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Seasoned Novice

2 months ago

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Severe Input Lag Issue FC 26 (PC)

Hey everyone,

I’m dealing with a really frustrating input lag and stutter problem in FC 26 on PC, and I’m hoping someone might know a fix. The issue started suddenly two days ago with no updates or changes on my side.

The game starts smooth, but after a few minutes the input delay begins and keeps getting worse the longer I play. It only happens in Rivals and Event modes. Rush and the other modes work normally. Limiting the FPS to 60 slows the issue but does not fix it. When I run the game at 144 FPS, it becomes unplayable after a few minutes because the delay gets too heavy.

My system specs are: i7-11700F, RTX 3070 8GB, 32GB RAM, 144Hz monitor with G-Sync off, and the game is running on PC through Steam.

already tried: fully reinstalling NVIDIA drivers using DDU, testing Low Latency Mode on and ultra, testing V-Sync on and off, disabling all overlays including Steam, Discord, NVIDIA and EA App, repairing and reinstalling the game, closing background apps, switching USB ports, trying different controllers, and also testing the game on keyboard only. The issue still happens. I also deleted cache and configuration files and rebuilt the settings.

The problem also happens even when no controller is connected. The delay appears more slowly when the FPS cap is lower.

If anyone has experienced something similar or knows a fix, I would really appreciate the help. I’m not sure if this is a game bug, a driver issue, or something with the Rivals servers.

Thanks to anyone who can help.

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TheMood10
1 month ago
Okay, i figured it out for my case at least feel free to try it, i changed my Processor power management settings to 10% on min and 100% on max and it seems to fix the issue, i had it on 95% max for CPU temp reasons. i even double checked it and it was 100% a CPU problem that was causing input lag or engine desync.

10 Replies

JusTSaydo0
Seasoned Scout
2 months ago
Don't tire yourself, it's a mistake in the game, and everyone here is tired, and he's talking about this problem, they haven't done any solution so far, they're still investigating it
6b04568d89efd51e
Seasoned Newcomer
2 months ago
replying for more reach. Happened to me aswell i fixed it and noticed that in my rush game it was a problem after the fix soo then i tweaked the settings to fix it in rush and then it got bad on rivals again XD. I will make a thread on here explaining what i did. Please go like and coment maybe they will see more people reporting issues and at least update us on how the process of fixing it is going. :)
Ekaradayi05
Seasoned Newcomer
2 months ago
I had the exact same issue. 3–4 days ago, during halftime, there was a sudden freeze in both the game and the PC. After that, I’ve constantly been playing with delay. The problem only happens in Rivals and Events. There’s no delay when I play Rush.
ChicoLeute
Rising Newcomer
2 months ago
I can confirm your issue , I do have simulair situation , yet i dont have a fix for it.
Good and bad days on the server thats all i can relate tho.
FrecherEckzahn
New Novice
2 months ago
Its because of ea not your pc. You can put settings in fifa on low, go to nvidia system settings and put eafc to low driven mode and forced start by your rtx 3070. For me it helped a bit until the second half of games. Everyone is complaining about that but ea wont do a thing. I hope it helps for you but I really doubt that. GL tho
TheMood10
Seasoned Novice
2 months ago
I was on Windows 10 and my DX12/WDDM version was outdated, which causes FC 26’s online modes to slowly desync over time. After upgrading to Windows 11 and installing all updates, then de bloating it using the windows powershell method, the issue completely disappeared. No more input delay, no more gradual desync, and the game stays smooth even at high FPS.
So if anyone is dealing with:
Gradual input lag
Increasing delay after a few minutes
Only in Rivals/Events
Happens with both controller and keyboard
FPS cap only “slows” the problem
…then check your Windows version. Updating to Windows 11 fixed everything instantly for me.
Hope this helps someone.
D_B01234
Rising Novice
1 month ago
Still hapening. All updates done, but this is not he solution. Same lag almost unplayable.
Internetconnection is ok
It's a problem from the last few weeks. so i think because a update ea did
LostShadow97
Rising Ace
1 month ago
Nothing works sadly, Been trying to solve it for the entire year of 2025 now
TheMood10
Seasoned Novice
1 month ago
unfortunately the issue is back and this only fixed it for like a week and the issue is now back.
TheMood10
Seasoned Novice
1 month ago
Okay, i figured it out for my case at least feel free to try it, i changed my Processor power management settings to 10% on min and 100% on max and it seems to fix the issue, i had it on 95% max for CPU temp reasons. i even double checked it and it was 100% a CPU problem that was causing input lag or engine desync.