Marvel Rivals stuttering can seriously spoil the action in that game for some players. For example, one MR player’s Reddit post says, “Marvel Rivals is unplayable on my PC all of a sudden… Been playing this for three weeks with no problem on my PC, but all of a sudden a couple of days ago it started to stutter and drop frames.” It’s hard to play multiplayer games like Marvel Rivals when there’s excessive stuttering, typically caused by frame rate drops. These are some ways you can remedy Marvel Rivals stuttering on Windows PCs.
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End Superfluous Processes in Task Manager
Try applying basic gaming optimization by closing unnecessary program processes before playing Marvel Rivals. Doing this might free up some system resources for the game, enhancing gameplay performance. You can end processes for unneeded third-party programs like this.
- Right-click somewhere on the taskbar to select a Task Manager option.
- Select the Processes tab to see what programs it includes.
- Right-click unneeded third-party program processes and select End task.
The End task option
- Next, click the Startup tab.
- Select unneeded startup items shown there to select Disable.
The Startup tab
Turn Off the Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling Option
Players confirm disabling Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling has fixed Marvel Rivals stuttering on their PCs. Applying this possible fix can sometimes remedy game stuttering because it reduces GPU graphical tasks. This is how you can turn off Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling:
- First, activate the tool for filing searching by pressing the Windows logo + S keys on your keyboard.
- Type graphics preference into the search tool.
- Next, click the matching Graphics preference result.
- Turn off the Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling setting.
The Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling
Disable Control Flow Guard for Marvel Rivals
Disabling the Control Flow Guard security feature is another potential resolution players confirm can remedy the Marvel Rivals stuttering. In fact, many player reports highlight that security feature causes stuttering in many games. You can disable Control Flow Guard via settings like this.
- First, open the Windows tool for finding files, settings, and apps.
- Enter exploit protection and select the matching search result.
- Click the Program settings tab.
- Next, click Add program to customize and select Choose exact file path.
The Program settings tab
- Select the Marvelrivals_launcher.exe file in the game’s installation folder and click Open. You can also try applying this possible fix for the Marvel-Win64-Shipping.exe file in the MarvelRivals > MarvelGame > Marvel > Binaries > Win64.
- Click the Marvel Rivals EXE file added, and press the Edit button.
- Select the Override system settings option for the Control flow guard.
The Control flow guard setting
- Next, turn off the toggle switch for that option by clicking on it.
- Press Apply to save the selected options.
Generally Lower Graphical Settings
Generally lowering graphical settings is one of the first things you should try to remedy stuttering in any games. Doing this usually at least reduces stuttering because it lessens the processing demands for better visuals. Select Settings > Display in Marvel Rivals and try configuring the game’s graphical settings like this.
- Graphics Quality: Low (or Medium at least)
- Reflection Quality: Screen Space Reflection
- Texture Detail: Low
- Effects Detail: Low
- Foilage Quality: Low
- Shadow Detail: Low
- Low Latency Mode: NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency
The Graphics settings in Marvel Rivals
Reduce the Super Resolution Sharpening Setting to 0
Some players confirm adjusting the Super Resolution Sharpening setting to 0 has fixed their Marvel Rivals stuttering. That setting enhances edge definition, albeit with the potential caveat of causing some image distortion. To apply this potential fix, drag the slider for the Super Resolution Sharpening setting on the Display tab to 0.
The Super Resolution Sharpening setting
Turn off the NVIDIA Overlay
Disabling the NVIDIA GeForce overlay feature is another possible fix for Marvel Rivals stuttering some players say has worked for them. The NVIDIA overlay feature will no longer compete for system resources when disabled. These are the steps for turning off the NVIDIA overlay.
- Right-click the NVIDIA icon to open a context menu and select GeForce Experience, from there.
- Click on the Settings button in GeForce Experience.
- Turn off the In-Game Overlay setting by clicking on its toggle switch.
The In-Game Overlay option
Install a New Graphics Card Driver
Although not the most widely confirmed fix for Marvel Rivals stuttering, updating the graphics driver on your PC could enhance that game’s gameplay performance. This potential fix will more likely be effective if you really need to update the graphics card driver on your PC. Our guide for updating graphical drivers includes step-by-step instructions for applying this potential resolution with different methods.
The NVIDIA graphics driver page
Other Potential Remedies for Marvel Rivals Stuttering
Try applying all potential fixes for Marvel Rivals stuttering discussed above first. If the game still stutters too much, these are some additional potential remedies that might be worth trying:
- Select the High-performance graphics preference option for Marvel Rivals if your PC has two GPUs.
- Disable other in-game overlays for software like Steam and Discord.
- Undo any GPU or processor overclocking applied on your PC.
- Select a High performance or Ultimate performance setting in the Power Options Control Panel applet.
The potential resolutions above are among the more effective ways to fix the Marvel Rivals stuttering on Windows PCs. Applying them will probably at least reduce that game’s stuttering on your PC to make it much more playable. However, you might not be able to completely eliminate stuttering if your gaming rig barely meets Marvel Rivals’ minimum system requirements.
