valorant stutter
so i get a stutter every 6 seconds or so very micro and fast
the stutter is starts 1-2 minutes after gameplay
its not a graphic problem because it stutters at even 60fps
i’m on 4060 and amd ryzen 7600
i have raw input buffer on/tried power plans/updating drivers/bios settings/checking polling rates/deleting game and reinstalling
i have 360hz monitor
windows 11
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if you look at the fps graph there is a small drop every few seconds and that is when the stutter takes place
that stutter will be there even if i capped fps to 30
Im having the same problem as you, no idea why its happening
its either a windows 11 problem or a riot problem
@vips have you found any way to fix it?
@Alecc i haven’t i just tried exit lag and went from 500fps to 1k but i still get stutters
it makes the game unplayable
sometimes the stutter makes a loud audio
i have no clue and no one seems to have any help
i don’t stutter in other games either
just valorant
My entire pc stutters whenever i have valorant open, very short stutters and audio disables for that time
I reinstalled valorant and its still stuttering
does your stutter sometime have a loud audio?
Yep
same
Has your stutter started a week or two ago?
i feel like it’s the anti cheat of valorant causing the stutter
well i just got a new pc 2 weeks ago and the stutter has been there since
what’s your pc specs?
4060 TI
Ryzen 5 7600
cpu
16gb ram
ahhh we are basically the same
i have the same procces
do yk your ram type?
DDR5 kingston fury
mine is ddr5 also
16gb?
yes
you think maybe valorant isn’t optimized for our specs?
Thats not possible
i feel like it’s the ram or cpu
or maybe a software problem
I feel like its a windows 11 problem
my stutter started because valorant needed me to enable some stuff so i can actually open it
eufi
Yep
its smth else for me
but yeah
when did it ask you to enable
after enabling it the stutters started
like 2 weeks ago probably less
and was that a valorant update?
Yep
So theres a high chance that its a valorant issue
Or a windows issue
both aint good
yeah does that mean there’s no fix until an update?
I guess so
Your stutters make your entire pc stutter right? not just valo?
i don’t see anyone talking abt it either
ive seen a couple posts about it in this channel
yeah when i’m tabbed out my cursor freezes sometimes
Same for me
with the audio glitches too
it’s very frustrating
so we most likely have the same problem
Theres a ton of reasons it could be then
Gpu, cpu, ram, windows, riot
all these can be the reason
wait
i will never use amd again
what motherboard do you have?
its probably not amd's fault
Actually wait
if it was
asrock
a gpu/cpu glitch
im sure that most of our games would ahve a stutter aswell
so it has to be windows or valorant issue
i never had stutter issues with intel
if that where the case wouldn’t everyone have stutters?
right
even the pros and streamers
this is really hard to fix
ive done so much stuff
same i’ve tried power plans / and bios
updating drivers
ive reinstalled my drivers, ive seen bios updates, valorant updates, repairs, hardware accel, yt tutorials
everything
lol
most youtube tutorials asked for dumb stuff too
do yk what valorant update was with the software enable
the latest one
not sure what it was
but is it in the patch notes
let me check
last update was 6/10/25
did your stutters happen at that time?
my stutters have been since that time yes
i got my pc on the 10th i believe
mm
huge chance that its a valorant issue that happens for some people
i guess we will find out when it updates or when alot of people start making videos
maybe specific to our hardware as we have the same
could ber
be
did you update anything in the past week?
al drivers
all
ive reinstalled my drivers
since mine werent updated
could be that
try exit lag
is it free?
it just gave me 500fps boost
it lets you try it out for like 3 days
where?
in valorant
no like
whered you find the place to get it for 3 days
when i downloaded it and logged in it just let me use it for 72 hours
so if you download it from the site and log into the app and ignore buying it
you should get 3 days free
ill try
also
what monitor are u using
old monitor
60hz
im getting a new one soon
like rn my stutters went away
after exitlag?
nvm
yeah it did the same for me
exit lag seems to have reduced it a bit
could it be a high quality settings issue?
try lowering all your settings
i use everything low
it just stuttered and made a loud noise tho
like an earrap
yeah that happens to me
maybe it’s an audio issue
like a mic we are using has something giving us lag
i’m looking into it rn
try unplugging your earbuds and mic from pc
lmk if your stutter goes away
my bad i was doing something
ill try it
lmk what happend
and lmk if u try exit lag
uncap fps
add valorant game to exit lag and turn on all the graphics performance settings
restart pc
then click onto exit leg and startup val
also have you try disabling XMP?
in the bios settings
that just removes the limit your pc has on your ram, doesnt ahve anything to do with it
how abt exit lag did u try
i used it
no help
still low fps
if stutters persist i’m switching to ca2
cs2
game is unplayable with stutter
it’s still there
the stutter has an audio with it
Im back
So ive tried everything
exitlag
removing headphones
nothing works
same
i’ve updated drives / multiple bios settings changes
i’m getting msi afterburner to try something rn
is there a way i can get into contact with valorant support about this issue ?
valorant the only game that makes my computer stutter
also another complaint is i’m having a lot of cheaters in recent matches of valorant lately
Yeah im having that too
Go check their website
Sorry for the late response
it’s weird because when i load into the range after starting application it doesn’t initially have the stutter
after like 1-2 minutes of no stutter then it arrives
there was a random windows noise as i was shorting the bots and then i started stuttering
also i keep getting something called awc installer for alienware
i don’t have an alien ware pc
Did you get any pc part used?
It could have alienware drivers that might be the problem for you
no got pc from best buy
it’s weird how the whole pc stutters with valorant running
as i’m researching the problem i get the stutters with it in the backround
i feel like this is a valorant related issue
pls i need help someone
the key thing i noticed was i load into the range and dont stutter then all of a sudden i hear a windows noise like a ring and then the stutter begins
follow this discord thread: 1384101044111278211
you could just link the thread instead of sending people on wild goose chases, next time say <#THREAD_ID> instead of the thread id, obviously replace the THREAD_ID with the thread id like so: #Valorant stuttering. (only valorant)
sounds similar to what I was dealing with recently, I updated my motherboard bios a few days ago and started experiencing visual and audio stuttering, fps was always below the max limit (usually was exceeding it at all times) turns out somehow my ethernet port was cooked or something relating to it, I ended up disabling the "Realtek 2.5 GbE Family Controller" in Bios and that seems to have fixed the problem, my guess is there's some sort of software conflicts on the driver level but this was happening both on valorant and fortnite for me, both games that run on unreal engine, my guess is something on unreal engine doesn't like something about my pc. Anyway TLDR: I had to disable my ethernet port to stop valorant (and fortnite) from visual stuttering and screeching in my ears every few seconds.
oh nice. didn't know that. thanks
np
okay i will try and disable it and lyk if that works
i’m trying to look for it in bios rn
is that onboard lan?
i can’t seem to find that specific “realtek”
yo it’s working so far
i haven’t got the 6 second stutter
yeah
I provided more info for the riot dev in the thread I linked for krak
@vips did you fix your stutter?
yes the stutter is officially gone upon disabling lan
thank you frost
very frustrating trying to diagnose the problem
do yk why realtek causes stutter? @M. Frost
my guess is that unreal engine does not like realtek since both valorant and fortnite run on unreal engine and both were doing the same shit for me