Bad performance after accessing controls settings

ISSUE DESCRIPTION

Description of the issue → The session in a standard situation starts with approx. 90 FPS. After opening & closing the Settings > Controls menu or Basic Controls window multiple times, the performance drops as low as approx. 35 FPS and remains on that level throughout the rest of the flight. Also the performance becomes limited by main thread (see screenshot). Performance remains the same, even after starting a new flight in the same MSFS session.

[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue? → Yes

FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

How often does this occur for you (Example: Just once, every time on sim load, intermittently)? → Every time

REPRODUCTION STEPS

Please list clear steps you took in order to help our test team reproduce the same issue:

  1. Start flight
  2. Open & close controls via either Settings → Controls or opening Basic Controls window
  3. Repeat several times

YOUR SETTINGS

If the issue still occurs with no mods and add-ons, please continue to report your issue. If not, please move this post to the User Support Hub.

What peripherals are you using, if relevant: → Virpil VPC WarBRD, TCA Quadrant Boeing Edition. Issue persists, even when all peripherals are disconnected before starting MSFS 2024 and items are not listed in controls menu anymore.

[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it? → Issue occurs both without or with developer mode.

[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12? → Not Applicable (MSFS 2024)

[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version: → AMD 25.6.1

[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share? → AMD Ryzen 7800X3D, AMD Radeon 7900XT (20 GB VRAM), 64 GB RAM

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I absolutely have a drop in frame rate from an initial high value (90s) down to sub 40 over time. I haven’t had a chance to test if it’s triggered by opening the settings menu, but it may very well be. good spot.

Thanks for the feedback. Remember it only pertains the controls menu or basic controls pop-up window.

I just retried in latest beta build with the same result:

Initial: 75 FPS
1st try: 72 FPS
2nd try: 55 FPS
3rd try: 35 FPS
4th try: 31 FPS

All within 1-2 minutes of accessing the menu or pop-up and 100% reproducible.