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Why is Star Citizen so laggy?

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Why is Star Citizen so laggy?

There are many reasons and causes that can make Star Citizen lag. Since it is a big game, it needs big resources. If you run a time of apps such as Discord and Chrome alongside the game, it will stutter and lag.

What specs do you need to run Star Citizen?

Star Citizen Minimum Requirements

  1. Target Quality – Low Preset: 1080p 30 fps.
  2. OS – Windows 10 64-bit v.1803 or higher.
  3. Processor (CPU) – Intel Core i7-2500K / AMD FX-4100 or better.
  4. Memory (RAM) – 16 GB.
  5. Graphics (GPU) – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580 or better.
  6. DX (Version) – DirectX 11.
  7. Storage – 65 GB.

Does Star Citizen have an FPS counter?

Tip: To show Star Citizen FPS while playing the game, you can press the ` key (under the Esc key) to open the game console, type r_displayinfo 3, and press Enter to show Star Citizen FPS.

How do I dedicate more RAM to Star Citizen?

How to allocate more RAM to a game in Windows

  1. Right-click and scroll down to Set Priority. It will display options ranging between Realtime and Low.
  2. Click on High. A window will open asking to confirm your choice.

Does star citizen use CPU?

Star Citizen requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. Star Citizen is not available for macOS or Linux. As of patch 3.11, Star Citizen requires a computer with the ability to run AVX instructions, which is noted above under the CPU requirements.

How do I reduce RAM usage Star Citizen?

You should be able to find it by going to: System > Display > Graphics > Change Default Graphics Settings > then Hardware-Accelerated GPU scheduling will be a toggle option in there.

How do I allocate more VRAM to a game?

Once you get to the BIOS menu, look for the secondary menu under Video Settings, Graphics Settings, or VGA Memory Size. You should find it under the Advanced menu. From there, you can adjust the DVMT Pre-Allocated VRAM to the size that suits your system. Save the configuration and restart your computer.