Dark Souls II · Clean session · 59 FPS · 6 stutters (8 slow frames including 3 freezes) · @Stimi

Shared session

By @Stimi

Dark Souls II

Sep 25, 2026, 04:10 AM · 9 min · 6 min gameplay

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

Detected by: system event · End: the game closed

Key takeaways

Smooth session

The time lost to stutters stays below the threshold.

6 stutters (8 slow frames including 3 freezes) · 1.6 s lost

Main cause: Game computation (6 occurrences). The worst stretch cost 675 ms of lost frames.

Pace set by the processor

The processor set the pace on 100% of the frames: it decides how many frames per second you get, not the graphics card.

Performance

FPS, lows and stutter breakdown

Frame timing

6 min active / 9 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

18.2 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 (8)

1.6 s lost

Game computation6(1.0 s)

Not enough RAM2(0.6 s)

System state

CPU, GPU, VRAM averages and temperatures

Game CPU

GPU

19%

CPU temp max

65°

48° on average

GPU temp max

59°

56° 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 850 RPMGPU fan max 1,115 RPMCPU power avg. 51 WGPU power avg. 107 WHottest core #5 · 65 °C

Pace set by the processor

The processor set the pace on 100% of the frames: it decides how many frames per second you get, not the graphics card.

VRAM peak

3.8 GB

Input lag p99

152.5 ms