How to FIX STUTTERING & CRASHING in Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC

There's a simple fix for stuttering in Red Dead Redemption 2 via a hidden graphics option that can enable Async Computer. This has improved frametimes and stopped my game from crashing by using the Vulkan API.

Comparison tested on AMD RX 5700 XT at 1080p with custom settings. Async computer on vs off.

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[nightraven]

People: This game stutters so bad

Me: I cant even launch the damn thing

[CryogenicFTP]

Three years old and this video is still saving playthroughs, thanks a lot mate.

[Josh_]

Man four years later and this still works. Thanks a lot dude. The stutter was bad enough that it was a huge distraction even with my brand new 7900xt. After this tweak its buttery smooth like it should be.

[Macho_Man_Randy_Savage]

Who needs R* support...we have Joker support!

[euiscoratney]

My game crashed at this one point on the same mission everytime, I tried playing through it about 5 times and it always crashed. This video clearly fixed the crashes for me as now it hasn’t crashed once. Thank you so much, thought I would have to wait for another update

[HardyPilgrim]

3 years later, this still seems to be the solution. I only got to test for 30 minutes this morning, but during that time the screen only stuttered twice. Otherwise it was smooth as butter. Thank you!

[Papa_Baphomet]

For me RDR2 freezes form 5 seconds every 2 minutes or so.

People on the internet:
Use DX12, Vulkan is the issue.

Other people on the internet:
USe Vulkan, DX12 is the issue.

Me:
Both options doesn't fix it!!!!111

[MusicJXS]

Didn't just fix my stuttering but fixed my crashes. I had to replay a mission 6 times because it would crash on the same spot(that spot being a damn cutscene at the end of the mission) and a few other times in other missions as well. Since I've done this, it hasn't crashed at all. Thank you for this.

[Jezato]

This worked for me, changed the settings in game and then in the file and all of a sudden it was smooth gameplay without crashes to desktop. Thanks Joker!

[blastmox]

It is a shame that we had to wait so long for the game and now we need to tweak it to run not even correctly... 🤬

[nickd]

anybody's trees in the game shaking like crazy in the wind sometimes? lol

[CrossGraves]

This actually fixed my crashing to desktop after 30 or so minutes. You are awesome, will share this fix on reddit.

[vankk]

OMG BRO, YOU ARE A LIFE SAVIOR, I GET ONLY 1-2 SOUND STUTTERS EVERY 2-3 MINUTES, BEFORE THAT I COULDN'T EVEN START THE GAME WITH VULKAN ENABLED... YOU ARE THE MAN BRO IF I COULD I'D GIVE YOU 1K LIKES MORE

[Jedi]

Just to be clear, If your GPU uses Vulkan then use that otherwise DirectX12 would be the preferred option. Some GPU's prefer Vulkan & some prefer directX

[epb]

I'm so confused because this game was running perfectly for me until an update, now I have all the stuttering issues

[arumikahaven]

So I bought this game back in September. Finished it with no problems. But then after their November update, it lags and stutters during town missions. How do I fix this?! PS4 version

[deathifyin]

This most recent update has caused me to crash more than ever... wtf.

[crubn]

for DX12 API with Windows 10 1903 (or newer) don't forget to doing this:
1. Search "Apps & Features"
2. Click "Optional Features"
3. Click "+ Add a feature"
4. Click "Graphics Tools" > "Install"
5. Relaunch game in DX12

This may avoid you to getting crash. Somehow as default; Microsoft not installed some proper DX12 files library that might using with RDR2.

[arthurmorgan]

I don't get stutters but i get crashes...

[heymeng]

This completely fixed my stuttering issue. NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. You are a sage and a gentleman. Thank you sir.