To disable Windows High precision event timer, go to device manager and find the device under System devices, simply right click and disable it. Once I’ve disable the high precision event timer my game felt much snappier and stable. This ends up causing input lag stutters that are extremely hard to replicate but ones you can definitely feel. What ends up happening is Windows assigns top priority to your render queues, but assigns low priority to your input queue. From my experience, it’s a good idea to turn it off because it can add input lag during those intense build fights. I didn’t know about this setting until recently, but Windows has an event timer that essentially decides which application has priority. BONUS: Disable High Precision Event Timer I run DDU once every few months to ensure my graphics drivers are stable and up to date. Moreover, if you’ve had your system for a few years, chances are there are some old leftover drivers that are causing you issues. DDU is faster than reinstalling Windows which can take hours. If you are still getting stutters and low FPS, then consider using DDU to completely remove any graphics drivers and install updated ones on a fresh slate. You won’t believe how often Windows will be using the onboard graphics rather than your powerful expensive graphics card. Go ahead and select the Fortnite Shipping client and make sure the preference is set to high performance. If you navigate to Graphics Settings, you will have an option to set specific options for Fortnite. Step 9: Windows Graphics Settingsĭid you know you can actually set a preference in Windows 10 for any application. Hardware acceleration is only good for Discord if you actually stream on there to your friends / server. It’s a good idea to turn off hardware acceleration for Discord and Chrome if you often have them running in the background. What this means is Discord will use up GPU resources when they’re not even needed. Many people have Discord running in the background, while that is fine in and of itself, many have hardware acceleration turned on. Some applications like Discord, Skype, Steam, Razer Synapse, and others will eat up CPU resources which could easily be used to increase your FPS in Fortnite. Close any applications you don’t need, especially any game launchers. It’s always a good idea to take a look at your task manager and sort the applications by CPU usage. If you disable replays you will notice an improvement in overall FPS. If you have Replays enabled, that will add a 5-10% FPS overhead to your game, as the game has to record your replays in real time. One thing many people overlook is the setting regarding saving Replays. When it comes to the graphics settings in Fortnite itself, there’s nothing much to say other than setting it all to low if you want the highest performance. This means when you hit X on the launcher, it will actually shut down rather than minimizing to the system tray and still run in the background. As such, it’s important to make sure the “Minimize to System Tray” setting is checked off. The launcher can eat up quite a bit of CPU / GPU power if left running in the background. Many people overlook the Epic launcher when optimizing their Fortnite game. If you are an NVIDIA user, simply add the Fortnite Shipping client as a program, and when you hover over each option, you will be provided with a prompt telling you which option is best if you want the highest performance available. To make sure Fortnite is running with the highest performance in mind, make sure to set your AMD / NVIDIA graphics settings to the highest performance options. Once you’ve done that, type in Power in the search bar, click Power and Sleep settings, click additional settings and you should now have an option to ernable the ultimate performance plan. Then, go ahead and copy paste the following command: To enable Ultimate Performance plan, start CMD as administrator by typing in CMD in the search bar. Via the command line, you can enable an ultimate performance plan which will ensure that Windows isn’t bottlenecking any processes. Meaning your system is not running to it’s full potential. Step 3: Ultimate Performance Planīy default, a clean windows installation will default to the Balanced power plan. You don’t want to turn off these apps as they are essential to keep your system running smoothly. NOTE: Make sure to leave your graphics drivers and audio drivers enabled, along with Windows security.
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