8 Solutions to the Warzone 2 Lagging Issue

Why Is Warzone 2 So Laggy?

Warzone 2, short for Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, is a free-to-play battle royale video game developed by Infinity Ward and Raven Software for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.

It was officially revealed by Activision at Call of Duty Next in September 2022 and was welcomed by many people once released.

However, some people report that the Warzone 2 is lagging on their PCs. Why is Warzone 2 so laggy? The possible causes are as follows:

• Low PC Hardware Configuration: Warzone 2 has released its system requirements. If your PC doesn’t meet these requirements, you will encounter various gaming issues, including the Warzone 2 lagging issue.
• Limited PC Resources: The PC resources are limited. If you are running other apps, there won’t be enough PC resources to run the Warzone 2 game. In this case, you need to take various measures to allocate PC resources to Warzone 2 first or make sure it can run smoothly, even at the expense of picture quality.

How to Fix the Warzone 2 Lagging Issue

Is Warzone 2 laggy on your PC? If so, you can try the following methods to solve this issue.

Way 1. Check the PC Specs

1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box.
2. Type “dxdiag” and press Enter to open DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
3. Under the System tab, you can find the Operating System version, the Processor name and frequency, and the Memory size.
4. Under the Display tab, you can find the Name and VRAM of the graphics card.
5. If your PC doesn’t meet these requirements, you need to upgrade the hardware.

Way 2. Make Sure You Have a Reliable Network Connection

Warzone 2 stuttering may be caused by a bad network connection. You need to make sure your network connection is good. You can refer to this post: 11 Tips to Troubleshoot Internet Connection Problems Win 10.

Way 3. Update the GPU Driver

1. Open Device Manager using the Windows Search bar.
2. Expand Display adapters.
3. Right-click on the graphics card and choose Update driver.
4. On the pop-up window, click Search automatically for drivers.

Way 4. Close Unnecessary Programs

You can restart your computer to close all apps. After the restart, open Task Manager to check if some unnecessary startup apps are running and consuming a lot of PC resources. If there are, right-click them to end the task.

Way 5. Uninstall Bitdefender

Some people report that uninstalling Bitdefender can solve the Warzone 2 stuttering issue. If you have installed this software, you can try this method.

1. Open Control Panel.
2. Navigate to the Programs tab and click it.
3. Right-click on Bitdefender Total Security.
4. Click Uninstall and Yes when prompted.
5. On the next screen, choose the option I want to uninstall Bitdefender.

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Way 6. Enable Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling

This feature will bring slight improvement to framerates on low-end computers. Here is the guide:

1. Search for Graphics Settings using Windows Search.
2. Click on Change default graphics settings.
3. Enable Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling.

Way 7. Change In-Game Settings

The best graphics settings for Warzone 2 are as follows:

Display

1. Display Mode: Fullscreen
2. Display Monitor: Primary
3. Display Adapter: Your GPU
4. Screen Refresh Rate: Set your monitor to max
5. Resolution: Native
6. Aspect Ratio: Auto (16:9)
7. V-Sync (Gameplay & Menus): Off
8. Custom Frame-Rate Limit: Unlimited (depending on your monitor)
9. Gameplay: Unlimited
10. Menu: 60
11. Out of focus: 30
12. Focused Mode: Off
13. HDR: Off

Quality

1. Quality Presets: Custom
2. Render Resolution: 100
3. Upscaling / Sharpening: FidelityFX CAS
4. FidelityFX CAS Strength: 85
5. Anti-Aliasing: Filmic SMAA T2X (removes black dots)
6. Anti-Aliasing Quality: Normal
7. Video Memory Scale: 90
8. Texture Resolution: Normal
9. Texture Filter Anisotropic: Normal
10. Nearby Level of Detail: High
11. Distant Level of Detail: High
12. Clutter Draw Distance: Short
13. Particle Quality: High
14. Particle Quality Level: Low
15. Bullet Impacts & Sprays: Off
16. Shader Quality: High (if you want your gun camos to pop)
17. Tessellation: Off
18. Terrain Memory: Max
19. On-Demand Texture Streaming: Off
20. Streaming Quality: Low
21. Volumetric Quality: Low
22. Deferred Physics Quality: Off
23. Water Caustics: Off
24. Shadow Map Resolution: Very Low
25. Spot Shadow Quality: Low
26. Cache Spot Shadows: Off
27. Spot Cache: High (gets rid of stuttering when on High/Ultra)
28. Cache Sun Shadows: Off
29. Particle Lighting: Low
30. Ambient Occlusion: Off
31. Screen Space Reflections: Off
32. Static Reflection Quality: Low
33. Weather Grid Volumes: Off
34. Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
35. Depth of Field: Off
36. World Motion Blur: Off
37. Weapon Motion Blur: Off
38. Film Grain: 0.00

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Way 8. Scan and Repair Warzone 2 Files

In Steam:

1. Open Steam.
2. Right-click on Warzone in your library.
3. Select Settings and then Properties.
4. Choose Local Files and click on Verify integrity of game files.

In Battle.net:

1. Select the game on Battle.net.
2. Click on the cog wheel icon beside Play.
3. Choose Scan and Repair.

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