Stutter on shader compilation — what actually fixes it

Quick one for the people who have put more hours into this than me. Once it clicked, it felt obvious, but getting there took far longer than it should have.

Will update the post if I find a cleaner solution.

For what it is worth, keep a note of what you changed, otherwise you cannot undo it cleanly later.

The usual fix here is worth testing on a second account to rule out something profile-specific.

This comes up a lot, so: this changed for me after the last patch, so older threads may steer you wrong.

That fixed it for me, at least.

The usual fix here is the wiki number is theoretical; real results are always a bit lower.

Worth checking first: the community guide covers this better than I can, but the summary is to prioritise the basics first.

Agreed on most of this, except do not copy someone else’s config wholesale — start from defaults and adjust to your own setup.

Good luck, it is a common snag.

Not the answer you want, but give it a clean reinstall before assuming the hardware is at fault.

Speaking as someone who got it wrong initially, that behaviour is intentional, even though it is poorly explained in-game.

Agreed on most of this, except region and server load matter more than most guides acknowledge.

Adding to the above: keep a note of what you changed, otherwise you cannot undo it cleanly later.

I went through this last month. do the cheap diagnostic first — it costs nothing and rules out half the causes.

Counterpoint: nine times out of ten it is a driver or a background process, not the thing you suspect.