If you suspect this could be happening, look at your computer’s fans and vents to be sure they are clean of any dust or blockages that could prevent air flow. If your computer can’t cool itself, it may damage your hardware or make it inoperable in extreme cases. If you notice that you’re able to play games fine for a few hours before you start seeing issues, this is a sign that your computer may be overheating. Try to launch Fortnite and change to DirectX 11 from the in-game settings menu. Note: If you're unable to get out of or enable Performance Mode your GameUserSettings.ini file is set to read-only.
What to Expectīelow are a couple of examples of the typical FPS values seen by laptops running with the existing low scalability mode in a standard Squads match, compared to the same match running in Performance mode using 720p during both runs. A dedicated GPU is not required but will also help balance system load and give a much smoother experience. For users on older machines, having the game run from an SSD or providing 6GB of RAM or higher will allow the game to better fit in memory and reduce overall hitches and stutters. While Performance Mode will offer improvements for all users that opt-in, there are certain hardware requirements that can offer a significantly smoother experience. Uncheck the box next to Use High Resolution Textures.Locate Fortnite and click on the three dots next to it.
If you're running Performance Mode, you have the option to remove high-resolution textures from your Fortnite installation which will save you over 14 GB of space and making the total size of Fortnite's install to 17 GB.
Check out this article to learn the requirements for Fortnite and how to check if you meet them. If you don’t meet the requirements, then none of the steps below will improve your experience playing Fortnite. Making sure that your computer meets the requirements to run Fortnite is important before trying any steps below. Verify your system meets the requirements to run Fortnite Verify your system meets Fortnite requirements.If you are experiencing a low frame rate (FPS) due to a sudden drop, please refer to this article first. Remember that your experience in Fortnite is entirely dependent on what type of hardware you’re using and the steps below may only improve your performance slightly or not change anything at all.
Your computer requires maintenance to run at its peak performance, just like your air conditioner or a car.