Issues reported with Borderlands 3 including stuttering and occasional low frame rates around 1%.
Issues reported with Borderlands 3 including stuttering and occasional low frame rates around 1%.
Hello everyone, I recently upgraded my system from a 3070 to a 5070 Ti and decided to try Borderlands 3, as I haven't played it much before. I observed some minor delays and stuttering during gameplay, so I wanted to dig deeper into the issue. To my surprise, using MSI Afterburner, I found that my FPS would drop to 22–7 for a brief moment before returning to normal at random times. I spent several hours trying to fix this problem without success so far.
PC Specifications:
- CPU: Ryzen 5 5700X3D
- No OC CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212
- GPU: Gigabyte RTX 5070 Ti Windforce OC
- No OC RAM: Kingston 2×16 GB DDR4
- Dual-channel 3600 MHz PSU: Corsair 750 Watt 80 PLUS® Platinum
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B550-E
- Case: NZXT H510i
- Monitor: Samsung Odyssey 27-inch 240Hz 1440p
- Keyboard: Corsair K100
- Mouse: Logitech G102
- OS: Windows 11 25H2
What I've attempted:
- Verified DOCP and Resizable BAR in BIOS
- Updated motherboard BIOS
- Kept Windows updated
- Updated monitor firmware using DDU
- Removed GPU drivers with DDU and reinstalled
- Disabled Wi-Fi and Bluetooth adapters in BIOS
- Set PCIE1_16 to Gen 4
- Reinstalled the game
- Uninstalled Armoury Crate and iCue, cleaned registry
- Turned off USB selective suspend in Windows
- Disabled power-saving mode for each USB device in Device Manager
- Lowered and optimized in-game settings
- Turned off VSync in NVIDIA Control Panel, Windows, and monitor
Any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
I believe JayZTwoCents highlighted the need to activate ReBAR in BIOS and within the Nvidia app. It's worth investigating. I concur that any frame restriction software is ineffective because your monitor doesn't even hit its refresh rate (240 Hz). A simple test would be to set your game's framerate to 120 fps and observe the results. Good luck!
While playing this, I experienced some minor stuttering that made the game difficult to play. This issue was resolved by adjusting certain settings (see link: https://www.reddit.com/r/borderlands3/co...ing_crazy/). Try disabling volumetric fog, turning off all social features—especially notification frequency—and setting your FPS to match your monitor’s refresh rate. Run the benchmark tool at least three times; this should train the shaders and reduce stuttering. Also turn off motion blur. I believe the main improvement came from removing social settings. Hope this helps!
Apparent problem with the game; consider setting a 60FPS limit and let me know.
I enjoyed playing Borderlands 3 on my older graphics card. I managed about 30 hours of playtime before upgrading. The GPU and CPU stayed under 75°C, and the game performance was around 95-100% GPU usage and 25-30% CPU usage.
At 60 frames per second it seems to occur a bit more rarely, though it still fell to 5 fps for a brief moment.