FPS Dropping in Windows 10 Games

How many times did you notice that you get low Frames when gaming? Well, you’re not alone. Every gamer faces this whenever they upgraded to Windows 10. The problem resides in somewhere in your Windows 10. Follow these immediate steps to boost your FPS in Windows 10.

Update the Drivers

Yep, a surprising number of people fail to notice this. They have PCs with outdated device drivers. Unlike application software, drivers won’t show you any pop-ups. Don’t know how to install them? Go to Device Manager (Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers > Device Manager).

 

Set the Screen Resolution

Ideally, keep your game resolution equivalent to the native screen resolution. How? It’s simple: Go to Display under Appearance and Personalization. Click “Adjust screen resolution” link. Typically, a computer supports 1366*768 or 1920*1080 resolution.

 

Optimize In-Game Configs

A little tweaking and customization of your game settings might help. Who doesn’t want the Graphics game features? Everyone does. But use the lowest game settings and balance the quality and performance.

 

Enable FPS Readout

What’s that? FPS Readout lives in your PC’s configurations. Enable it. Remember: 25 frames per second is the lowest figure. Anything less isn’t good. It’s important for you to keep checking the performance of your benchmark.

 

Perform Device Overclocking

Do it only if you know what you’re doing and you’re aware of the risk damaging your computer’s hardware. We strongly recommend you not to overclock your PC. Though overclocking makes your hardware run faster, it comes with something extra: associated risks. These risks damage internal components: memory, processor, system board and video card.

To overclock your computer, reboot it. Press F2 or Delete key several times until the BIOS Configuration screen appears. Here you’ll find the overclocking option under Performance settings.

 

Control Background Activity & Optimize Windows

This is the easiest way. It improves your FPS without risking any hardware component. Many applications are backed by various services, which keep on running even the application is not in use. It’s a smart idea to turn off such services. Your FPS will run faster in Windows 10.

Download Reginout System Utilities, and perform system maintenance tasks once in a week. This gives you some quick results. Also, do not forget to use the extreme gaming feature of this tool.

 

Remove Unwanted Junk Apps

Each program you install has a direct effect on the performance. To reduce dropping FPS, uninstall all junkware. Here’s how: Settings > System > Apps & Features.

 

Use an SSD

SSD doesn’t affect your FPS. But, it improves the game loading performance. How? SSDs are much quicker than ordinary hard disks. Typically, most games consume as large as 10-25 GBs. That’s why you should purchase a 250 GB SSD for a performance boost.

 

Turn Off Prefetch and Other Features

Features like Prefetch and SuperFetch may increase the FPS. Disable them. Here’s how:

• SuperFetch: Use Services.msc – a Microsoft tool. Use the Run dialog with Windows Key + R key combinations.
• Prefetch: Fire up RegEdit tool. Now set EnablePrefetcher=0 (0 indicates disable; 1 indicates enable). The string is in this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters

 

Upgrade your Firmware

Double check the firmware on your laptop. Is it updated? If it is, upgrade it (For more information, please refer the manuals or online documentation).

 

Tweak Essential 3D Features (For Nvidia)

Your graphics driver directly control some settings in NVIDIA Control Panel. It’s beneficial for you to always review each setting and feature that affects FPS performance. Don’t know how to check?

Launch the NVIDIA Control Panel. Use your right-click menu option entry and manage 3D Settings:

1. Set Pre-Rendered Frames=1

The first thing you’ve to do is to control the number of frames used by your CPU prior to transferring them to your video card.

2. Turn On Threaded Optimization

Are you using a multi-core processor? Enable supporting multi-threaded optimization.

3. Turn Off VSync

Is your gameplay frame rate is lower than your monitor? We recommend you to turn off VSync.

 

Squeeze Out Higher Performance (For AMD)

Use your right-click menu options entry on Desktop. Open the Catalyst Control Center. Manage your graphics card’s 3D application settings to customize it further:

1. Reduce Processing Load

Set the lowest Smooth Vision HD. It reduces your processing load on your video card. This results in an improved game FPS.

2. Don’t Make Game Blurrier with Higher Mipmap

A higher level of Mipmap produces more frame rates and your game blurs. Set it for High Performance instead of High Quality.

3. Turn On VSync

Your FPS drops when the VSync feature isn’t activated on monitors with lower frame rate (For example 60hz). Enable it.

 

Turn Off Ultra Low Power State (For AMD)

If you’re using AMD, a possibility exists that Ultra Low Power State feature is activated. It may also cause your GPU to run at optimum power. Turn it off. Use the Find dialog (Edit | Find) in the RegEdit. Search for the enableULPS keyword. Turn it off by setting its value to 0 (zero), assuming the old value is 1.

 

Fix Overheating

Is your laptop overheating? It may adversely affect the FPS. Blow dust from the internal components and use a cooling pad to reduce heat and make more ventilation.