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amrhabala
Rising Rookie
5 months ago

FC 26 Overloading CPU Even in Menus — Serious Optimization Needed"

I’m experiencing severe performance issues with FC 26, even though my laptop meets and exceeds the recommended system requirements. My specs are:

- Intel Core i5-9300H  
- NVIDIA GTX 1650 (4GB VRAM)  
- 16GB RAM  
- Samsung 1TB SSD  
- Windows 11

Despite this, the game stutters heavily—even in menus and Squad Battles. CPU usage constantly hits 100%, while GPU usage remains high and stable. I’ve limited the framerate to 30 FPS, switched to DirectX 11, disabled background services, and lowered all in-game graphics settings to the minimum. Yet the lag persists.

This issue seems widespread among users with similar specs. It appears the game’s engine or the new EA AntiCheat system is placing excessive load on the CPU, making the experience unplayable even outside matches.

Please investigate this problem seriously. The game should not perform this poorly on hardware that clearly meets the requirements.

 

25 Replies

  • RZMOVEMENT's avatar
    RZMOVEMENT
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    I dont have it always but only on matches spikes of 100% cpu usage every few seconds,this is unbearable and the game has to be optimized

  • the same problem, after 4 days the game launch i have the same problem and they dont fix it

  • I have the same CPU usage. Something is out of control. I guess it's the AntiCheat system. 

  • Schmusi2010's avatar
    Schmusi2010
    Seasoned Newcomer
    5 months ago

    Same issue on my end, 100 % CPU Usage ingame in menu from Ultimate Team and also in the Game 

     

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