Far Cry New Dawn Performance Guide – Fix Lag, FPS Drops, Bugs and Stuttering

Troubleshooting | December 26, 2023 | By

There is no mystery regarding the fact that Far Cry titles have always been on the heavier side. And that completely makes sense, considering how rich the textures get every time with a new release. Players would need some good hardware in order to run Far Cry New Dawn lag free. But that doesn’t mean players with mediocre or entry-level systems won’t be able to run this title at all. Sure, it would be a bit laggy with some fps drops here and there, but it can be managed very easily. Here is how you can fix any sort of lag, FPS drops, bugs and stuttering in Far Cry New Dawn:

Far Cry New Dawn Performance Guide – Fix Lag, FPS Drops, Bugs and Stuttering

Matching your system specifications with the system requirements of Far Cry New Dawn

Minimum: [1080p 30fps low-medium]

    • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
    • Processor: Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX 6350 @ 3.9 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) or AMD Radeon R9 270X (2GB) or better
    • Storage: 30 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
    • Additional Notes: PERIPHERALS: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset

Recommended: [1080p 60 fps high-ultra]

    • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290X (4GB) or better
    • Storage: 30 GB available space
    • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers
    • Additional Notes: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset

Our recommended system requirements for 1080p 60fps at medium settings:

  • OS: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 8100 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 ti (4GB) or AMD Radeon RX 470 (4GB)
  • Storage: 30 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card with latest drivers

Update your graphics drivers

Outdated drivers could be the reason of performance loss at times. Here are the links to the latest drivers for AMD and Nvidia graphics cards:

  1. Nvidia Drivers
  2. AMD Drivers

Best Graphics or Video settings for best performance

Go to Options>Monitor

  • Enable HDR : Off
  • Enable V-sync : Off

Go to Options>Quality

  • Texture Filtering : Normal
  • Shadows : Low
  • Geometry and Vegetation : Normal
  • Environment : Normal
  • Water : Normal
  • Terrain : Normal
  • Volumetric Fog : Low
  • Anti-aliasing : TAA
  • Motion Blur : On

Utilizing the Windows Task Manager

  • Start Far Cry New Dawn
  • Press Alt+Tab to minimize the game
  • Open Task Manager
  • Click on Details tab
  • Search for the process FC.exe from the list.
  • Right click on the process and Set Priority to High

Utilizing the Nvidia Control Panel

[Note : This is for Nvidia users only]

  • Open Nvidia Control Panel
  • Click on Manage 3D settings > Program Settings > and locate FC.exe from the drop down menu. Add if not there in the list
  • Set Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames to 1
  • Set Monitor Technology to G-Snyc (if available)
  • Enable Threaded Optimization
  • Set Power Management to Prefer Maximum Performance
  • Keep Texture Filtering at Performance
  • Set Multi-Display/Mixed GPU Acceleration to Single display performance mode.

You are good to go!

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That’s all folks!

Last Updated on December 26, 2023