FPS spikes in RDR2 after pause

[Raj]

I'm playing on the highest settings and usually I get a steady 87 fps everywhere. But when I pause the game and then resume, the FPS goes crazy - today after a 1-hour break it jumped to a constant 165 fps even though the graphics and resolution look the same. What's going on? By the way, I have a 5060, not a 5090 or anything.

[Jagdish]

Ugh, my lobster turned out way too buttery.

[Ujjwal]

While you're actually playing, the game has to render everything at the same time. When you pause, the surrounding elements get a chance to finish rendering, so you see a burst of around 165 fps for a few seconds before it settles back to about 87 fps as the game resumes normal rendering.

[Sarika]

Bro, you're suffering from too much success.

[Shivam]

Keep playing, let's see if it ever hits four-digit FPS.

[Divya]

Meanwhile, my laptop's FPS on Valorant fell from 500 to 150 because the liquid metal dried up or got pumped out. I have an RTX 4080, but what's the use now?

[Danny]

Some games cap the FPS in menus while others don't, so what you're seeing is likely due to that. If it only lasts a second or two after loading a scene, try capping the FPS in the Nvidia control panel or app to get rid of the stuttery feel.

[Amit]

Resume after a 2-hour pause and post your FPS numbers below.

[Prakash]

Feel free to share your FPS when it hits a million - that would finally solve the global FPS crisis.

[Larry]

Looks like all the frames from that hour got displayed together. I'll try the same trick with a GTX 730 by pausing the game for a month - I should at least see a steady 60 fps.

[Pradeep]

You might have dynamic resolution scaling turned on with a target of 160 fps.