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    Gtx 1070 question

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by Eckoh, Jun 18, 2018.

  1. Eckoh

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    I have an alienware r4 17 with a gtx1070.

    My question is a graphics one, I have 8 gigs of videoram but when messing with video settings if I turn up the settings to use more than 3 gif of the ram it lags.
     
    Eckoh, Jun 18, 2018
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  2. Gumwars

    Gumwars Notebook Evangelist

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    Could you be a little more specific? What do you mean by "messing with video settings"?
     
    Gumwars, Jun 22, 2018
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    Turning the video setting up in a game. For instance I can play Assassins Creed origins at max everything in 4k, but I have to down sample the resolution to 50% to get 60fps, if I play it at true 4k I cant push past 30fps. Also it does not matter what the other setting are at, its 100% effected by the resolution.

    When it shows how much video ram is needed anything over 3megs of the 8 causes lag.
     
    Eckoh, Jun 22, 2018
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    With AC Origins in 4K, a GTX1070 isn't going to scream. 30 FPS sounds about right. That is a bunch of pixels the card is rendering, regardless of what the other settings are pegged at. Notebookcheck.net benched the GTX1070 (laptop) with 31-32 FPS at 4K, so you're GPU doesn't have issues. It appears to be working as intended.
     
    Gumwars, Jun 22, 2018
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    Got ya, didnt know if there was anything I could do, thank :)
     
    Eckoh, Jun 22, 2018
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