The War Thunder game stutters too much for some players. For example, this is what one WT player said in a Reddit post, “I’m stuttering all the time on War Thunder. It’s making me crash, and miss kills like crazy.” Too much stuttering spoils the general playability of War Thunder. Here are some ways to fix excessive War Thunder stuttering on Windows PCs.
Enable V-Sync
Some players claim to have resolved War Thunder’s stuttering issue by enabling V-Sync. V-Sync is a setting that can help reduce screen tearing when enabled. These are the steps for enabling V-Sync via the NVIDIA Control Panel:
- Right-click any part of the Windows desktop to select Show more options > NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Next, click 3D Settings > Manage 3D Settings in the NVIDIA Control Panel.
- Select the Program Settings tab.
- Next, select the aces.exe (War Thunder) file from the Select a program drop-down menu.
- Select On for the Vertical Sync setting.
The Vertical Sync option
- Click Apply to set the setting.
If you have an AMD graphics card, you’ll need to turn on the Wait for Vertical Refresh option. Open AMD Radeon from the desktop context menu and select Radeon Settings > Games. Select the War Thunder game and set the Wait for Vertical Refresh option to Always on.
Adjust In-Game War Thunder Graphical Settings
Reducing in-game graphical settings is a more likely way to fix War Thunder stuttering because that will reduce system resource load. Click the menu and Options on the battle screen to select the Graphics tab. Then, try setting the graphical settings like this:
- Mode: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1,280 x 720
- Graphics API: Auto Direct 3D 11
- Anti-aliasing method: Off
- Anisotropy: Off
- NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Boost
- Frame generation: Off
- Graphics quality: Minimum
- Texture Quality: Low
- Minimal Shadow Quality: Low
The graphics settings in War Thunder
Uninstall Riot Vanguard
Some players confirm they’ve fixed War Thunder stuttering by uninstalling Riot Vanguard. However, note that you can’t play games like Valorant and League of Legends without the Vanguard anticheat. You can remove or disable Riot Vanguard as instructed on this RG support page.
The Installed apps settings
Erase the War Thunder Cache
Corrupted cache data is a potential cause for War Thunder stuttering. You can remedy that by deleting the cache folder like this:
- Open your Steam gaming client and its Library tab.
- Right-click on the War Thunder game to select Properties.
- Click Browse on the Installed Files tab.
- Right-click the cache folder in the War Thunder directory to select Delete.
Install a New Graphics Driver
Installing new graphics drivers has fixed War Thunder stuttering for some players. Our guide to updating graphical drivers covers a few ways you can apply this troubleshooting method. I would also recommend cleanly installing NVIDIA graphics drivers as instructed on this support page.
The NVIDIA graphics driver page
Select High Performance Graphics
Windows includes alternative High Performance and Power saving graphics preference options. If your PC has dual GPUs, select High Performance to ensure your dedicated graphics card is set for War Thunder. This is how you can select that option to fix War Thunder stuttering:
- Activate the file finder tool with the Windows logo + S hotkey.
- Type in graphics settings into the search box.
- Select Graphics settings to access those options.
- Press the Add desktop app button to select the aces.exe file for War Thunder.
The High Performance option
- Click Add to select the file.
- Next, click the War Thunder game to add.
- Select High Performance on the GPU Preference drop-down menu.
Other Possible Ways to Fix War Thunder Stuttering
If War Thunder still stutters too much, there are more potential remedies you can try applying. These are some additional troubleshooting methods for the stuttering:
- Select the Verify Integrity option for War Thunder as covered on this Steam page.
- Close superfluous program apps with Task Manager before starting War Thunder.
- Select the High-performance power plan option in the Control Panel.
- Set a -fullscreen launch option for War Thunder by right-clicking the game in Steam’s Library tab and selecting Properties > General.
There might not be a surefire way to fix War Thunder stuttering on Windows PCs. However, the troubleshooting methods covered here are among the better ways to reduce stuttering in War Thunder. Players who’ve fixed WT stuttering in other ways are most welcome to share their resolutions in the comments below.
