FPS drops and stuttering after the latest Apex update

Ever since the latest Apex update, I've been experiencing frequent FPS drops and stuttering. The game was running perfectly fine before the update, so this seems to have started afterward.

My PC specs are:

GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4090

CPU: Intel Core i7-14700K

Is anyone else running into the same issue? Has anyone found a fix?

EA_Salmon
2 months ago
Hi Dada12132,

Thanks for your report.

Sorry to hear that you've been experiencing stuttering and FPS drops after the recent update.

If you've recently updated your graphics driver, it may be worth trying to roll back to a previous stable version to see if that improves performance.

You can also try the following troubleshooting steps:

Make sure your monitor is connected to your dedicated graphics card rather than the motherboard, and confirm that Apex Legends is using the dedicated GPU.

Close any unnecessary background applications that may interfere with the game.

Try limiting your in-game frame rate.

Uninstall any Microsoft Edge gaming components or game assistants that may be running in the background.

Open Task Manager while the game is running and check your CPU and GPU usage to see if either is being fully utilized.

Try enabling Core Isolation (Memory Integrity) in Windows if it is currently disabled.

You may also find this article useful, as it covers several additional troubleshooting steps related to performance and connection issues:

Troubleshoot high ping, packet loss, and lag in Apex Legends

If you notice any improvement after trying these steps, or if the issue persists, please let us know what you've tried and how the game behaves afterward.

Thanks for your patience!

8 Replies

EA_Salmon
Community Manager
2 months ago
Hi Dada12132,

Thanks for your report.

Sorry to hear that you've been experiencing stuttering and FPS drops after the recent update.

If you've recently updated your graphics driver, it may be worth trying to roll back to a previous stable version to see if that improves performance.

You can also try the following troubleshooting steps:

Make sure your monitor is connected to your dedicated graphics card rather than the motherboard, and confirm that Apex Legends is using the dedicated GPU.

Close any unnecessary background applications that may interfere with the game.

Try limiting your in-game frame rate.

Uninstall any Microsoft Edge gaming components or game assistants that may be running in the background.

Open Task Manager while the game is running and check your CPU and GPU usage to see if either is being fully utilized.

Try enabling Core Isolation (Memory Integrity) in Windows if it is currently disabled.

You may also find this article useful, as it covers several additional troubleshooting steps related to performance and connection issues:

Troubleshoot high ping, packet loss, and lag in Apex Legends

If you notice any improvement after trying these steps, or if the issue persists, please let us know what you've tried and how the game behaves afterward.

Thanks for your patience!
Dada12132
New Traveler
2 months ago
Several of my friends with high-end PCs have the same problem.
EA_Salmon
Community Manager
2 months ago
Thanks for letting us know. We'll continue monitoring similar reports from the community.
EA_Salmon
Community Manager
2 months ago
Hi, there hasn’t been any reply for a while. Has the issue been resolved?
w5im7iic1l54
Newcomer
2 months ago
No, me and my friends play on playstation 5 and after playing first two ranked games, we get a frame issue which doesn't let us play. This has been happening for over a month. We all have the frame drop together which shows that the issue is from apex as we don't have this issue while playing other games.
EA_Salmon
Community Manager
1 month ago
Hi there,

Thanks for the additional reports.

Since this is being reported on both PC and PlayStation 5, it would be helpful to narrow down when the performance drop starts.

For PC, please try:

Verify or repair the game files.

Make sure your GPU driver is up to date.

Temporarily disable overlays and monitoring software.

Let us know whether lowering graphics settings changes the stuttering.

For PlayStation 5, please try fully restarting the console and let us know whether the frame drops consistently begin after the first few Ranked matches or also happen in other modes.

If possible, please also share:

Which map or mode you were playing

Approximately how long you had been playing before the issue started

Whether restarting Apex temporarily resolves it

Thanks for adding your details to the thread. Hopefully, this helps us identify whether there’s a consistent pattern across platforms.
Dada12132
New Traveler
1 month ago
Sorry for the late reply. I've been a bit busy lately. Rolling back the driver did help, and the game is more stable than before. However, I still get FPS drops occasionally, and I have to restart the game to fix it. Anyway, thanks for your help!
EA_Salmon
Community Manager
1 month ago
No worries, and thanks for coming back to update us!

I'm glad to hear that rolling back the driver has improved the stability, even though the FPS drops haven't been completely resolved.

We'll continue to keep an eye on similar reports. If the issue becomes more frequent or you notice any specific pattern or trigger, please feel free to let us know.

Thanks again for the update, and I hope you have a smoother experience going forward!