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Seasoned Rookie

6 months ago

Severe FPS Drops (5-10 FPS) in every game mode, even in Menus

Hi, I’ve been running into a major performance issue in EA FC 26 that makes the game literally unplayable for me. I tried to play RUSH, sometimes I get smooth gameplay, but most of the time the fra...

Community Manager

1 month ago

Hi everyone, and thank you for continuing to share reports about the FPS drop issue on PC. To help us keep reports clear and consistent, please include the details below when posting.

Platform
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Date and time of the issue (including timezone)
Country / region
ISP (internet provider)
Game mode affected

What happens when the FPS drops?
Please describe it as clearly as possible. For example:

At the start of a match
At halftime or in the second half
During cutscenes or transitions
In the menus after a match
Every match or only sometimes
Other:

If possible, also include:

DxDiag report
Graphics/display settings: resolution, refresh rate, FPS cap, VSync, display mode, graphics preset
Anything that helps temporarily: restarting the game, changing display mode, lowering settings, switching refresh rate, or any other workaround tried

Thank you again for your patience and support.

AssassinAce1101
New Novice
1 month ago
PC
Username, won't matter since this is an issue that happens with many people
it depends on how much it takes for the vram limit to fill
also won't matter
It happens offline and online
No
It happens for me whenever strand based hair is on, a vram leak happens where, each time i press pause or a cutscene happens or i switch from the game to another program, vram usage increases incremently. When it reaches its limit, then the next game or sometimes at halftime or after the game it runs at 5 fps.
No matter what the graphics settings are, it only happens when strand based hair is on. This behaviour did not happen at all in FIFA 23, FC 24 or FC 25.
The only workaround that worked for me was using AI to develop a python script that somehow flushes VRAM whenver i press f9 and it actually very useful but ofcourse it is not ideal.
Also, how does a major bug like this go unfixed for literally more than 6 months?
Also also, this is a link demonstrating what happens in the game. VRAM limit is hit, but it is not due to low pc. It is due to very bad optimization.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EAFC/comments/1p62rsb/help_fc26_constant_stuttering_and_low_fps/
We must be surely, owed a fix after all these complaints for many months whether on the forums or the discord servers.....