Elden Ring · Rough session · 72 FPS · 312 stutters (879 slow frames including 264 freezes) · @Stimi

Shared session

By @Stimi

Elden Ring

Sep 21, 2026, 11:24 PM · 4h 29min · 259 min gameplay

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700K CPU @ 3.80GHz · RTX 3080 FE · 31 GB RAM · 2560x1440 · driver 616.64Exclusive fullscreen

Detected by: system event · End: the game closed

Key takeaways

Rough session

Stutters cost a noticeable share of the playtime.

312 stutters (879 slow frames including 264 freezes) · 116.7 s lost

Main cause: Game computation. The worst stretch cost 2.7 s of lost frames.

Pace set by the processor

The processor set the pace on 99% of the frames: it decides how many frames per second you get, not the graphics card.

Performance

FPS, lows and stutter breakdown

Frame timing

259 min active / 269 min total

Average FPS

Session average

1% low

Average of the worst 1% of frames

0.1% low

Average of the worst 0.1% of frames

Frame p99

24.6 ms

Time per frame, in the slowest 1%

Worst frame of each slice (ms) over the session: on this older session, the line traces each slice’s maximum, not the usual pace. Red dots = frames that clearly break from the session’s pace.

Slow frames (879)

116.7 s lost

Game computation480(70.8 s)

Drive loading10(0.9 s)

Not enough RAM10(1.2 s)

Breakdown of the first 500 stutters.

System state

CPU, GPU, VRAM averages and temperatures

Game CPU

25%

GPU

40%

CPU temp max

66°

54° on average

GPU temp max

73°

66° on average

Processor · Graphics card over the session, peak of each slice. The dashed lines are the thresholds of the thermal summary.

Advanced sensors (PawnIO driver)

VRM max 57 °CCPU fan max 1,081 RPMGPU fan max 1,628 RPMCPU power avg. 81 WGPU power avg. 188 WHottest core #5 · 68 °C

Pace set by the processor

The processor set the pace on 99% of the frames: it decides how many frames per second you get, not the graphics card.

VRAM peak

5.9 GB

Input lag p99

859.8 ms