Frame Stuttering Fix for Diablo 4

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[GalacticSquanch]

For the first time since launch, I'm now able to experience the game without the stuttering issue. Thank you so much ✊🏻

[solaries]

While I haven't tested extensively, this DOES seem to have fixed a lot of my stuttering as well! Crazy that this would be missed by Blizzard. I've a high end machine and tried lowering textures and shadows etc with no change. I only played for maybe 10 mins, and I did stutter a once, but that might have been a network hitch. Edit: played another 30 mins and, while servers are borked, I had basically no stuttering. Amazing!

[procty]

I'm blown away at how severely this one setting was impacting my gameplay. THANK YOU!

[adomingues]

This fixed it for me. I was having over 100FPS on average, but then stuttering that made sometimes impossible to play. Now i don't have any stuttering nor lag and everything works fine as it should.

[darkpump]

I have pretty good pc and was getting pretty bad stuttering, which I shouldn't. Thanks to you it's fixed and now I have stable 140fps. Thank you!

[battyplays]

10 "fixes" later and this is the one that works. Thank you. I thought I had spend $100 on a lag simulator.

[cronic]

I tried this and it did help out! I also had the task bar open and looked under the performance tab and noticed my CPU was being utilized far more than my GPU. In addition to your video I also did the following:
1. From Start Icon, type "Graphics Settings". Click the results from System Settings.
2. Click Desktop App.
3. Click your application. ...
4. Once identified, click Options.
5. Set the application to your preferred GPU.
6. Click save.

When I re-launched the game I had more GPU utilization and far less stuttering than just disabling the browser acceleration.
Hope this helps someone else as well!

[wayoff]

this fixed my studdering issue 100% anytime I would open a menu or teleport or just randomly the whole pc would lock up for 1-6 secs, thank you

[talmishaely]

Thank you so much! I would never have found a fix to this without your tip here. Fixed for me.

Subscribed as a sign of gratitude.

[Profeces]

A year later this fixed my issue. Amazing that this still continues to be an issue, yet the fix is so easy.

[BFArchn]

Seems to massively fix my issue. Rock on man. Stupid setting. Wow

[leeheath]

Excellent suggestion! It worked! I'm not surprised it's one of Blizzard's own app settings causing this. Of course Blizz wouldn't offer a solution themselves. "Let the players figure it out."

Now if only I can figure out how to adventure without being overrun by 50+ mobs with no way out...

[terribrad]

FYI, I tried everything, empty shader cache, browser hardware acceleratuion in battlenet, turn off crossplay, cleanign registry etc etc etc ... What improved it for me, no idea why, was cap my fps. My PC was not fully utilized and it maxed out easily at 160fps which is the limit of the monitor, but I had stutters which I could also see in a dpc latency checker, huge spikes. I limited the fps in game to under 100, and now it's palyable all of the sudden. The GPU and CPU are running at 40 and 20 % tops, but for some reason, that improved it. I still see dpc latency spikes, but none I can feelm in game. There is something seriously off with that game, no other game has these issues.

[MarkDelHoyo]

THANK YOU !!! Light and blessings !!! I can't believe it was that 1 stinky checkbox. I've been playing Diablo since it first came out, like a quarter century ago (yes, I'm old) and was so disappointed with the current version. Thank you so much for taking the time to post this fix and allowing me to enjoy this game as I'd hoped [to]. I just played the game for about a half hour without one hiccup . . .

[UncleMarty]

I've been suffering the stuttering since the betas and my system can run the game in 4k at ultra at a constant 60FPS. I'm so tired of people saying my machine isn't powerful enough, especially when playing it on low has the stutters too. I'm guessing the constant changing screens and flashing banners is screwing D4 up. I just tested this and it seemed to work for the 5 minutes I had to test but all looks good! Shutting the Bnet client *should* have the same effect.

Mad props to Penny for the great outro!

[trashcanjely]

OMG.

U are a lifesaver, i've been having this issue since beta and could not figure out for the life of me why my $3000 PC could not run on high/ultra with smooth frametime. I would get 165fps on 2160p but the fratmetimes were so bad. I literally tried every other thing to do with windows and graphic settings to now avail.

Who knew it was blizzard all along..

[LuisNoLimitYT]

for some reason my sorc tp/rogue shadowstep cause stutters but everything else in the game feels fine, any known reason why?

[TheTanelChannel]

MY FUCKING GOD.. this did it.. you are a bloody genius. Since BETA ive had insane stuttering.. only way to fix was to lower Texture to LOWEST DETAIL, then game ran fine.. i9 13900K 4070Ti. Then when the launch happenned and I still had this issue I was so angry I started to look everywhere.. nobody had an answer only thing I found out MYSELF was I took a fresh SSD, installed new Win11 on it, Battlenet and D4.. and the game ran perfect no issues at all.. so I was OK something software related, bloatware or something.. but every other game ran fine.. this makes a lot of sense why I couldnt pinpoint the issue.. I could disable everything BUT I couldnt quit Battlenet launcher lol.

TLDR, did this, IT FIXED THE LAG Omg im so happy.

[Lucian-RoHD]

Finally! after 2 weeks of trying to fix the problem i came on YB to see your video and fixing the problem so easy! god bless you!

[drakonli]

The fact this helped even even if it was for a little bit angers me to no end... thanks.