How to Overcome Valorant FPS Drops and Lag

FPS drops and lag spikes often occur when playing Valorant? Here’s an easy way to fix the problem so that the game runs smoothly!

Lag spikes and FPS drops are two problems that often arise in online games, and of course the FPS gaming experience, be it Valorant, CSGO, or Overwatch.

FPS (Frames per second) is an important parameter that helps players detect enemies, and increases the chances of hitting a target or a headshot. FPS drops can cause games feel “lags”. (Even though the lag is actually caused by something else).

For the most effective way, you should first understand whether the game is caused by lag or FPS drops. After that, follow the steps and how to overcome the following Valorant lag or fps drops!

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Valorant Lag or FPS Drops?

Lags in games are generally not caused by PC problems, but because of the internet. For example, the problem of the game server. It is possible that players in Indonesia play using North American servers. This often causes latency (or PING) is high, resulting in lag.

On the other hand, FPS drops are usually caused by a computer or PC problem. For example, PC specs are too low so they can’t run games smoothly.

How to Overcome Valorant Lag Spikes and Boost FPS Valorant

Here are some ways to deal with Valorant Lag Spikes or FPS drops. Depending on your problem, follow one of the following steps and then try playing Valorant again.

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4. Change Valorant FPS Video Settings

Here are the steps to overcome Valorant lag and FPS boost:

5. Check Riot server status

Sometimes the lag spikes and Fps drops in Valorant are caused by Riot’s own servers. To be sure, you can check on the web Valorant status server on Riot’s own website.

6. Activate all CPU Cores

Reportedly, some players experienced FPS drops in Valorant caused by the use of the core processor. Reddit user mackfan noticed that Valorant only uses one of the four existing processor cores. After activating all the core processors in the Valorant game, the fps drops disappeared.

To resolve valorant fps frame drops, follow these steps:

Open the Valorant application, then minimize the game (click Alt + Esc keys together).
Right click Windows Task bar > click Task Manager option
Click “More Details” > then click the “Processes” tab
Right-click Valorant > then click “Got to details”
Right-click “VALORANT-WIN64-Shipping.exe.” > Select “Set Affinity”
After that, a pop-up will appear indicating which CPU is active/used in Valorant. If everything is checked, then the lag / fps drops problem is not caused by this. (follow other steps). If only a few are checked > check the “” box, then click OK.
Repeat steps #5 and #6 on the “Valorant.exe” file

7. Set “High Priority” for Valorant

Didn’t work either? Try setting the Valorant setting to “high priority” in the task manager. Here are the steps:

Click CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open Task Manager
Click the “Details” tab > then right-click the Valorant game file
Click “set priority” > “High”

Don’t forget to close all unused applications to ensure the best performance in the Valorant game.

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Well, here are some ways you can try to overcome Valorant’s lag spikes or fps drops. In addition, you can try using an ethernet cable to prevent lag in the middle of the game.

I hope one of these steps helps you!

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