Wolfenstein The New Order - Low FPS While Recording

[VidyaSauce]

First of all I'd to thank ExKoder for the new version of Dxtory which now works with Wolfenstein The New Order.

I'm happy that I can now record the game with Dxtory but I have noticed that when I do my FPS gets cut in half.
60 FPS when not recording, 30 FPS (and below) when recording.
This even happens when I record at 30 FPS instead of 60 FPS.

I love Dxtory because it allows you to play most games at maximum FPS while recording, so it's a bit annoying that I can't do this with Wolfenstein.

This might be due to Wolfensteins engine, in which case I understand that it can't be helped. But I thought I'd bring it to your attention, just in case.

Edit: Please ignore my external hard drives write speed benchmark. I don't think it is accurate as I have never had any problems recording gameplay to this hard drive.
Also, I should add that my FPS in Wolfenstein is still affected even when I'm not recording to a file and only using DirectShow output.

Here is my environment information.

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[Dxtory]
Version: 2.0.127
UID: 0ae21a50-26b3-460d-bbab-b21386d016aa

[Dxtory Files]
InstallPath: C:\Program Files (x86)\ExKode\Dxtory2.0
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[System Information]
CPU:        Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
CPU Instruction Set: MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 AVX AES
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate  x64
OSVersion: 6.1.7601
OSLanguage: 1033
ServicePack: Service Pack 1
Memory0: BANK 1 4,294,967,296 bytes
Memory1: BANK 3 4,294,967,296 bytes
TotalMemory: 8,589,934,592 bytes
Total Physical Memory: 8,542,724,096 bytes
Available Physical Memory: 4,249,882,624 bytes
Total Page File: 17,083,539,456 bytes
Available Page File: 11,703,193,600 bytes
Total Virtual Memory: 2,147,352,576 bytes
Available Virtual Memory: 1,765,945,344 bytes
PerformanceCounterFrequency: 3320371 (0x32AA33)
VideoCard: AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series Memory: 2,147,483,648 Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x6819) DriverVer: 14.100.0.0 DriverDate: 2014-04-17 01-00-00
Display0: 1920x1080 32bits 60Hz
Display1: 1920x1080 32bits 60Hz
SoundDevice: AMD High Definition Audio Device Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices
SoundDevice: Realtek High Definition Audio Manufacturer: Realtek
SoundDevice: Blackmagic Audio Manufacturer: Blackmagic Design
SoundDevice: Pro for Notebooks Manufacturer: Logitech
SoundDevice: USB Audio Device Manufacturer: (Generic USB Audio)

[Audio Device]
Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) - CoreAudioOut
Speakers (2- Yeti Stereo Microphone) - CoreAudioOut
Stereo Mix (Realtek High Definition Audio) - CoreAudioIn, Volume 22
Microphone (2- Yeti Stereo Microphone) - CoreAudioIn, Volume 100

[Video Codec]
Dxtory Video Codec FCC:xtor
Bandi MJPEG Video Decoder FCC:mjpg
Bandi MPEG-1 Video Decoder FCC:mpeg
Blackmagic 10 bit 4:2:2 Codec FCC:v210
Blackmagic 10 bit 4:4:4 Codec FCC:r210
Blackmagic HD 8 bit 4:2:2 Codec FCC:hdyc
Blackmagic SD 8 bit 4:2:2 Codec FCC:uyvy
Cinepak Codec by Radius FCC:cvid
FICV Codec FCC:ficv
Fraps Video Decompressor FCC:fps1
Intel IYUV codec FCC:iyuv
Lagarith Lossless Codec FCC:lags
Logitech Video (I420) FCC:i420
Microsoft RLE FCC:mrle
Microsoft Video 1 FCC:msvc
Zipped Motion Block Video v0.1 FCC:zmbv

[Audio Codec]
Microsoft IMA ADPCM
Microsoft CCITT G.711
Microsoft GSM 6.10
MS-ADPCM
PCM
IEEE Float

