FPS Drops in certain events

[Arrak.7140]

Hey guys, I’m having massive FPS drops in specific maps/events and I don’t really know why, maybe someone can help and explain to me why.

 

System Spec:

OS Windows 7 64 Bit

CPU: AMD 8350 Octacore @ 4,33 ghZ

GPU: Radeon R380 4GB memory

RAM: 16 GB Corsair 1066 MhZ

Game installed on a Samsung Evo SSD

LAN: 100mb/s connection

 

Especially at the Svanir Shaman worldboss, or when entering the underground of Tarir (after Octovine meta, when I jump in the hole I get a freeze until I hit the ground), Octovine itself also lags a lot when more than 30 players are there. How can it be that such a (relatively) old game lags so hard on my system?

[moonstarmac.4603]

I ran a FX 6300 and had the same issue. It is the inherit flaw of the FX series CPUs, very weak single-core performance. GW2 thrives on single core performance, which is why AMD cpus usually get beaten back.

 

The higher number of people on screen dramatically increases CPU stress to put it simply. If I am not mistaken, you should be getting FPS around 5-10 during these times. I upgraded to a Ryzen 5 1600X and my FPS went from 5-10 in world events/zergs to 20-25 in the same situations.