Playing franchise mode and quick play and I have BAD stuttering. Had no FPS issues prior to the patch. My GPU (RTX 4060 Ti) usage seems to stick around ~50%, whereas it was always over 70-80% before the patch.What I've tried :Updated Nvidia drivers, rebooted PC (No difference)Fullscreen -> Bordeless windowed, fps cap at 60 then 30 (No difference)Switching graphics quality : High -> Low -> Ultra (doesn't seem to make a difference, same stuttering occurs at all levels)Switched v-sync on/off, already have G-Sync enabled (No change)Set GPU preference in display settings for Madden 26 to my RTX 4060 Ti (no change in performance)It's unplayable for me right now. Game alternates between 30/60 fps and 5 fps every half second.This patch broke the game for me

To EA Kent and everyone in EA, I thank you for todays patch. The game is back to very smooth play. I even change graphics setting to high and butter smooth in Slow sim Cpu vs Cpu. With all the bells and whistles. Great job and thank you.

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Mustafarr1

Seasoned Traveler

7 months ago

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In-game stuttering since the patch (offline) on PC

Playing franchise mode and quick play and I have BAD stuttering. Had no FPS issues prior to the patch.

My GPU (RTX 4060 Ti) usage seems to stick around ~50%, whereas it was always over 70-80% before the patch.

What I've tried :

Updated Nvidia drivers, rebooted PC (No difference)
Fullscreen -> Bordeless windowed, fps cap at 60 then 30 (No difference)
Switching graphics quality : High -> Low -> Ultra (doesn't seem to make a difference, same stuttering occurs at all levels)
Switched v-sync on/off, already have G-Sync enabled (No change)
Set GPU preference in display settings for Madden 26 to my RTX 4060 Ti (no change in performance)

It's unplayable for me right now. Game alternates between 30/60 fps and 5 fps every half second.

This patch broke the game for me

freezing

lag

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Gucci1Eleven
New Scout
7 months ago
It's a problem with the update for sure. Skate still runs perfectly fine.

Changing from Nvidia Driver 581.42 to 581.57 had no effect, in addition to all of the testing mentioned above.

Is anyone experiencing this stuttering on Windows 11? Asking because I'm on Win10.
craftymd
Rising Novice
7 months ago
Same here same issues the stuttering literally makes it up playable on pc got a rx 9070 xt gpu with an i7-12700K cpu
JDMithrandir
Rising Rookie
7 months ago
Since update has happened to me too. I can't play my franchise because of the stuttering. There is also missing face scans that were in the patch notes too. Hopefully they fix it.
JDMithrandir
Rising Rookie
7 months ago
Also have an RTX 4060 Ti with 13th gen Intel processor.
MossPimp
Seasoned Newcomer
7 months ago
Game is unplayable for me now as well. Rebooted pc, restarted game, still stuttering since the update.
Traxxel
Seasoned Newcomer
7 months ago
Same issue here,,,,RTX 5080....lame
DiosOscuroX
Seasoned Novice
7 months ago
Having the same issues I tried everything even going back to an old nvidia driver. I'm in 3 franchises and it is unplayable! Really hope they fix it today.
cromps99
Seasoned Novice
7 months ago
Yep same bull**bleep** for me. They really know how to optimise their game for PC players.
EjayHarlem74
Seasoned Newcomer
7 months ago
Same issue. Played solid yesterday, tried to get through a few challenges after the update and the constant stuttering just rendered it unplayable on a 4090 even on low settings. Tried every settings change but nothing works. Great time to find out its broken, right after purchasing the premium field pass.
NeilUK02
New Traveler
7 months ago
I thought, lets give the benefit of the doubt, sometimes after an update clearing the game cache is necessary. I tried, it didn't help!!