Graphics settings don't matter?

since patch 1.1.0 the game has again some issues which were already fixed and causes a performance drop.

Also comparing BF2042 with older battlefields is not working when you count in the 128players with all BF before had max 64 players

So, 128 players are doubling the load which your CPU needs to calculate and the network traffic which is generated is much higher because more information needs to be transferred.

So that’s why changing the graphics setting will not influence it so much as you expect because the CPU is the main bottleneck and sometimes also the network traffic.

I have an i7-10700, RTX2070, 32GB Ram and use win11, I got constant 60FPS on 1080p, VSync on, Ultra Setting, RTX OFF and DLLS OFF. I had a smooth and stable gameplay.

But since patch 1.1.0 I have some fluctuations in the FPS with around 5 to 10 fps sometimes (using DLLS don’t change anything for me)

This unstable fps only kicks in after the first match (it starts with the end screen showing up for the three outstanding players...) and after this it stays for the whole session.

Also, since 1.1.0 it doesn’t matter for me if I play 128 player conquest or 64 players Breakthru. The behaviour of unstable performance is in both modes the same for me (since 1.1.0)

If you have a second monitor, you should try and watch a YouTube video beside gaming BF2042.

After some point the video gets laggy up to the point that video is freezing and you only hear the audio. Sometimes it refreshes when you get killed and respawn.

At the moment they only changed Breakthru from 128player to 64player which i can understand (balance was awful) but if they get rid of the 128player maps for conquest they will lose me as a customer for sure, this was one of my main reasons to buy BF2042.