at my capped 80FPS on a 1080p TV. That would change if I was running in 2k or 4k resolution. At Large airports (KJFK, KNEW. KLAX) I will notice some lower frame rates but it’s usually about 30FPS. I Haven’t tried the ini A350 but I’ve heard it’s rough on frames. but every other 3rd party aircraft I fly and all the defaults run great
U say the outcome but don’t mention your guys’ CPU is maxed out
I want to be able to use 2024, on good settings that’s stable using most of my GPU as it should like 80% and CPU at 40 to 50% with no CTD or drivers crash
Yet it’s never like that, on Medium settings and CPU and GPU is maxed out
Might be something wrong with your system, tbh.
Windows? RAM? SDD/M2?
Im running on the 566.36 driver. The 570.xx just gives me freezes/endless load-in etc. Might try some more later, but very stable atm.
Some stuff to try:
BIOS, Chipset driver.
Delete SceneryIndexes
HAGS ON.
Remove Nvidia HD audio (device manager-disable).
PhysX to GPU
Run System File Checker
Game Mode ON
Nvidia shader cache UNLIMITED.
Power management Max.
Delete NV GLCache + DXCache.
With RTX2060, Intel i7-9600, 64GB RAM, Fenix, Aerosoft Mega Airport Frankfurt I have a terrible FPS even with lowest settings of about 5-7 FPS (1080P)
The performance is so bad, allthough my graphic settings for MSFS 2024 are such low, that the MSFS2020 graphics with current high settings is much better as MSFS2024 and the fps under MSFS2020 are at least 3 to 4 times higher than under MSFS2024. Except for career mode I still am using MSFS 2020 because with my hardware it has much better graphics and incredible higher fps than MSFS 2024.
Your setup is barely above min specs for 2024, you’re also running the fenix airbus at a large and detiled 3rd party airport. the performance you’re describing is exactly what I’d expect. 2024 is very VRAM heavy. I’m regularly running 7-12GB of Vram depending on plane and scenery.
Yea but if you put everything on lowest setting use a default aircraft and a smaller default airport do you have the same issue? When Microsoft/Asobo came up with minimum specs they didn’t have 3rd party aircraft and airports factored in, just the base sim.
Minimum specs for the Fenix A320, again this is everything on lowest setting
I am sure above these specs and the same airport (it is just “compatible”) EDDF Aerosoft Mega Airport Frankfurt runs without any problems at high to Ultra graphics settings with Fenix under MSFS 2020 and the same system - shows MSFS2024 is heavily worse in performance comparing to MSFS 2020 with identically sceneries and aircraft - the airtport is installed and not streamed.
