Vulkan: SoulCalibur V [BLUS-30736] FPS problems and more... [v0.0.9-9933-3566faab_win64]

[Vermilleon]

Vulkan: SoulCalibur V [BLUS-30736] FPS problems and more... [v0.0.9-9933-3566faab_win64]

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• Rpcs3 - Default Settings (Write Color Buffers: Enabled) + SPU MLAA removal patch
• Firmware v4.85 (OFW).
• Nvidia Driver v442.59.
• The game is also updated to the latest version (v01.03).

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Some problems:

• Overall low FPS.
• Over time, fps drops to 5fps!!!, if you play in different game modes or 5-10 minutes change different types of clothes for the character in the character creation mode.
• Constantly the game crashes in the character creation mode. Usually after changing several clothes for the character.
• Emulator crashes constantly when you try to close the game. This usually happens on Battle Stages.
• Resolution Scale working not correctly - aliasing is present.
• The graphics are very strongly pixelated (on Battle Stages and with Default Settings).

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Need patches to disable, for (SoulCalibur IV / SoulCalibur V):

1. Depth of Field - It will increase the performance / Fps and remove blur for background, as well as make the picture clearer.

2. Ambient Occlusion - It will increase the performance / Fps and remove the excessive glow of everything on the screen, as well as make the picture clearer.

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My computer:
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise (1909)
Monitor: Samsung U32H850UMI (31.5"/3840x2160)
CPU: Intel Core i7–4960X Extreme
Video: MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti DUKE 11G OC
RAM: Kingston HyperX Beast (T3) DDR3 32Gb [8Gbx4]
SSD: Samsung 850 Pro (2.5", SATA III) [1Tbx2]

Example: Low FPS in main menu (with SPU MLAA removal patch):

Example: Low FPS in main menu (without SPU MLAA removal patch):

Example: Above 50 FPS in main menu [Image upscaled - 300%] (with SPU MLAA removal patch):

Example: Low FPS on stage & strongly pixelated graphics (with SPU MLAA removal patch):

Example: Low FPS on stage & strongly pixelated graphics (without SPU MLAA removal patch):

Example: Game crashes in the character creation mode:

Example: Game crashes when you try to close the game:

Example: Unstable upscaling and graphic bugs 1 (Image upscaled - 300%):

Example: Unstable upscaling and graphic bugs 2 (Image upscaled - 300%):

[lainiwaku]

most of what you say is normal, you can't expect a fully working 60fps ps3 emulator right now, yeah some game have low fps, it's not a specific bug to that game

[Vermilleon]

most of what you say is normal, you can't expect a fully working 60fps ps3 emulator right now, yeah some game have low fps, it's not a specific bug to that game

kd-11 commented on 3 Jun 2019
@Vermilleon I don't know why you have such low fps, maybe its related to turing? No idea. I doubt it's the cpu as my first generation ryzen 1700 runs this fine at fullspeed.

[lextra2]

@Vermilleon
Your CPU is simply too old/slow.

Proof: Lets compare your CPU to the Ryzen 7 1700 in this AVX benchmark:
(Both CPUs are calculated with their stock clock speed, no overclock)

https://hwbot.org/submission/4229172_royalmarokk_cinebench___r20_core_i7_4930k_2635_marks
(I know your CPU is the 4960x but the only difference to the 4930k is 3MB of L3 Cache and there are no Cinebench 20 rankings with your CPU availible.)
2635 Score / 4.6GHz = 572.8 | 4GHz x 572.8 = ~2291 Score

https://hwbot.org/submission/4323301_ageom_cinebench___r20_ryzen_7_1700_4155_marks
4155 Score / 3.9GHz = 1065.3 | 3.7GHz x 1065.3 = ~3941 Score

Therefore the Ryzen 7 1700 is ~72% faster (in multithreading) than your Intel i7 4960x
Therefore your Intel i7 4960x is ~41,8% slower (in multithreading) than the Ryzen 7 1700

[Vermilleon]

@lextra2, Then it remains only to hope for optimization for the architecture of my processor (or, in the future, if there is free money, then to upgrade the computer).

[ikki84]

Ok, something that happen also with Guilty Gear Xrd Revelator is that when the emulator windows is active, in the task bar the frame just go up and down randomly, but if you click in something outside the window, I mean, you still can see the emu window, but its like the rpcs3 is running in "background", it runs in stable 60 fps to me.
I don´t know if its qt fault or how the emulator handle the process, but It´s just more stable to me when the emu is not active , so I never use it in fullscreen, and I have to open it and click in other stuff in the task bar...

[solarmystic]

@Vermilleon Is your 4960X overclocked?

I have a i7-7700 (non K)@4.0GHz 4c/8t CPU with a 1070ti, and in the main menu of the game i can easily get a locked 60FPS with the SPU removal patch. Most stages also run at 60 FPS locked no problem.

I guess Ivy Bridge E doesn't compare as well as the newer architectures (Haswell/Skylake+) when it comes to AVX performance which is mandatory to attain good framerates in RPCS3. Also, your Ivy Bridge-E CPU does not have AVX2, Haswell was what introduced AVX2, and the lack of it can be crippling in RPCS3. The lack of TSX can also be a factor, the 7700 has TSX which gives a boost in performance for RPCS3.

The other problems (pixellated graphics etc) are all legit though.

[solarmystic]

That particular stage though is quite rough on the CPU, can't get a locked 60 FPS for that even on my system, interesting:-

[kd-11]

Either close this or close #6029. No point in filing two reports for the same problems.

[Vermilleon]

@kd-11, #6029 - Closed

[Vermilleon]

@solarmystic, My 4960 is not overclocked and I would not want to overclock, because as a result of overclocking, glitches or freezes can sometimes occur.

[Aurez]

I made many performance tests on this game recently with 2 different configurations : i7-3770K and R5-3600x.
With WCB, LLVM recompilers (SPU and PPU) and Preferred SPU Threads limited to 2

• i7-3770K : 50-55fps ingame in most stages (40-45fps before the recent boost update)
• R5-3600x : I get 55-60fps ingame in most stages (50-60fps before the recent boost update)

So none of these 2 configurations can bring a stable 60fps ingame with and the overall performance result is not so different for the 7 years between these 2 CPU.

Also the performances ingame are nearly the same with and without the MLAA patch.
The MLAA patch appears to only boost the game's menu and intro video.

[GraionDilach]

Also the performances ingame are nearly the same with and without the MLAA patch.
The MLAA patch appears to only boost the game's menu and intro video.

This I couldn't confirm back at #6029 (comment) on my R5-3600x. Without the MLAA patch, I frequently dropped to 20 fps with all cores trying to do the MLAA. I'm running the CPU without any OC due to the stock cooler so this might be the difference.

[Aurez]

Here my results with i7-3770K (and upscale 200%, AFx16 and AA auto)

• Ingame without MLAA patch:
  
• Ingame with MLAA patch:
  

But the MLAA patch brings me a lot of fps in the menu/video/pause/UI (approx 30fps without and approx 50fps with)

[Yahfz]

If a 3770k is running the game a lot faster than your 4960X then something is wrong. Maybe recheck your settings and ask for help in our discord channel, maybe consider reinstalling windows also. The pixelating issue might be because the game has an adaptive resolution based on the framerate target, since you’re running at low fps it starts to lower the resolution compensate.