Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy asks a lot from the player’s PC, especially if you are running a mid-range system. For users who barely meet the requirements to play the game, they will experience some stuttering and performance issues if the game’s settings are not optimized well enough. But, certain settings and PC configurations can also have the game stutter on high-end PCs. Stick with this guide and we will help you boost Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy FPS and reduce stutter.
Note: This guide is a work-in-progress and will keep evolving or updating in the days that follow after release, so if none of the fixes worked at the time you are reading, check back later.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Stuttering and FPS Drop Fix
Sometimes a few settings changes can have a huge impact on the game’s performance while still maintaining the aesthetics. We will do the best settings for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy post in the next 24 hours, so watch out for that. Meanwhile, here are some solutions you can try to fix Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy stuttering and FPS drop.
Go through the below checklist before moving to more advanced fixes. Do keep a track of the changes you make because if the fixes don’t work, it’s best to restore the PC to its original state.
- Update the graphics card driver software.
- Play the game on Fullscreen. Windowed mode can cause Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy stutter.
- Set a consistent frame rate. We suggest that you set 60 FPS and increase as you monitor the performance of the game.
- Try toggling V-Sync on and off. Check the performance at each settings. Sometimes V-Sync can cause the stutter, sometimes it can prevent it.
- Reduce the graphics settings to the game. If the game is stuttering a lot and you have a mid-range settings, run everything on low or the default settings.
- Close unnecessary programs in the background. Even better run the game in a clean boot environment. You can find the steps below.
- Disable the Steam overlay and check if that makes a difference.
If the above tips have not helped reduce Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy stutter and FPS drop, please follow the below solutions.
Disable Control Flow Guard
Before you disable it, you should know more about it as it’s important for your security. Disabling the Control Flow Guard will instantly boost your FPS and reduce stutter, but don’t do it globally as it will put your system at risk. Control Flow Guard is an exploit protection feature, so it’s very important. Here is how to set exceptions for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy on Control Flow Guard (if you choose to do it).
Open ‘Virus & threat protection’ > go to ‘Apps & browser control’ > click on ‘Exploit Protection Settings’ > toggle ‘Program Settings’ > click the plus icon ‘Add program to customize’ > choose ‘Add by program name’ > paste ‘game.exe’ > scroll on the new window to find Control flow guard (CFG) and check Override system settings > click Apply > Yes.
Launch the Game in a Clean Boot Environment
A clean boot environment has several advantages as it disables resource-hungry and conflicting third-party software that could be causing Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy to stutter. Here are the steps you can follow.
- Press Windows Key + R and type msconfig, hit Enter
- Go to the Services tab
- Check Hide all Microsoft services
- Now, click Disable all
- Go to the Startup tab and click on Open Task Manager
- Disable one task at a time and restart the system.
- After the boot, run the game.
We hope that Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy stuttering and FPS drop have improved with the above solutions, if not, please check back in 24 hours. If you have a solution that worked for you, you can share them in the comments for other users to try.