How to resolve lag, stuttering, low FPS drop, freeze in Marvel Rivals on PC

Are you experiencing lag, stuttering, low FPS, or freezing while playing Marvel Rivals on your PC? Many players face these issues, but there are several solutions you can try to improve your gaming experience.

Solution 1: Check system requirements

There are certain requirements of your system to play the Marvel Rivals game. You should make sure that all those requirements are available on your PC to play the game easily.

Solution 2: Run game as administrator

1. Launch Steam.
2. Go to Library.
3. Right tap on Marvel Rivals and choose Properties.
4. Go to Installed Files.
5. Choose Browse next to Size of installation.
6. Right tap on executable and select Run as administrator.

Solution 3: Modify launch options

1. Open Steam.
2. Choose Library.
3. Right tap on Marvel Rivals and choose Properties.
4. Paste -dx11 in the Launch Options.
5. If not then you can add -dx12 or -windowed and then check the error.

Solution 4: Run in Windows 8 compatibility mode

1. Open Steam.
2. Right tap on Marvel Rivals game and choose Properties > Local Files.
3. Tap on Browse Local Files.
4. Look for Marvel Rivals.exe.
5. Right tap on it and choose Properties.
6. Under Compatibility tab, tick mark on Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows 8.
7. Save the changes.

Solution 5: Launch game in boot environment

1. Press Windows + R and type msconfig then press Enter.
2. Click on Services tab.
3. Click on Hide all Microsoft services option.
4. Tap on Disable all.
5. Click on Startup tab.
6. Tap on Open task manager.
7. Disable one task at one time then restart your PC.

Solution 6: Disable in-game overlay

For Steam user: Launch Steam > Settings > In-game, toggle off “Enable the Steam overlay while in-game” option.

For Discord overlay: Go to User Settings > Game Overlay tab > switch off Enable in game overlay option.

For GeForce Experience: Open GeForce experience > tap on Gear icon beside username > click on General > switch off “In-Game Overlay” options.

Solution 7: Update graphics cards

Make sure your graphics card drivers are updated so that you can get better performance in the game. Remember, if the drivers are outdated then several kind of issues can occur.

Go through the website of your graphics card manufacturer (NVIDIA | AMD) and check for the latest drivers. Finally, download and install them to apply changes.

Solution 8: Disable antivirus

1. Open Windows.
2. Click on Privacy and security.
3. Tap on Windows Security.
4. Choose Virus & Threat protection.
5. Click on Manage Settings.
6. Click on the ON icon below Real Time Protection.

Solution 9: Allow Marvel Rivals through firewall

1. Tap on Start menu.
2. Enter Windows Defender Firewall.
3. Look for Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall and click on it.
4. Select Allow another app option.
5. Tap on Browse > find Marvel Rivals executable > choose it and add it to app list allowed via Firewall.
6. Ensure both Private and Public boxes are checked.

Solution 10: Verify integrity of game files

1. Launch Steam client > tap on Library > right tap on Marvel Rivals.
2. Choose Properties > go to Local Files option.
3. Choose Verify Integrity of Game Files option.
4. Once done, wait for the process and then check the issue.

Solution 11: Close unnecessary background tasks

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys to open Task Manager.
2. Tap on Processes to check higher consuming resource.
3. Tap on that particular process and choose End Task.

Solution 12: Check graphics settings

When your graphics settings are not properly se up like texture quality, resolution etc. then it directly impacts the game. And this is wher the game can crash or suffer from other issue as it play a vital rols.

So make sure to set up the settings properly or even lower the graphics settings to avoid the unwanted issue.

Solution 13: Update Windows

1. Press Windows + I key to open Windows Settings.
2. Choose Update & Security option.
3. Tao on Check for update option.
4. If there is any update available, tap on Download and install.

Solution 14: Run game on dedicated graphics card

1. Open Graphics Settings.
2. Tap on Browsr and add Marvel Rivals.exe file by going to Steam > steamapps > common > Marvel Rivals folder.
3. Choose Marvel Rivals.exe file and tap on Add option.
4. Tap on Marvel Rivals > Options > choose High Performance under Graphics Preference and Save it.
5. Launch the game and check the issue.

Solution 15: Install Visual C++

1. Download and install the latest version of Visual C++ at Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable latest supported downloads page.
2. Restart PC.
3. Check if you can play it without any problem.

Solution 16: Change virtual memory settings

1. Search View Advanced System Settings and click on it.
2. Click on Settings in Performance under Advanced.
3. Click on Change for Virtual Memory.
4. click on custom size and enter 24567 (initial size) and type 49152 (maximum size) if you have 16 GB RAM.
5. Tap on Set > OK > restart your PC.

By following these solutions, you should be able to optimize Marvel Rivals’ performance on your PC and enjoy a lag-free gaming experience. Remember, each system is unique, so try different combinations of these fixes to find what works best for you.