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

Recommended:

• • OS: Windows 10 (64-Bit Required)
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-6700, 3.4 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 1700, 3.7 GHz
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070, 8 GB / Radeon RX Vega 56, 8GB
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 42 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Pre-set Graphics Setting: High, Target FPS: 60FPS @1080p

So it is pretty clear from the system requirements that Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a very demanding title. So, purchase the game only if your system specifications match the system requirements.

Update your graphics drivers

Outdated graphics drivers often lead to performance issues in games. Players may face low fps, stuttering and even crashes. Therefore in order to avoid all these it is always recommended to keep your graphics drivers updated. Here are the links to the latest drivers for AMD and Nvidia graphics cards:

1. Nvidia Drivers
2. AMD Drivers

Update your Windows OS

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. 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

Best Graphics or video settings for Yakuza Kiwami 2

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

Tweak settings for Yakuza Kiwami 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 Yakuza Kiwami 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 Yakuza Kiwami 2
  
• Select the executable file or the .exe file which in this case should be YakuzaKiwami2.exe
  
• Once added the program settings will now be available for YK2
  
• 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

Increase the Priority of Yakuza Kiwami 2 from the Task Manager

• Launch Yakuza Kiwami 2 via Steam
  
• Press Alt+Tab to minimize the game
• Open Task Manager
• Click on Details tab
• Search for the process called YakuzaKiwami2 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 guides, 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!