Latency and packet loss

DrHolloway4​ thanks for the screenshot. The 3 yellow rectangles in the top left corner of the screen indicate the frame rate is below 60 frames per second. 

Client frame time (CFT) is 20ms which means the PC's framerate is 50fps.

1,000ms ÷ 20ms = 50fps

There's 1,000ms in one second. The PC is outputting a new frame every 20ms 

Most likely the CPU is hitting 100% usage on one of the cores. Here's some troubleshooting steps to verify if this is indeed what's happening.

To check if there are any CPU cores hitting 100% usage, open the Windows Task Manager CPU graph.

• Run the game in windowed mode (alt + enter)
• Open Task Manager (alt + ctrl + del)
• Open the Performance tab, then right-click on the CPU graph and choose "Change graph to > Logical processors".
• Set Task Manager to 'always on top' by clicking option
   
  Now you can play the game and monitor per core CPU usage. If any CPU core hits 100% usage the game will stutter and cause network lag.

Battlefield 6 is designed to run at 60fps or higher. If the fps drops below 60 then time nudge (TN) will spike up high.

The next step is figuring out what's causing the CPU to max out.

If the CPU is above recommended system requirements but still has CPU cores hitting 100% usage.

Then possible reasons include:

• CPU frequency downclocking due to the CPU or motherboard voltage regulator module (VRM) overheating.
• RAM in single channel mode, instead of dual channel mode.

Monitor CPU frequency in Windows Task Manager to see if it downclocks. For example going from 4GHz down to 3Ghz.

Download HWiNFO to see if the CPU or VRM is overheating and causing the CPU frequency to downclock.

The CPU shouldn't be above 80°C and the VRM shouldn't be above 90°C.

https://www.hwinfo.com/

Download CPU-Z to see if RAM memory is in dual channel or single channel mode. Dual channel has more performance.

https://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html

Now I tried playing on community servers were I can select my region. That fixed everything for me. Now I'm playing on smooth60FPS. But still have to use FrameGen 2x to not get into CPU bottlenecks

I have one

Sorry its a bit bright because of HDR :D

Lat is 18ms but TN(?) is 374ms

Has EA or anyone ackowledged this as it's making the game unplayable especially when in beta there were 0 issues and it's honestly making me to not even want to try play as you literally can't do anything or enjoy it.

Please post screenshots with the in-game network performance graph on-screen.

Nice informative reply! I did everything you mentioned and more yesterday. Even traced a hard-line into my wall and down the outside of my house to ensure my mesh system wasn't losing packets.

I've submitted a ticket to EA breaking down everything I found. Along with screenshots.

It's a bad routing issue on EA's side. Consistent 9ms ping to googles 8.8.8.8. when pinging EA 10-20ms consistent until the handover from zayo to EA. Sometimes I would make initial contact with Either London LHR or Frankfurt initially, but then would be instantly rerouted across the Atlantic the US VA. Most of the time EA would just route me straight to US VA without the initial EU contact. 

I've exhausted everything I can do on my end. It's not over to EA to sort this calamity out

Yeah — that’s a frustrating situation, especially since it worked perfectly during the open beta. Based on what you’re describing — teleporting players, rubberbanding, delayed movement/aiming, and high latency/packet loss — the issue sounds network-related rather than GPU/CPU performance. Let’s go through the most likely causes and fixes step-by-step:

🔍 1. Confirm it’s not your connection

Even good hardware can’t overcome network instability.

Test ping & packet loss
Open Command Prompt and run:

ping 8.8.8.8 -n 50

Then run:

tracert ea.com

If you see timeouts or high spikes, there’s packet loss between you and the EA/Battlefield servers.

Run a speed test (speedtest.net).
Look for consistent upload/download and ping under ~50 ms.

Try a wired connection (Ethernet) if you’re on Wi-Fi — Wi-Fi interference often causes packet loss in games.

🌐 2. Check Battlefield 6 server location

Sometimes the full release connects you to different data centres than the open beta did.

In Battlefield 6, go to Settings → Network Graph (if available) or enable it via console/launch parameters:

-networkGraph 1

Check your latency (should be under ~60 ms).

If you’re being connected to a far-away region (like Asia/US servers instead of Australia), that’s likely the cause.

➡️ Workaround: use a VPN set to Sydney/Melbourne or try the in-game server browser (if it exists) to force AU servers.

⚙️ 3. Background network traffic

Ensure no one else on your network is:

Streaming 4K video,

Downloading large updates,

Using cloud backup (OneDrive, Steam, Windows Update).

You can check with Resource Monitor → Network tab to see what’s using your connection.

🧩 4. Game-specific or server-side issues

Since you mentioned others are reporting the same symptoms — this might be on EA’s side.

Check @BattlefieldComm on X/Twitter or EA Help forums for outage or latency reports.

During open beta, EA often used different test servers — now you’re likely on production servers with regional load balancing issues.

💻 5. System and driver checks

Even though this doesn’t sound like a performance issue, still good to confirm:

Update to the latest NVIDIA driver (clean install using DDU if needed).

Ensure Windows Update and network drivers are current.

Disable NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency Mode temporarily — sometimes it makes things worse under high packet loss.

🧠 6. Extra troubleshooting

Try flushing DNS cache:

ipconfig /flushdns

Reset your network adapter:

netsh winsock reset

Reboot your router/modem afterward.

If you’d like, I can help you pinpoint the exact issue — just tell me:

Your average latency and packet loss % (from the in-game graph or ping test),

Your ISP and region (e.g. Melbourne, Sydney, etc.),

Whether you’re on Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Once I have that, I can tell you if the issue is likely your end or EA’s servers.

Me too,

3080, i5 13600kf
600mbit line


EA_Rtas​ 

Check where the game server is. A lot of us are playing on servers not near our location, which is causing major FPS loss. You can try playing the browser search servers and filter your location to see if you can play. You'll have to back out of each game when it ends, though, and pick a server in your location. Hope they fix this asap!

I'm having the same issue.

4080, 

 Ryzen 9 5950X

32gb ram

700mb internet

this is making me sad :|