Windows build has fixed 30fps update rate

Hi everyone,

I am developing a windows standalone game. If I run it in the editor, the stats gui tells me it runs at about 400fps. Additionally I implemented my own counter with:

Code (CSharp):

1. Debug.LogError(1.0f / Time.deltaTime);

The results are mostly comparable between my counter and the stats card.

If I build my game and execute it from its build directory, it prints me always 30fps. I built it in developer mode to have the console active in the build. It is not just a matter of fixed frame rate, my game isn't functioning properly outside the editor, as it relies on quick calls of the update() function.

I researched this problem and did serveral things to solve it, however none worked.
1. I went into ProjectSettings -> Quality and deactivated vSync for every Quality tier
2. I added

Code (CSharp):

1. QualitySettings.vSyncCount = 0;
2. Application.targetFrameRate = -1;

in the void Start() of a gameobject

3. I went into my nvidia settings -> 3d settings and turned off vSync.

I am running on a core i7 and a gtx 770.
How to get rid of this fps limitation?

 

Yeah, The player loop just takes 61ms instead of 2.2ms in the editor. It just takes longer, which is weired.
A friend of mine doesn't have this problem on his pc, so it seems to be a local problem.

I installed the newest nvidia drivers, doublechecked all settings regarding vsync and the unity settings.

I am using a 4k monitor, maybe that comes into play?

 

Did you make sure the NVIDIA card is selected as system default?

 

I ran it on the exact same resolution as the editor, no change from 30fps at all.
I'll include the log file (just the start, it just continues like that) in this post, I deactivated the profiler for this build to minimize impact on the framerate. The fps are printed in the logfile.

@polemical There is no such setting on my pc. (it says vsync off in the red marking)

 

Editor run: (playmode) Eveything as it should, game is doing almost nothing


Standalone Run: 30fps consistant, resolution is same, all vsync is off etc.

 

It is easier to see in this zoomed view. My scripts and everything else seems to do right, this guy seems to be the problem:
Gfx.WaitForPresentOnGfxThread, waiting for what? it is an empty scene, with a tiny script...

 

editor playmode around 42%.
standalone build around 4 to 10%

 

Yeah, i think so too. The vSyncCount is 0 always. I print it every frame now and plain 0.

 

Doesn't work. I tried all combinations of settings up to this point, reinstalled drivers, really a lot of things...

 

I had to change the file ending to txt, .log is not allowed here

 

The WPR seems to be broken on my pc, so I think everything is a local issue. I am going to reinstall my os and unity. If the problem persists, I contact you with the performance record.

 

Problem solved by reinstallation.