Performance Regression in FC 26: Consistent FPS Stuttering on NVIDIA Mobile GPUs (RTX 30/40 Series)
While FC 25 maintained a stable 60+ FPS on my hardware, FC 26 suffers from significant frame pacing issues and sudden FPS drops. This appears to be a systemic optimization issue specifically affecting gaming laptops using the RTX 3050 and RTX 4060 mobile chipsets.
Halftime Degradation: Matches start smoothly but see a 40–60% FPS drop immediately following the halftime transition.
Menu/Cutscene Spikes: Framerates fluctuate wildly during set pieces and pack animations, often failing to "recover" when returning to gameplay.
Input Latency: Even when the FPS counter shows 60+, the "frame pacing" feels inconsistent, resulting in "heavy" player movement that wasn't present in FC 25.
Comparison: FC 25 (Ultra/High Settings) = Consistent 60 FPS. FC 26 (Any Settings) = Inconsistent 10–60 FPS.