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

Unstable framerate (50% drop) — stutters are noticeable and frequent.

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

What stands out in this session

Rough session

Unstable framerate (50% drop) — stutters are noticeable and frequent.

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.

CPU limited

The processor did most of the work on 99% of the frames: it is the limit, 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

Extreme micro-stutters

Frame p99

24.6 ms

Time per frame, in the slowest 1%

Time of each frame (ms) over the session — higher = longer frame. Red dots = frames that clearly break away from the pace of this session.

Slow frames (879)

116.7 s lost

Game computation480(70.8 s)

Drive loading10(0.9 s)

Not enough RAM10(1.2 s)

Breakdown computed on the first 500 stutters reported by the app.

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

CPU limited

The processor did most of the work on 99% of the frames: it is the limit, not the graphics card.

VRAM peak

5.9 GB

VRAM evictions

Input lag p99

859.8 ms