Windows 10: Bad gaming performance suddenly "over night"

Hey reddit!

I'm currently facing a problem since a couple of months which I just can't seem to fix.I have a computer with relatively "old" hardware with the following specs:

CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1095T

GPU: AMD Radeon R9 280X

RAM: 8GB DDR2

Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

SATA SSD 500GB



Even with this hardware, I was able to play Grand Theft Auto V on High settings with arround 50 to 60 fps on average. But then, a few months ago, suddenly "over night" my gaming performance seemed to have been degraded to more than half the fps.In GTA V, I suddenly only have 20 to 30 fps, depending on where I "look" in game: When I look to the floor or to the sky, my fps jump back to 60fps, but as soon as I look into the city for example, the frames per seconds drop to 20 - 30 fps on average, which is very strange.

This exact phenomenon also occurs in every other game I try: Looking straight up/ down results in 60+ fps and looking into the city/ middle of the map drops my fps down to more than half.

Out of curiosity I installed Windows 7 Pro 64-bit a few days ago to see if it makes any difference or if maybe it's just faulty hardware, but in Windows 7 my games suddenly run just fine like back a few months ago with 50 to 60fps in GTA V (same graphics card driver version, graphics settings, resolution, etc.).

These are some steps I already took (without any luck):

- Disabled Game DVR

- Disabled Hyper-V

- Reinstalled Windows 10 Pro

- Disabled unnecessary startup-processes



I currently have a Windows 7-partition just for gaming, and also with the end of it's life-cycle, I really don't want to switch between Windows 7 and Windows 10 all the time.

I would be incredibly thankful for any help or clues, thank you so much in advance!

I hope you have a nice weekend,- DigitalClark

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