Rage 2 Performance Guide – Fix Lag, FPS Drops, Crashing And Freezing

Rage 2 Recommended System Requirements by Frondtech:

• OS: Win7, 8.1, or 10 (64-Bit versions)
• Processor: Intel Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• Memory: 16 GB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB or AMD Vega 56 8GB
• Storage: 50 GB available space

Method 2

Download the latest graphics drivers

Both Nvidia and AMD has already released their graphics drivers optimized for Rage 2. Download those drivers to get the best performance in Rage 2.

Here are the links to the latest drivers for AMD and Nvidia graphics cards:

1. Nvidia Drivers
2. AMD Drivers

Method 3

Update Windows

Certain Windows 10 updates are causing a lot of problems in games nowadays. There has been a lot of updates for Windows 10 that has caused fps in certain games to take massive hits. We are not sure whether Rage 2 has this issue or not but why take a chance. So check whether you have Windows updates available or not. Here is how you can update your Windows:

• Go to Settings
• Go to Update & Security
• Click on Check for updates
• Wait for the updates to get installed
• Restart your PC

Method 4

Close all the running overclocking applications and utilities

Overclocking applications are one of the major reasons behind crashes in a lot of games nowadays. A lot of overclocking utilities like the MSI Afterburner and the Zotac Firestorm are causing crashes in games like The Division 2 and World War Z. So it is better to stay away from these utilities until they get stable.

Method 5

Best Graphics or Video settings for Rage 2

Here is our detailed guide to best video settings for Rage 2. In this guide you will find every single detail about the combination of settings we decided to go with for Rage 2 and will also show how much fps you will get.

Method 6

Tweak settings for Rage 2 from the Nvidia Control Panel

[Note: This is for Nvidia users only]

• Open Nvidia Control Panel
• Click on Manage 3D settings on the left bar
• Click on the Program Settings tab
• Locate Rage 2 from the drop down menu under “Select a program to customize”
  
• If you cannot find it on the list then you need to add the .exe file manually
• Click on Add
• Locate the folder where you have installed Rage 2
  
• Select the executable file or the .exe file which in this case should be RAGE2.exe
  
• Once added the program settings will now be available for Rage 2
  
• Set Monitor Technology to G-Snyc (if available)
• Set Maximum pre-rendered frames to 2
• Enable Threaded Optimization
• Set Power Management to Highest Performance
• Set Multi-Display/Mixed GPU Acceleration to Single display performance mode
• Change Texture filtering – Quality to Performance

Method 7

Increase the Priority of Rage 2 from the Task Manager

• Launch Rage 2 via Steam or the Bethesda Launcher
  
• Press Alt+Tab to minimize the game
• Open Task Manager
• Click on Details tab
• Search for the process called RAGE2 for the list
  
• Right click on the process and Set Priority to High
• Click on the View tab on your Task Manager
• Change Update Speed to High

Remember, these are all basic troubleshooting guides for Rage 2 and we have not included any advanced method because we do not want people to mess with the in-game files because it might cause the game to break down completely. We have hopefully covered all the basic tips, tricks and methods that will help players towards their battle against lag and low fps.

You are good to go!

That’s all, folks!