Dragon Age The Veilguard: Stuttering and crashing on PC: How to fix and possible reasons

EA and BioWare's recent title Dragon Age The Veilguard has been performing incredibly well on Steam — it reached a peak of 70,414 concurrent players within a day of its release, topping the chart as the most popular Bioware title, and third best when it comes to single-player EA games. However, one issue that has been deteriorating some gamers' experience is that of stutters and lags.

There can be several reasons behind a game facing these issues. This article will take a look at the possible reasons and how to fix them in Dragon Age The Veilguard.

NOTE: The fixes may not bear fruit for everyone. However, they are worth attempting until the developer releases an official patch.

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Fixing performance issues in Dragon Age The Veilguard

1) Check system requirements of Dragon Age The Veilguard

Check system requirements and make sure you have the required hardware to run Dragon Age. (Image via EA)

The first thing you must do is check if your device meets the Dragon Age The Veilguard system requirements. This could be the basic problem causing the stuttering and crashing.

You can check the requirements in the link above, or head over to the game's store page via Steam or Epic Games Store. Here, find the system requirements of the game and make sure your hardware is well-suited to these needs.

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2) Check for GPU driver updates

One primary reason behind performance issues and crashing on video games can be because of outdated drivers on your graphics card.

To resolve this issue, simply head over to the native software of your graphics card and check for updates. AMD users need to open AMD Adrenalin Edition software and NVIDIA users need to check for updates on GeForce Experience software. After installing the drivers, restart your PC and check your game performance.

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3) Close background processes and applications

Open the Task Manager on your PC and check if any application or process is taking too much resources and memory. If there is any unwanted software or process running, make sure to close it by right-clicking on it and then selecting "End Task."

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4) Overheating/ventilation issues

Dragon Age The Veilguard heating issues can potentially be solved with these simple steps. (Image via EA)

Another reason behind low performance while gaming despite having the right hardware can be overheating or low ventilation. For this, make sure to clean your PC thoroughly as accumulated dust particles can often cause overheating. You can also try changing the thermal paste of your CPU if you notice dangerous temperature levels while gaming.

If it is not overheating, then checking the fan speeds can also help. If your PC cabinet does not have enough airflow, it can lead to ventilation problems, leading to dips in performance as well.

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5) Verify the integrity of game files

To verify that none of your game files is tampered with or destroyed, follow the below-mentioned steps on Steam:

• Launch Steam on your PC
• Open your Game Library.
• Right-click on the game and open Properties.
• Browse through all the options and go to the Installed Files tab.
• Select 'Verify Integrity of Game Files' and let Steam analyze everything.
• After this is done, try opening the game and check whether the performance has improved or not.

On the Epic Games store, the process is fairly simple as well.

• Open Epic Games Store, go to your game library, and right-click on Dragon Age The Veilguard tile.
• Go to Options and then click on 'Manage'
• Now, click on 'Verify Files.'

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6) Disable triple buffering

Another reason why this issue is happening might be because triple buffering is enabled by default. To disable this, simply head over to the in-game settings of Dragon Age The Veilguard and go to 'Display Settings.' Look for 'Triple Buffering' and turn it off.

Also Check: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Interactive Map

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These are all the known steps that can help solve the Dragon Age The Veilguard stuttering and crashing issue on the PC. However, if the issue persists, raise the matter to the support team, or wait until an official patch concerning the issue is released.