FC 26 performance issue: 20–30 FPS despite recommended specs

Hi everyone,

I'm having a serious performance issue with EA SPORTS FC 26 on PC (Steam), and I've run out of ideas.

My specs:
-Intel Core i5-12450H
-NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
-16 GB RAM
-Game installed on an NVMe SSD
-Latest NVIDIA drivers

The main menu runs perfectly fine. However, as soon as I enter Ultimate Team, Training, or any gameplay-related mode, the FPS immediately drops to around 20–30 FPS. Even the menus and settings inside those modes become extremely laggy. The Steam FPS counter confirms the game is only running at 20–30 FPS.

I've already tried:
-Forcing the game to use the RTX 3050 Ti through Windows and the NVIDIA App/Control Panel.
-Every graphics preset and resolution-Fullscreen, Borderless, and Windowed modes.
-Disabling overlays (Steam, NVIDIA, etc.).
-Closing all background applications.
-Verifying game files.
-Making sure CPU and GPU usage were normal.

Other games run perfectly on my laptop, so this appears to be specific to FC 26.

Has anyone experienced this issue or found a solution? If an EA representative sees this, is this a known issue that's currently being investigated?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!