Solution Library
Proven fixes for FPS drops, stuttering, and performance issues.
Disable Hardware Acceleration in Apps
Many background apps (Discord, Chrome, Spotify, Steam, etc.) use Hardware Acceleration, offloading rendering to your GPU. While this can make apps smoother, it can compete with your game for GPU resources, cause FPS drops and stutters, or trigger overlay/driver issues. Disabling hardware acceleration in non-essential apps can help keep your GPU focused on the game, improving stability.
Increase NVIDIA Shader Cache Size
By default, NVIDIA's shader cache size is quite small. When the cache is too limited, shaders have to be recompiled more often, causing shader compilation stutter, micro-freezes when loading new areas or effects, and inconsistent frametimes. Increasing the shader cache size gives the GPU more room to store compiled shaders, which helps reduce stutters and improve smoothness over time.
Disable Onboard WiFi/Bluetooth Adapter
Some onboard WiFi/Bluetooth adapters (commonly certain MediaTek chips) can cause severe stuttering, FPS drops, and input lag when their drivers crash or repeatedly reset in the background. Even if you're on Ethernet, a faulty wireless driver can still spam errors, interrupt system processes, and hurt real-time performance in games. This tweak can eliminate stutters caused by wireless driver crashes and improve input responsiveness.