by FeelingShred » Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:40 am
Sorry for reviving old topic but I found an unexpected solution to this same problem with my Radeon Mobility 4650 video card.
Long story short: close Catalyst Control Center on the taskbar...
I have Win XP SP3 now, I closed all other programs that were running (Chrome and VLC Media Player) and ran Gzdoom. Slowdowns were the same, getting 5 to 6 fps on any Pirate Doom map where there is a wide open area with lots of architecture features. Unplayable. Disabling everything wouldn't solve it, resizing to low-res wouldn't either.
THEN, I had the idea of closing Catalyst Control Center on the taskbar, as someone mentioned on another tech support forum.
BOOM! Just closing CCC stopped with all the slowdowns! I use an external program to cap my fps to 30 called DxTory (so my GPU temps remain under control). Further experimentation showed that after closing CCC, I can run GzDoom alongside other programs without any problem or slowdown. Another proof that ATI sucks major ass! Avoid ATI video cards as hard as you can. Not the first game which has ATI-exclusive problems.
Sorry for reviving old topic but I found an unexpected solution to this same problem with my Radeon Mobility 4650 video card.
Long story short: close Catalyst Control Center on the taskbar...
I have Win XP SP3 now, I closed all other programs that were running (Chrome and VLC Media Player) and ran Gzdoom. Slowdowns were the same, getting 5 to 6 fps on any Pirate Doom map where there is a wide open area with lots of architecture features. Unplayable. Disabling everything wouldn't solve it, resizing to low-res wouldn't either.
THEN, I had the idea of closing Catalyst Control Center on the taskbar, as someone mentioned on another tech support forum.
BOOM! Just closing CCC stopped with all the slowdowns! I use an external program to cap my fps to 30 called DxTory (so my GPU temps remain under control). Further experimentation showed that after closing CCC, I can run GzDoom alongside other programs without any problem or slowdown. Another proof that ATI sucks major ass! Avoid ATI video cards as hard as you can. Not the first game which has ATI-exclusive problems.