I'm encountering significant stuttering and extremely low 1% FPS lows while playing Fortnite, despite having a high-end setup. My system is performing well in other games, but Fortnite consistently drops my FPS from over 100 to around 18, even in the lobby. I've experimented with different graphics APIs, and while DX12 gives the best base FPS, it still stutters every couple of seconds. Other modes, like DX11, lead to constant stuttering. I've tried adjusting V-Sync, FPS caps, and toggling between low and high graphics settings, even capping at 60 FPS, but nothing seems to resolve the issue. My specs are pretty solid—RTX 5070, Ryzen 7 7700, 32GB DDR5, and I'm running Windows 11. Any advice?
2 Answers
You haven't mentioned what kind of storage drive you're using. If Fortnite is on a hard drive, the stutters could be from assets loading as you play. I recommend putting the game on an SSD if it's not already. Also, consider installing all game assets via the launcher; it might help with stuttering due to streaming skins.
You might be dealing with DX12 shader recompilation loops. To fix the stuttering, try deleting the NVIDIA DXCache folder. Just press Windows + R, type `%localappdata%NVIDIADXCache`, and delete everything inside. Just a heads up, the game might stutter a bit the first time you relaunch it while it rebuilds the cache.
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