Windows 10: Stuttering and Hitching on two different PCs

So this is particularly prevalent in games, there’s an intermittent stutter like a dropped frame or two, it’s driving me mad - what’s worse is I’m encountering it on two different rigs.1st rig: Ryzen 5 5600X, 16GB 3000MHz, 3060Ti 8GB, NVME SSD2nd rig: Ryzen 9 5800H, 16GB 3200MHz, 3070 8GB, NVME SSDI’ve tried all sorts but it’s still there. I’m wondering if it’s a windows issue.

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Mafia 2 Problems - Steam Version Stuttering & Hitching

I have never managed to get this game running smoothly and the stuttering/hitches I get are ridiculous. I have loads of other graphically demanding modern games which run without a hitch but this one just doesn't seem to play ball.

I have tried reinstalls, different drivers, different operating systems, different in game settings, with physx, without physx, different hard drives, disabling sound.

What's worse is that throughout my research on the game I find that most people say it runs uber smooth on configurations lower than mine, smooth on the same card and just generally SMOOTH *Laugh :laugh:

WTF do I have to do to find what is causing this problem?

It's the only game now that just will not play ball?

EDIT - There are differences in the degree of stuttering I get between different driver versions. However, they all stutter in some form or another. 11.6 is actually by far the worst, causing pauses in game of a second or so.

 

FPS drops below 10 every couple of minutes

Very interesting. Our default suggestion list for fighting stutter becomes more interesting.

 

Edge Search Does Not Permit Change of Region


I got these suggestions from the Microsoft Community forum.No. 1 worked for me:

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.
We have reproduce the issue here and we are able to access non-regional search for google using Microsoft Edge.
I would suggest you to try the below steps and check if it helps.
Step 1:
Clear browsing data option of Microsoft Edge and check if you face the issue. To do so perform the steps below.

1. Click on the More actions icon next to the feedback icon present on top right corner of the Project Spartan homepage.
2. Select Settings and click on Choose what to clear.
3. Check the boxes Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data and Cached data and files and click on Clear.

Step 2:
I suggest you to create a new user account and check if the issue occurs.

1. Go to Settings.
2. Choose Accounts and then select Family and other users.
3. Select add someone else on this PC.
4. Enter a user name and hit next.
5. Click on Finish.
6. Sign out from the current Account and Log into the new account.

Step 3:
It could also happen because of network issue. I suggest you to try with different network connection and check if it helps.