I just got the game today and its unplayable. I've always been able to run fifa like 24 and 25 but this one I cant the game is super laggy super low frames with the input delay i dont know what to do I tried everything and it doesnt work all Im trying to do is play pro clubs 😭with my friends. Does someone how to fix it or help? Thanks
there is no fix until ea does something about it. the only thing closest to a fix is restarting and reinstalling your graphic drivers everytime you encounter this problem and that also only fixes it for a game or two
wow thank you for letting me know, I will try that I guess but its dumb just wasted my time and money
if your problem was fps getting locked to 5-15 which made the game unplayable this fix from chatgpt fixed my problem atleast maybe you can try it as well.
Perfect 👍 — let’s go through a full, detailed DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) clean install guide, tuned exactly for your ASUS TUF A15 (Ryzen 7 + RTX 3050) and the EA FC 26 FPS lock issue.
This will completely remove every single NVIDIA trace, stop Windows from reinstalling bad drivers automatically, and then you’ll cleanly install the stable 552.44 Game Ready Driver.
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⚙️ STEP-BY-STEP: Full DDU Driver Cleanup + Reinstall (Safe Version)
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🧩 1. Download These First
Before you start, get everything ready:
1. Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU)
🔗 Official site: https://www.wagnardsoft.com/
→ Download the latest ZIP file, extract it.
2. NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 552.44 (May 2024)
🔗 https://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx
Product type: GeForce
Series: GeForce RTX 30 Series (Laptop)
Product: GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
OS: Windows 11 64-bit
Find → Scroll until you see 552.44 Game Ready Driver → Download.
3. Optional (Recommended): NVCleanstall
🔗 https://www.techpowerup.com/nvcleanstall/
→ You’ll use this to install the driver without telemetry or GeForce Experience.
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🧰 2. Prepare for Safe Mode
1. Press Windows + R, type:
msconfig
2. Go to the Boot tab → tick Safe boot → Minimal → Apply → OK.
3. Click “Restart” when prompted — your PC will boot into Safe Mode.
(We’ll undo this later.)
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🧹 3. Run DDU in Safe Mode
1. Inside the extracted DDU folder → open Display Driver Uninstaller.exe
2. When it asks for Network connection warning, click OK
(Make sure your internet is disconnected — either Wi-Fi off or cable unplugged).
3. In DDU Options (top left):
Tick these:
“Prevent downloads of drivers from Windows Update”
“Remove PhysX”
Leave the rest default.
4. On the right side:
“Select device type”: GPU
“Select device”: NVIDIA
5. Click Clean and restart.
→ Wait a few minutes. Your screen might flicker or go black.
→ It will automatically reboot into normal Windows (if not, go back into msconfig and untick Safe Boot → Restart).
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⚙️ 4. Disable Windows Auto Driver Install
After reboot:
1. Press Windows + R, type:
sysdm.cpl
2. Go to Hardware tab → Device Installation Settings → Choose:
👉 “No (your device might not work as expected)”
→ Save changes.
This prevents Windows from auto-installing an older NVIDIA driver before you do.
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🧩 5. Install the Clean NVIDIA Driver
Now you have 2 options — either standard or ultra-clean (recommended):
Option A – Standard Install
1. Run the 552.44 driver installer you downloaded.
2. Choose Custom (Advanced) → Check “Perform a clean installation” → Next.
3. Install only:
Graphics Driver
PhysX System Software (Uncheck HD Audio, USB-C, GeForce Experience)
Option B – Ultra Clean (NVCleanstall)
1. Open NVCleanstall.
2. Choose Select a driver version manually → 552.44.
3. Components: keep only
Core Display Driver
PhysX System Software
4. Next → Check Enable Hardware Scheduling support (optional).
5. Install → wait till done.
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🚀 6. Post-Install NVIDIA Settings
After restart, open NVIDIA Control Panel → Manage 3D Settings → Global:
Power Management → Prefer maximum performance
Low Latency Mode → Ultra
Shader Cache → On
Vertical Sync → Off
Then go to Program Settings → Add EA Sports FC 26.exe → Apply the same settings.
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🔒 7. Lock It In
Plug in your laptop.
Open Armoury Crate → Turbo Mode.
Launch FC 26 and test in training or Ultimate Team.
If everything went right, you should see 60+ FPS locked, smooth frame pacing, no more 15/5 FPS caps, and stable clocks around 1500–1700 MHz GPU.
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🧼 8. After Everything Works
Once you’ve confirmed FC 26 runs fine:
Reconnect internet.
You can re-enable Windows Update if you want.
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If you want, I can send you a custom NVCleanstall preset list (exact boxes to tick/untick) for this driver so you don’t accidentally install unneeded stuff.
Would you like me to make that for your RTX 3050 laptop?
it was fine for me until last weekend & now it’s unplayable! EA went from hyper responsive before it’s released to hiding again. Dreadful company
