Many Warzone computer gamers have reported a significant hit for their performance in each Warzone update, so here’s how you can ensure you get the best performance from your system in season 2.
Frames per second, or FPS, is an extremely important state for competitive shooters. The smoother your game, the faster your reaction time and the easier it is to spot moving targets. This is why streamers and pros spend thousands of dollars on their gaming rigs.
With each new season of Warzone, the map is updated. Season 2 did not bring as many changes as the previous season, but the addition of some of the new assets caused some FPS issues.
Unfortunately, if Warzone continues to update, the minimum computer specifications may no longer be sufficient. Every day, more players report an FPS drop since the start of Warzone Season 2.
Warzone FPS drops in season 2
Since season 2 began on February 25, social media has been on fire from players reporting a significant decline in FPS. Reddit user u / N_Assassin72 said that their performance has been declining since they downloaded the update. The same question was echoed in the answers
This issue is not exclusive to a handful of users, with many players with top-of-the-range systems having exceptionally low FPS on Warzone. The game is becoming increasingly CPU heavy, so a good graphics card will no longer be enough to achieve a competitive performance of your system.
How to maximize Warzone computer performance
It seems that Warzone is undergoing optimization problems, and that the game is getting harder for computers to run. Although many players are now struggling to manage Warzone, no Infinity Ward or Raven Software has commented on performance issues.
In the meantime, here are some things you can do to ensure that you get the maximum performance from your computer.
Use the best Warzone settings in the game
You need to make sure that you perform the optimal in-game Warzone settings on your computer. For Warzone heavier a good performance significantly higher graphics; settings like Raytracing will tax your system a lot without giving you competitive advantage.
You can see our complete guide to the best Warzone settings for season 2 here.
Retrospective NVIDIA Drivers
NVIDIA releases new graphics drivers to keep system performance optimal, but sometimes these updates have the opposite effect.
If you have seen a significant decrease in the performance of your computer, it may be worthwhile to switch your drivers back to a previous version.
To replace an NVIDIA driver on Windows 10:
- Find Device Manager and open it
- Click on Display Adapters
- Double-click on your graphics card
- Open the Managers tab
- Select Return Manager
If the box of the return driver is grayed out, you must remove it manually and then install a previous driver.
- Select Uninstall Driver in the same menu and follow the steps
- Go to the GeForce Drivers tab on NVIDIA.com
- Search for your graphics card
- Install a previous driver from the list
Solve Problems with Ryzen / Intel CPU Warzone
By simply turning a value in your Modern Warfare folder into documents, you can significantly increase performance.
Modern warfare can by default have the wrong value for how many cores your system has, leading to FPS crashes and stuttering. The solution of the YouTube channel Techtesters will apply the correct number.
To summarize the video of Techtesters:
- Open Task Manager and select the Performance tab
- Click on CPU and on the right you will see how many cores your computer has (eg 6)
- Open modern warfare in documents
- Select the ‘players’ folder
- Click on ‘adv_options’
- Set the ‘RenderWorkerCount’ to be equal to your number of cores
- Save and Exit and you can see a clear improvement in Warzone performance
Before addressing Warzone performance issues through official channels, check out these tips to make sure you get the best performance from your computer.
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