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How to fix stuttering in Path of Exile 2

Most annoying issue ngl

Path of Exile 2 has just launched, and it is obvious that we will encounter some errors. One of the biggest issues that literally every player hates is stuttering. If you are not well versed with this term, it 🀅happens when your GPU’s rate of 💞producing frames is not perfectly synced with your monitor’s sampling rate. 

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Because of that, you will face lag while playing the game. To help you fix that, here are all the possible ways to fix stuttering in Path of Exile 2.

How to fix stuttering in Path of Exile 2

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Check your system requirements

First of all, you need to check the system requirements. Check if your PC is on the lower end, and if it is, then you might experience performance ♑issues. In that case, you may need to upgrade your hardware.

Optimize graphics settings

Lowering graphics settings can help smooth things out in Path of Exile 2. You can try reducing the texture quality, shadow quality, and V-Sync. You can also reduce the resoluti☂on, and if stuttering persists, you can opt for windowed mode.

Update graphics drivers

It is common for you to face stuttering if you have outdated graphics drivers. In this case, you can download the latest drivers from your GPU’s official𓃲 website or via theဣ relevant app.

Remove background processes

Usually, users don’t tend to remove the background process before hopping ont🐷o the game. Apps like Chrome, Firefox, etc. consume a lot of VRAM, which can lead to stuttering. 

You can go to the Task Manager by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete and choosing the Task Manager option. After that, choose the pr𒅌ocesses that are consuming high memory and click on End Task.

Restart your graphics driver

If nothing works, then maybe you ♌should restart your system or graphics driver. To restart the graphics driver, press these hotkey🌟s: Win+Shift+Ctrl+B. Once you press it, you can see a black flicker, which indicates that your graphics driver is rebooted. 


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