[License Information]
License: Registered
Expire: Unlimited
LicVerify: 1549915d0173d0ff072800273a3c324e7d63af16

[Additional Information]
Dxtory_log.txt: Empty
ErrorLog.txt: Empty

[Global Setting]
OptionFlag=

[Ignore List]
C:\Program Files (x86)\OBS\OBS.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\OBS\64bit\OBS.exe

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[Profile]
Name: Default
Path:

[Overlay]
Option: Left Top VidoeFPS WriteFileFPS RecordState
Color: Sleep FF00FF00, Active FFFFBC00, Movie  FF00FF00, ScreenShot FF00FF00

[Folder]
x E:\Fraps\Video  Speed: 29MB/sec  Free: 1,175,177,326,592 Total: 2,000,396,288,000 Format: NTFS
SSFolder: E:\Fraps\Screenshots

[HotKey]
MovieCapture: NUM DECIMAL (0x00000053)
PushToTalk: None
ScreenShotSingle: NUM PLUS (0x0000004E)
ScreenShotRepeat: None
ScreenShotAuto: None
ToggleStatus: None
MovieCaptureFrame: None
ScreenShotCaptureFrame: None

[Movie]
Clipping:
ClipMargin: 0,0,0,0
ClipSize: 0,0
Scaling: Size 100% 1280x720
Codec: Lagarith Lossless Codec, Quality 10000, KeyFrameRate 15, DataRate 0
FrameRate: 60
Output: File Stream AVI
Option:

[Audio0]
Enabled: True
PushToTalk: False
Device: Speakers (2- Yeti Stereo Microphone)
Codec: PCM
Format: PCM 44100 Hz, 24 bit, Stereo

[Audio1]
Enabled: True
PushToTalk: False
Device: Microphone (2- Yeti Stereo Microphone)
Codec: PCM
Format: PCM 44100 Hz, 24 bit, Mono

[ScreenShot]
Clipping:
ClipMargin: 0,0,0,0
ClipSize: 0,0
Scaling: Percent 100% 0x0
HighSpeedLimit: 0
RepeatInterval: 1000
Format: PNG
JpegQuality: 97
Option:

[Advanced]
Option:
ThreadCount: 4
LimitedFPS: False
FPSLimit: 60
DelayHook: False
DelayHookTime: 5

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[Profile]
Name: Wolfenstein
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Return to Castle Wolfenstein\WolfSP.exe

[Advanced]
Option:
ThreadCount: 4
LimitedFPS: False
FPSLimit: 60
DelayHook: False
DelayHookTime: 5

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2014/06/11 02:41:59
DeviceType: OGL DX7
View0.Type=OGL
View0.Size=1920x1080
View0.HWND=0x001D034C
View0.WindowTitle=Wolfenstein
View0.ClassName=Wolfenstein

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[Profile]
Name: Wolfenstein®: The New Order
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Wolfenstein.The.New.Order\WolfNewOrder_x64.exe

[Advanced]
Option:
ThreadCount: 4
LimitedFPS: False
FPSLimit: 60
DelayHook: False
DelayHookTime: 5

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2014/06/09 16:20:26
64bit Process
DeviceType: OGL
View0.Type=OGL
View0.Size=1920x1080
View0.HWND=0x00100430
View0.WindowTitle=Wolfenstein®: The New Order
View0.ClassName=Wolfenstein The New Order

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[Profile]
Name: WolfNewOrder_x64 2014-06-09 15-59-14-562.avi
Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Combined Community Codec Pack\MPC\mpc-hc.exe

[LastUsingInformation]
DateTime: 2014/06/09 16:49:38
DeviceType: DX9
View0.Type=DX9Ex
View0.DevType=D3DDEVTYPE_HAL
View0.BhFlags=D3DCREATE_FPU_PRESERVE D3DCREATE_MULTITHREADED D3DCREATE_HARDWARE_VERTEXPROCESSING D3DCREATE_ENABLE_PRESENTSTATS
View0.Format=D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8
View0.Size=3840x1080
View0.HWND=0x002103EC
View0.WindowTitle=
View0.ClassName=Afx:00D80000:b:00010005:00000006:00000000

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VerifyHash: b40278d58b4c253487e434f92ffcb3f05910083c


P.S. In addition, I still can't record Return to Castle Wolfenstein. Game still crashes when I start recording. I think it might be something to do with the games engine and my AMD graphics card.

