Continuous Stuttering/Lag Despite Stable FPS and Internet in PoE 2 Early Access

It might be that the game is not optimized yet.
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From Reddit
"The stuttering is caused by lockstep network mode and moderately high ping (above 60), the game gets out of sync and fails to resync properly and causes horrid stuttering. This can be disabled in POE1 but POE2 does not allow for predictive network mode. The only way to fix it is to restart the entire client and resync.

Nothing you can do about it (even tried edting the settings file manually to force adaptive mode, doesnt work)"
https://www.reddit.com/r/PathOfExile2/s/5r5oOv4veZ
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Hi everyone,

I'm experiencing a frustrating issue in Path of Exile 2 Early Access and was hoping someone could help. Despite my FPS remaining stable and my internet connection being solid (300-400 Mbps), I keep encountering stuttering and lag. It’s not tied to any specific location or activity in the game—it happens randomly during gameplay, and my first session was particularly bad.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Adjusted in-game settings (including lowering visual effects and disabling unnecessary options).
Capped my FPS to prevent fluctuations.
Checked hardware utilization (none of my components are maxed out).
My specs are as follows:

CPU: Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: RTX 4070 Super
RAM: 32 GB DDR5
Storage: 2 TB SSD
Cooling: Liquid cooling (temps are low and stable)
The game is installed on my SSD, and I’ve verified the files through the launcher. The issue seems more like micro-stutters or desync rather than classic lag or FPS drops.

Is anyone else encountering this? Any tips or settings adjustments I might have missed? Thanks in advance!


Yo, yeah I'm having the same problem and pretty much the same PC setup as yourself, tried the same fixes.

From the in game tracking for frame and network etc (F1) I'm running decent frame rate between 60-120 in combat, but ill randomly get a network spike from 10ms up to 1000+ for about a second. Sometimes only once and then fine for a few seconds. Other times multiple spikes and then it settles.

I can't work out what the issue is as I too have decent internet speeds (similar to yours) done multiple test, and hunting for a fix on the forums. Likewise, I don't experience this problem with other games. weirdly, my friends are having no issues... so I'm totally stumped.
same problem with similar specs also amd ryzen cpu and nvdia graphics card also did the same specs. Its very hard to play because with mercenary the weapon sometimes jams and doesnt shoot and sometimes shoots 6x in a row really fast
I'm having the same issue. Was fine yesterday. Just started today. 12/7

I've tried everything I know to do. Even stutters in town doing nothing.
Same, was fine yesterday but today the stuttering is pretty much unplayable
Has everyone updated their graphics drivers? nvidia just relased new drivers optimized for poe2
Updated to new drivers, no difference.

Stuttering is super noticeable and repeatable by twirling your character around with the mouse while standing still. Causes cpu to spike and sometimes causes the shader to spike.

I'm at a constant 30ms so network lag doesn't seem to be my problem.
Same problem here. I get a steady 39-44 FPS but it's very choppy.

Intel i7 10700k
EVGA 3080 10GB TUF
32 DDR4 ram
SSD drives
700/700 Mbs (so no latency issue)

Very choppy tried upgrading from Win 10 to Win 11, did nothing.
Also noticing the spikes in shader and CPU.
Did the high performance settings, nothing have worked.
bonk
Last edited by KMHoel#3649 on Dec 8, 2024, 2:41:09 AM
same problem on my XBOX series x. not able to continue playing the game.

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