How To Resolve Death Stranding Stutters?

Death Stranding Stutters
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Kojima Productions released their much-anticipated Death Stranding on Steam and Epic Games Store today. As with all new releases, the game was also confronted with issues and errors. If not resolved, these issues can ruin the experience for users! One of such issues is the stutters that users have been encountering in Death Stranding. While there has been no update from Kojima Productions about these issues, there are some resolutions that you can attempt to avoid them.

Death Stranding has been one of the most anticipated game for PC this year. Since its release today, thousands of users have purchased the game. Death Stranding has been prominent amid PC enthusiasts due to the revolutionary technology that it brings, such as DLSS 2.0. So, it would make sense that so many want to experience this immersive open-world game. However, there are some issues that users are not as contented about. In this article, we will explain how you can resolve the stutters in Death Stranding on both the Steam and Epic Games Launcher.

How To Resolve Death Stranding Stutters?

Before you attempt any of the below-mentioned resolutions, make sure that your computer meets the minimum requirements for the game. If it does not, there’s no point in attempting any of the resolutions, as your computer cannot run the game. Below, we’ve mentioned both the minimum and recommended system requirements for Death Stranding.

Minimum Requirements:

  • OS: Windows® 10
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Recommended Requirements:

  • OS: Windows® 10
  • Processor: Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Storage: 80 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Method #1 — Disable DLSS:

While DLSS has been one of the most anticipated features in Death Stranding, for many users, it has been causing stutters. If your computer meets the recommended requirements for the games and you still encounter stutters, you may want to disable DLSS to avoid it. It will reduce the details and textures of the game, but it may resolve the stutters as well. However, this is only if you are using an NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU. If you’re not, DLSS isn’t the one causing the stutters. You can disable DLSS from the in-game graphics settings; you can also change the extent of DLSS from the settings.

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For further information about NVIDIA’s DLSS 2.0 technology in Death Stranding, click here!

Method #2 — Update Your GPU Drivers:

Anytime that a new game comes out, both NVIDIA and AMD release new drivers that are optimized for it. NVIDIA’s Game Ready Driver 451.67 – WHQL has support for Death Stranding and a few other games as well. You can download the most up-to-date drivers from your GPU manufacturer’s website; NVIDIA or AMD, to ensure that your GPU is compatible with the game.

Read our Download Death Stranding Optimized NVIDIA Game Ready Driver 451.67 – WHQL For Better Performance article for more information.

Method #3 — Update Your Windows:

Often than not, many people ignore Windows updates. But, it is important to ensure that your Windows is up-to-date, as it brings support for new games and applications. As of now, Windows 10 Version 2004 is the most recent update, which was released on 27th May 2020. You can update your Windows from the Update & Security option in Settings. You can also update it from the Windows 10 Update Assistant application, which you can download from Microsoft’s website.

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