How to fix Hogwarts Legacy stuttering on PC: Frame drops fixed
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Much like Star Wars Jedi: Survivor this week, Hogwarts Legacy was a game that had many issues on PC when it first dropped. Many gamers complained about Hogwarts Legacy's stuttering frame rate, even on the swankiest, high end PCs.
Regardless of whether they had minimum or recommended specs, the magic of Hogwarts wasn't living up to expectations. As the game is dropping on PS4 and Xbox One tomorrow (Friday 5th May), many of you might be deciding to opt for the console or PC version. So, how is the game doing now?
We'll walk you through how to fix the jank of the PC version of Hogwarts Legacy by improving its frame rate. Let's reignite the magic.
How to fix Hogwarts Legacy stuttering on PC
There are a few different ways in which you can remove stuttering when playing Hogwarts Legacy on PC, which should help stop frame rate drops and lag.
Unfortunately, there is no official fix from the developer as yet, and all we can do is recommend some tried and true general fixes. Hopefully, one of (or a combination of) the fixes below helps you to reduce or remove stuttering in Hogwarts Legacy on PC.
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Try out the following suggestions to fix Hogwarts Legacy stuttering on PC:
- Make sure your graphics drivers are up-to-date
- Check for new game updates (the developers could fix the problem by updating the game)
- Turn off ray tracing
- Reduce graphical settings and tweak the game's settings to your liking
- Lower the resolution
- Turn on DLSS if your GPU is capable
- Close down background applications and make sure you don't have anything downloading in the background as that can throttle performance
- Disable antivirus while playing (this comes with some level of risk attached but anti-malware and antivirus programs are known to make games play up from time to time)
- Verify game files
- Restart the game or your PC
- Reinstall the game, make sure it's on an SSD
- Upgrade your RAM
If none of the above work for you or you should be able to run the game fine without disabling ray tracing or reducing graphical fidelity, you will need to wait for the game to be fixed with a patch. Games are often less optimised upon release. The longer Hogwarts Legacy has been out, the more likely it is that it will perform better on your PC following updates.
Hopefully, though, one of the fixes above works for you. We know they’re not specialised at all but it will have to do in lieu of an official fix from the development team.
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Toby Saunders is a freelance writer specialising in Video Game journalism. He has a wealth of experience in the field and is published on many different websites including PCGamesN, Nintendo Life and Pocket Tactics. He has a degree in Film Studies (he gets to write about Film and TV occasionally, too).