[RobiePAX]

[Folder]
x E:\Fraps\Video  Speed: 29MB/sec  Free: 1,175,177,326,592 Total: 2,000,396,288,000 Format: NTFS

I'm sorry what now?... I hope this is simply interrupted benchmark because you won't record anything properly at that HDD speed (at least 70 MB/s is required for 1080p 30 fps). I don't know why I can record that old Wolfenstein game and you still can't. Maybe it's indeed is an AMD issue, since I'm Nvidia user.

As for New Order, this game simply demands too much. I have more powerful PC than yours and even I get average 30-40 fps while recording. I got a feeling this game is simply poorly optimized and might improve in couple of patches since I noticed it often drops below 50 fps even if I try to play at Low Graphics. I've also seen many threads on Steam Community Forums regarding framerate drops.

EDIT: Now that I check New Order doesn't even start for a lot of AMD users.

[VidyaSauce]

I'm sorry what now?... I hope this is simply interrupted benchmark because you won't recording anything properly at that HDD speed (at least 70 MB/s is required for 1080p 30 fps).

I have never had any problems recording games at on this external hard drive. I usually record at 720p and 30 fps.

[Malix]

sub 30MB/s disk and 1920x1080 @ 30fps? not happening unless you're using lossy codec.
My recording disk is about 100-120MB/s and I find it pretty much capable of 1920x1080@30fps with lagarith/UT Video on pretty much any game.

[VidyaSauce]

sub 30MB/s disk and 1920x1080 @ 30fps? not happening unless you're using lossy codec.

Please note where I said I usually record at 720p and not 1080p.
Although I have recorded at 1080p by mistake once and it seemed to be fine.
I can only guess that the benchmark was interrupted somehow.

Edit: I should add that my FPS in Wolfenstein is still affected even when I'm not recording to a file and only using DirectShow output.

[RobiePAX]

I can only guess that the benchmark was interrupted somehow.

Then verify it by going to Dxtory - Folder tab - click on Benchmark button beside your recording drive  - raise the test write size to 2000 MB for more accurate results - Run the benchmark - Tell us the resulting speed.

Edit: I should add that my FPS in Wolfenstein is still affected even when I'm not recording to a file and only using DirectShow output.

It seems internet is filled with angry AMD posts regarding New Order. Makes me feel lucky I'm Nvidia. I advice you to take a look at this thread, it has useful information regarding Wolfenstein New Order if you are AMD user.
Note: Your graphics drivers are quite outdated.

[your evil twin]

I'm having the same problem and dxtory reports that my hard drive has a write speed of 135MB/s. So the hard drive write speed isn't the issue. Also I have an nvidia graphics card with the latest drivers.

If I record Wolfenstein: The New Order at full 1080p I get about 19fps, while if I record at 720p I get about 23fps.

My processor and graphics card aren't the latest stuff, but usually when I record a game with dxtory it reduces the fps from 60 to 45 or around that sort of region.

This is the first game where FRAPS has outperformed dxtory, as with FRAPS I get a solid 30fps.

[VidyaSauce]

Note: Your graphics drivers are quite outdated.

Uh, I don't think they are. I updated them this week. I have Catalyst version 14.4 installed.

[RobiePAX]

Uh, I don't think they are. I updated them this week. I have Catalyst version 14.4 installed.

Odd, your Dxtory report claims you have 14.1 installed. I suppose AMD uses two different versions for drivers and the catalyst software itself. Again, the basic mistake since I'm Nvidia user myself.