FC 26 repeatedly creates corrupted shader caches
Hello EA Support, I am by no means illiterate in this area and have thoroughly troubleshooted a persistent performance issue in FC 26 on PC. Despite my system being fully capable, the game runs at approximately 5 FPS immediately upon launch or entering matches, even with all graphics settings on low and DX11 forced. My system specifications are CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, RAM: 16 GB DDR4, Storage: 1 TB M.2 SSD, Display: 1080p, 144 Hz. Other games run perfectly at high FPS with no latency issues. This problem is isolated to FC 26. I have already performed extensive troubleshooting. Drivers and GPU are fully up-to-date. Shader Cache is enabled (10 GB) in NVIDIA Control Panel. I checked C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\NV_Cache, DXCache, and GLCache; these folders are missing and never populate. Multiple attempts to reset caches have not resolved the issue. I verified integrity of game files via Steam/EA App. I performed a full reinstall of FC 26 while preserving save files. I deleted settings.ini and profile folders in Documents\EA Sports\FC 26 to force fresh configuration. Launch options are set to -dx11 and the game is run as Administrator. All overlays including Steam, Xbox Game Bar, and GeForce Experience are disabled. My Windows environment is stable; other games show no FPS drops. The Documents folder exists, permissions are confirmed, and it is not redirected to OneDrive. Full system scan and driver reinstall attempted; no change. Observations: FC 26 does not compile shaders at launch. No shader/cache files appear in any expected locations including Documents, AppData, or ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation. FPS remains at approximately 5, despite hardware and drivers being fully capable of over 110 FPS. The issue appears to be game-specific, possibly related to recent patches or how the game interacts with NVIDIA shader caching. I would appreciate guidance on known fixes or hotfixes for this 5 FPS issue on PC, methods to manually specify or verify shader/cache paths for FC 26, and steps to force proper GPU initialization and stable FPS. All system-side issues have been ruled out. I can provide logs or further technical details if required. Thank you for your time and support. [Your Name]
