Many players are reporting excessive stuttering, and lag is ruining their fun in Battlefield 6. One player’s Reddit post said this about the stuttering, “BF6 Stuttering… I have cranked everything down to the floor, and it still constantly stutters.” Excessive stuttering and lag can make any multiplayer game hard to play, and that’s certainly the case for Battlefield 6. These are potential fixes for excessive stuttering and lag in Battlefield 6 on Windows PCs.
Flush DNS Cache
Flushing the DNS cache is a potential resolution for fixing network-related Battlefield 6 stuttering. Applying this possible fix will trigger a fresh DNS lookup for a more optimal IP address. You can clear the DNS cache with the following steps:
- Press the Windows logo keyboard key and S to activate the tool for file searching.
- Enter a cmd search phrase.
- Click Run as administrator for the Command Prompt app.
The flush DNS command
- Input ipconfig /flushdns into the Command Prompt window and press Return.
Lower Your Mouse Polling Rate
Battlefield 6 has a known mouse input bug that drops input packets from mice set with a higher polling rate. To remedy this cause of Battlefield 6 stuttering, try lowering your mouse’s polling rate. You can do that by opening your mouse configuration software (such as Razer Synapse, for example) and finding the Polling Rate setting in it. Then, select 125 to be the polling rate.
The Polling Rate mouse setting
Disable Frame Generation
Players confirm that disabling AMD FSR Frame Generation can fix Battlefield 6 stuttering. AMD FSR Frame Generation inserts artificial frames, which, in theory, should result in a better frame rate. Yet, the game evidently runs smoother on some PCs with its native frame output. This is how you can turn off Frame Generation in Battlefield 6:
- Start the Battlefield 6 game.
- Click the settings cog button in Battlefield 6.
- Select Graphics and Advanced.
- Then, toggle the AMD FSR Frame Generation option off.
The AMD FSR Frame Generation setting
Disable NVIDIA Reflex
Disabling the NVIDIA Reflex in-game setting is another player-confirmed way to remedy Battlefield 6 stuttering. Thus, it seems NVIDIA Reflex might currently be bugged in BF6, especially when enabled alongside Frame Generation. To turn off that setting, go through the first three steps of the previous resolution above. Then, set the NVIDIA Reflex option to Disabled within Battlefield 6’s advanced settings.
The NVIDIA Reflex low Latency setting
Adjust In-Game Battlefield 6 Settings
Lowering in-game graphics settings will usually result in better frame rates for any game. To adjust the Battlefield 6 graphical settings, click the settings button and graphics. Then, set the graphical options like this:
- Texture Quality: Medium
- Shadow Quality: Low
- Post Processing & Effects: Low
- Ray Tracing: Off
- V-Sync: Off
- DLSS: On (Performance mode)
- Anti-Aliasing: TAA Low
- Resolution Scale: 100%
Update Graphics Drivers
Some new graphical drivers include performance optimization for games that can remedy stuttering. For example, the October 2025 GeForce Game Ready Driver incorporates some specific Battlefield 6 optimizations. So, updating your GPU’s driver for Battlefield 6 is recommended, and this KeenGamer guide tells you how players can install new graphical drivers.
The NVIDIA driver download page
Turn Off Overlay Features
Overlay features in software packages that conflict with Battlefield 6 can cause gameplay stuttering and freezes to arise. To address this potential cause, turn off overlay features in software like Steam, Discord, the EA app, and GeForce Experience. Then, try playing Battlefield 6 with the overlays disabled to see if that makes a difference.
The GeForce Experience overlay setting
Close or Uninstall Discord
Some players have fixed Battlefield 6 stuttering by closing or uninstalling Discord. Discord’s background processes can hog valuable system resources and can even affect how the game renders graphics. If you have Discord installed, try closing it via Task Manager like this:
- Right-click a taskbar area and select Task Manager.
- Look for Discord in the Processes tab.
- Right-click Discord processes and select End task.
The Task Manager tool
If closing Discord doesn’t have much of an effect, consider uninstalling the software. Uninstalling Discord is the best way to ensure the app can’t conflict with Battlefield 6 in any way. One player said removing Discord boosted his/her PC’s frame rate for BF 6 by about 20 FPS.
There isn’t any definitive way to fix excessive Battlefield 6 stuttering and lag on Windows PCs. Much depends on how your PC meets the recommended, rather than minimum, system requirements for the game. However, the potential remedies above are more widely confirmed ways to reduce stuttering and lag in Battlefield 6.
