Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade: How to fix Stuttering, Lag, and FPS Drop

There are a few things you may do to help alleviate the stuttering and FPS drop problem. While these modifications aren't permanent, they will allow you to play the game at a more leisurely pace. We'll look at how to solve FFVII Remake Intergrade Stuttering and FPS Drop in this article.

Check System Requirements

Before you begin playing any game, be sure it is compatible with your computer. On Steam or the Epic Game Store, you may discover a list of hardware requirements that explains what you'll need to play Final Fantasy XII.

Modify the game's settings

Changing the in-game settings is the first step in resolving lag and FPS dips. Change all display and graphics settings to low or medium, and lower the display, resolution, shadows, MSAA, and rendering quality if the game is not running properly. Toggling VSync to check which setting helps with stuttering and latency is also a good idea.

Change from DX12 to DX11

The Direct X driver is often assigned erroneously. Go to Settings > Manage Games > FFVII > Additional Command Line Arguments > -dx11 in the Epic Games Store to manually update it. Go to the game library > properties > launch options > enter in -d3d11 or -dx11 > click OK for Steam.

Windows and Graphics Drivers should be updated

If your Windows updates and Graphics Driver updates are out of the current, you'll need to update them before you can play the game smoothly.

Change Graphic Driver Settings

To play the FFVII remake at its best, you can tweak a few settings in your graphics driver. Right-click your graphics driver > control panel > manage 3D settings / global settings > program settings > FFVII remake to adjust the settings. You can alter some of the parameters listed below.

• VSync – On/Of (depends on preference) 
• Power Management – Prefer Maximum Performance
• Anti-aliasing Transparency – Off
• Anti-aliasing / Gamma Correction – Off
• Anti-aliasing Mode – Application Controlled
• CUDA GPUs – All
• Low Latency Mode – Ultra
• Shader Cache – Only for HDD / Off for SSD.
• Texture filtering – Quality – High Performance
• Threaded Optimization – Off
• Triple Buffering – Off
• Wait for Vertical Refresh—On/Off (depends on preference)

Verify Game Files

Gameplay can also be hampered by missing or corrupted files. Go to the game library > right-click on FFVII remake > Properties > Local Files > Verify Game Files to correct game files on Steam. Go to Epic Game Store's library > FFVII > pick validate game files from the three dots above the title.

Change Windows Power Setting

Go to Windows Settings > System > Power and Battery > Power Mode > change to Best/ Ultimate performance.

Enable/Disable Game Mode

To check if it helps with frame rate issues, try turning on or off game mode. Game Mode can be found in the Windows Settings menu.

Close all background programs

Any background application that uses a lot of RAM may cause your system to slow down. By opening Task Manager and dismissing each program one by one, you can figure out which programs are hogging your hard drive space.

Uninstall and Reinstall FFVII Remake

If everything else fails, try uninstalling and reinstalling the game from scratch to see if the lag and stuttering issues are resolved.