Speaking about the causes, there may be a lot more reasons that can be included directly or indirectly with this issue. Below we have outlined some of the leading causes.
Outdated Graphics Driver- Updated Graphics Driver runs all the games smoothly without lag or stuttering. If you have not updated the graphics driver in a while, we recommend you to check for updates as it keeps the FPS stable.Outdated Windows- Outdated Windows can be the main reason as updated applications cannot run properly with outdated versions of Windows due to security reasons.Conflict Of Services- The conflict of services can be the reason why the error occurs because if there is any third-party software or even the Microsoft service interfering while playing, then it is called a conflict of service which can be easily fixed by following the below method.Disabled V-sync- V-sync is a feature that provides by the game or the respective GPU vendor. The feature locks the FPS according to the monitor refresh rate, which helps if your FPS are not stable. Although you can enable the feature from the game, it is good if you enable it from your respective vendor.Turned on Irrelevant Components- Irrelevant components refer to the background applications or the features that are useless for those who don’t have Xbox or other devices. There are some utilities on Windows enabled by default for the consoles like Xbox. These utilities consume ram usage, which can spoil the game experience. Enabled Overclock Settings- Overclock is a technique or a process that can boast the GPU performance by running the Graphics card to its full potential. Although overclock is the best option for a good Graphics card, it sometimes runs users into problems if the overclock settings are set incorrectly.
1. Lock Your Frame Rates
If the FPS ( Frame Per Second) is not stable, we recommend you lock your frame rate as it will aid in reducing stuttering along with improving game performance. If you play a single-player game, locking the FPS is a good option when it comes to fixing stuttering or lag, but in multiplayer games, it increases the input lag as you will not receive the data fast as you have locked the frame rates. If you don’t know about FPS, FPS counts frames, which display on a screen in one second. For example, if the 10 frames are being displayed on the screen, you are getting 10 FPS. So, the question is how much FPS you should lock. The answer is simple, if you are getting 80 FPS and it drops to 50, you should lock your FPS to 60. So your game will not stutter. Another benefit of locking the frame rate is if your graphics card outputs 100 FPS and you locked it to 90 fps, 10 frames will use for the backup as the game will need it in a stuttering situation, but the game will not stutter because of that 10 FPS, which you saved. Follow the steps to lock your frame rates:-
2. Turn on V-sync
V-sync helps in fixing screen tearing and stuttering by locking the FPS if needed. However, it can increase input lag but your game will not stutter as your FPS will be locked according to the refresh rate.
3. Reinstall Graphics Driver
A corrupted or missing Graphics driver causes game crashes, stuttering, and other problems. Although, drivers do not get corrupted unless the users install viruses and malware, which may affect the driver. Another thing that causes corrupt drivers is a conflict of drivers, which generally occurs when Windows installs the outdated driver over the updated one you already have. Therefore, to ensure you are having any conflict between drivers, you will need to reinstall.
3.1 Uninstall Graphics driver With DDU
DDU or Display Driver Uninstaller is an application that allows uninstalling the driver entirely from the computer as the device manager does not remove the driver files. Therefore, we prefer DDU over the device manager. Follow the below steps:-
3.2 Install Graphics Driver
4. Update Windows
Another solution to avoid lag or stuttering issues is to update Windows. Outdated Windows may have included in causing stuttering as outdated Windows could not run the updated application perfectly due to outdated security features or other settings.
5. Turn On Game Mode
The game mode is a feature that offers optimized gameplay. It disables the running processes in the background and also prevents the Windows update from installing the driver and sending the notification. Below are the steps:-
6. Change Graphics Preference to High Performance
Graphics preference is a utility included by Microsoft for their OS, which means the selected programs and applications will run smoothly with the usage of CPU or GPU. Follow the below instructions to add the game to the Graphics preference settings:-
7. Lower Graphics Settings
Usually, low FPS can cause by high Graphics settings, you can reduce some of your Graphics settings and if it does not increase the FPS, low your monitor resolution with the game resolution, which will definitely increase FPS and also fix the stuttering issue.
8. Disable Overlay Applications
Overlays applications are also known, as a result of crashing and stuttering. If you are running the game with an overlay mode, we recommend disabling that feature as it consumes memory or GPU usage, which can crash your game. Follow the steps to disable the overlay application.
9. Run Game in a Clean Boot
A clean boot is a process in which Windows starts with a minimum of drivers and services. The benefit of starting Windows in a clean boot is it disables the third-party application and Microsoft services at the startup, which will save memory usage and may fixes the stuttering and lag issues.
10. Set the Game Priority to High
Setting the application priority to high is a method to tell the computer that this specific application should run smoothly even if lower the other applications’ priority. Some applications and important services run every time in the background, which may cause a game to run low fps. Thus. when you set that particular application priority to high, the computer will lower the other tasks, which will help the application to run smoothly. Moreover, you can end task the idle tasks from the task manager. Below are the instructions:-
11. Change Power Plan to High Performace
High Performace power plan runs all the components on its full power. It will not damage the hardware. A lot of players think that high performance damage the hardware but all are rumors. If you have a laptop, make sure to enable the sleep mode after changing the power plan option as High Performace disables the sleep mode. Follow the steps to change the power plan settings-
12. Disable Overclock Settings
If you have overclocked the Graphics card for better performance, you may have set the overclock settings incorrectly, and due to this New World is running at low FPS. The game can crash as a result of overclocking and can cause serious issues. Therefore, revert the overclock settings and see if it fixes stuttering while playing New World. You can also visit and read more about Overclocking Settings through the link. If none of the methods worked, the game files may get corrupted, you will need to verify the game files by following the method composed in the article.
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