High frame times after around 30 minutes in every game (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by bigdickdonkey@lemmy.ca to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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I play a few native games and ones using proton. After playing for about 30 minutes in any of them suddenly my frame times skyrocket from 6ms to ~60ms. Restarting the game always fixes this. Any ideas what to look for? nvtop seems to show normal usage and I don't see anything abnormal in journald.

Some info about my setup: Arch/endeavourOS, KDE wayland, nvidia 3060ti with proprietary drivers, 3 monitors (1440 165hz, 1080 165hz, 1080 75hz). Games I play are CS2, Marvel Rivals, Overwatch 2, Lethal Company.

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[-] apt_install_coffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I had a similar issue, low frequency or crashes after gaming for a while, turns out the fan control wasn't setting the fan correctly and the GPU was overheating. Utilisation didn't show it, but frequency did.

Restarting the game could be giving it enough time to cool off?

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