ISSUE DESCRIPTION
Description of the issue: MSFS 2024 has done wonders out of the box for those with old / slow / cheaper CPUs. However, for those already with decent CPUs & running the sim at a higher resolution for whatever reason AND/OR wanting more than 30fps, the sim performs way, way worse than 2020. What this means is we are forced to reduce resolution, take a massive FPS hit, or put all our settings on low. Flying near trees is one of many culprits that have massively increased GPU load causing these FPS issues. Leaning on FrameGen for those who are lucky enough to both have a supported Nvidia card AND are not in VR is not an acceptable approach to dealing with this real issue.
[PC Only] Did you remove all your community mods/add-ons? If yes, are you still experiencing the issue?
Nothing to do with add-ons.
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:
- Intel 12900k, 13900k, 14900k or equivalent AMD. Take any stock plane in both 2020 and 2024. Set resolution to 4k or oversample. Set 2020 to DX11 since it was more GPU efficient and any graphics settings you want. In 2024, set every single to low settings except trees to medium or high. This shows how bad the problem is.
- Fly to the exact same area, ideally with trees. Pause the aircraft. Monitor FPS.
- 2020 will have 30-50%+ higher FPS for the same resolution. (eg 60fps vs 45fps)
WHY THIS MATTERS
- many people run the sim at higher resolutions, for example, but not limited to: those with multi monitor setups, upsampling render scale for better clarity, high res monitors, VR users looking for clarity and a good experience.
- many people want to run the sim at higher than 30fps, say having it locked at 45fps for VR or at 60FPS for vsync in 2D.
- MSFS is a massive, massive downgrade for such people because now the sim is way too GPU intensive. New lighting, trees, or whatever else have been loaded into the graphics pipeline inefficiently and cause a big drop in FPS performance / per / resolution.
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: None
[PC Only] Are you using Developer Mode or have you made any changes to it?
No.
[PC, MSFS 2020 Only] Are you using DX11 or DX12?
Bring back DX11 - it was way better for those of us not CPU limited.
[PC Only] Many issues may be due to an outdated graphics card. Please state your Graphics Card Driver Manufacturer (NVIDIA, Intel, AMD) and Version:
[PC Only] What other relevant PC specs can you share?
13900k
RTX 4090
64GB DDR
MEDIA
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