ATI Radeon HD 4200 FPS lag

i can run all my other games just fine in 1600X900 from startcraft2 down to even Mass effect 3 games, and still have up to 45+ FPS. But for this game it just jumps around from 30-35fps and drops down to less then 5 FPS its just random spikes in game... Does not matter if im in a fight or alone just jumps all over the place at all times

The sad part to this is i have everything on low settings as well and that hurts... I was hoping if anyone had any suggestions on what i can do for my problem other then having to play it on a lower resolution, which is still sad cause even with lower res i still get massive fps drops
If even at low resolutions and low settings you get FPS drops, it might be something going on with your system.

Are you on a laptop?
no its a desktop and it all meets the minimum requirements well im hoping a GGG member will look at this cause it seems lots of people with ATI redeon cards are having this problem
Would you mind mailing a full DxDiag, or just posting the important parts from it here?

Are you sure that all drivers are up to date, not just the graphics card?
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Machine name: Desktop
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120305-1505)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
System Model: Inspiron 570
BIOS: BIOS Date: 10/19/09 14:11:57 Ver: 08.00.15
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X2 245 Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3838MB RAM
Page File: 2245MB used, 7348MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 64bit Unicode

Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4200
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9710)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9710&SUBSYS_043B1028&REV_00
Display Memory: 1916 MB
Dedicated Memory: 252 MB
Shared Memory: 1663 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Dell ST2010
Monitor Model:
Monitor Id:
Native Mode:
Output Type:
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1086 (English)
Driver Version: 8.871.0.0
DDI Version: 10.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 6/27/2011 14:48:26, 814080 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D450-11CF-A677-3124BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9710
SubSys ID: 0x043B1028
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem8.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_RS880:8.871.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_9710
Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
Last edited by OutFade#3965 on Apr 24, 2012, 6:27:20 PM
You'll need to include the driver revisions for your sound and graphics card as well, they should be in the other tabs in dxdiag.
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OutFade wrote:

Driver Date/Size: 6/27/2011 14:48:26, 814080 bytes


It looks like your display drivers are quite old. Please make sure you're running the latest drivers for your card (get them from amd.com).
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"Thomas wrote:

It looks like your display drivers are quite old. Please make sure you're running the latest drivers for your card (get them from amd.com).


Seriously?

10.1 = 6/11 Thats not QUITE old. :)

And Im going on a limb here since no other games have a problem.....

But I think the 4200 is QUITE OLD. :P

Course Id like to see more of his DXDIAG.
OS: WinXP SP2 32bit
CPU: Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Ram : 4GB Kingston PC2-6400 5-5-5-18
Mobo: Abit KN9-Sli (NF570-Sli chipset with Realtek Audio)
GPU: ATI HD4670 1GB
HD: Maxtor 20GB - OS - Seagate 500GB - Games / Storage / PageFile
Network / ISP: Wired / Cox Cable
Last edited by Greybear1andonly#1583 on Apr 29, 2012, 7:22:49 PM

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