Counter-Strike 2 · Bad session · 521 FPS · 93 stutters (161 slow frames including 11 freezes) · @kleiN

Shared session

Counter-Strike 2

Sep 21, 2026, 08:56 PM · 2h 41min · 73 min gameplay

Unstable framerate (56% drop) — stutters are noticeable and frequent.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8-Core Processor · MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Ventus 3X OC 16GB · 46 GB RAM · 1280x960 · driver 616.64Exclusive fullscreen

Detected by: system event · End: the game closed

Key takeaways

What stands out in this session

Bad session

Unstable framerate (56% drop) — stutters are noticeable and frequent.

93 stutters (161 slow frames including 11 freezes) · 15.3 s lost

Main cause: Game computation (115 occurrences). The worst stretch cost 6.0 s of lost frames.

GPU limited

The graphics card set the pace on 94% of the frames: it is the limit, a faster processor would change nothing.

Performance

FPS, lows and stutter breakdown

Frame timing

73 min active / 161 min total

Average FPS

521

Session average

1% low

232

Average of the worst 1% of frames

0.1% low

Extreme micro-stutters

Frame p99

3.5 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 (161)

15.3 s lost

Game computation115(12.5 s)

Graphics load46(2.8 s)

System state

CPU, GPU, VRAM averages and temperatures

Game CPU

28%

GPU

76%

CPU temp max

76°

62° on average

GPU temp max

67°

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 55 °CCPU fan max 4,195 RPMGPU fan max 1,578 RPMCPU power avg. 80 WGPU power avg. 152 W

GPU limited

The graphics card set the pace on 94% of the frames: it is the limit, a faster processor would change nothing.

VRAM peak

7.1 GB

VRAM evictions

Input lag p99

6.3 ms

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