Why is ElvUI Slowing Down My WoW Performance at 21:9?

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I’ve been experiencing some serious performance issues while playing World of Warcraft with ElvUI. My setup includes a Ryzen 7 7800x3d CPU, an RX 7800 XT 16GB GPU, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, all running on a Samsung 980 Pro SSD and a Samsung Odyssey G5 21:9 monitor. Despite this powerful setup, my FPS drops to 20-30 when I use ElvUI, and WoW should be running much smoother than that. Interestingly, my old rig with a Ryzen 3 1500x and GTX 1060 managed about 50 FPS without issues on a 16:9 monitor. Has anyone else faced this problem, or do you have any suggestions to improve performance?

Why is ElvUI Slowing Down My WoW Performance at 21:9
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EpicLootMaster99 -

It sounds like it might be an issue related to ElvUI itself. I know that having certain features, like portrait displays enabled, can really drag performance down. You might want to explore if there are alternatives within basic WoW that can replace what you use ElvUI for. Just a thought!

GamerDude42! -

Yeah, you’ve got a point. I’m really used to ElvUI, so switching might be tough, but I’ll consider it!

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