Fixing FPS Drops & Micro-Stutters:

If your game runs fine overall but occasionally experiences FPS drops or half-second stutters, this guide will help stabilize performance.

Why It Happens:

Short, random FPS drops are often caused by a VRAM overrun, where GPU memory temporarily flushes and reloads assets. Other potential causes include:

• GPU or texture settings too high for your VRAM.
  
  
• Frequent background overlays or monitoring tools refreshing.
  
  
• Inconsistent scaling or display mode settings.
  
  
• Hardware-accelerated scheduling issues on Windows.
  
  

Quick Fix Steps:

1. Lower GPU-Intensive Settings
   
   • Reduce Texture Quality, Ray Tracing, and Shadow Quality by one step below Ultra.
     
     
   • If using DLSS or FSR, use Balanced or Performance mode. Avoid Quality mode if VRAM < 16 GB.
     
     
2. Turn Off Hardware Scheduling
   
   • Open Windows Search → Graphics Settings.
     
     
   • Toggle Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling to Off.
     
     
   • Restart your PC.
     
     
3. Disable Background Overlays
   Close or disable overlays such as:
   
   • NVIDIA GeForce Experience
     
     
   • MSI Afterburner / RivaTuner
     
     
   • Steam Overlay
     
     
4. Match Scaling and Resolution
   
   
   • Ensure in-game resolution matches Windows display scaling.
     
     
   • For ultrawide or multi-monitor setups, follow the Ultrawide / Half-Screen Fix
     
     
5. Monitor GPU Usage
   
   
   • If VRAM usage hits 100%, lower graphics settings — the GPU is flushing memory, causing stutters.
     
     

Advanced Tips:

• If FPS drops appear periodically, it’s almost always VRAM flushes. Reducing a few GPU settings (especially textures and post-processing) typically resolves the issue immediately.
  
  

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