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7 Ways to Fix FPS Drops, Lag & Stuttering in the Age of Empires 4

Give a try to these tested solutions and you’ll see the difference

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Updated onApril 19, 2024

updated onApril 19, 2024

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A magnificent game and an able successor to the AoE 3, the Age of Empires 4 is known for performance issues like FPS drops, lags and stuttering.

While it’s a widely popular game offering the feel of the old-style games and the way it illustrates history, users have been complaining of a host of issues.

From lags, freezes, or stutters to low FPS or sudden crashes, there has been a multitude of issues being reported since its release.

Also, ifAge of Empires 4 is not working or keeps crashingquite often, you can refer to our guide for some quick solutions.

Why does my FPS keep dropping suddenly in AOE 4?

Some of the common causes that are known for sudden FPS drops in AOE 4 are:

Before you move over to the troubleshooting methods, make sure that you close any unused applications or programs that are running in the background.

Also, ensure that the display resolution is set to 1920×1080 and the gameplay resolution scale to 100.

We have compiled a few workarounds that will not just help you with the FPS drop issue in the Age of Empires 4 but will also fix the lags and stuttering issue.

How do I fix FPS drops in the Age of Empire 4?

1. Set refresh rate to 60Hz

Once done, you can now check if the Age of Empires FPS drop issue is fixed.

2. Update the GPU drivers

Once done, close Device Manager and restart your PC for the changes to be effective. The FPS drops issue on Age of Empire 4 should be fixed now.

3. Tweak Windows 11 graphics settings

Rebootyour PC for the changes to be effective and now the Age of Empires 4 FPS drops issue should be resolved.

You can now try playing the Age of Empires 4 game and you should not experience FPS drops, lags, or stuttering.

4. Change AOE 4 graphics settings

A lot of users fixed the stuttering by just tweaking a few settings in the graphics settings menu.

Here is what I think are the best graphics settings for Age of Empires 4:

In case you are facing a scroll lag issue in the Age of Empires 4 game, you can set the image quality to medium, and leave everything else on high.

5. Enable the Game Mode

You can now check the game and there should be no lags in the Age of Empires 4 multiplayer or FPS drops.

7. Scan for HDD errors

Once the scan is over, reboot your PC and check if you are still experiencing FPS drops or lags in AoE 4.

8. Disable the Steam overlay

While this method will help you to fix the game lag issue, it will also help you to get rid of the RAM warning in Age of Empires 4.

For more workarounds, you can refer to our detailed post to fix theFPS drops and stuttering issues in PC games.

How can I make Age of Empires 4 run better?

To optimizeAge of Empires IV, make sure to follow the below instructions:

In addition, if the Documents folder is set to sync with OneDrive, disable syncing to fix the Age of Empires 4 stuttering issue as shown below:

Now that the sync is paused, launch AoE4 and check if you are still suffering from FPS drops, lag, and stuttering.

Usually, Age of Empires 4does not have any hotkeys, functions, or a menu option to check FPS while playing.

But, you can enable the Steam in-game overlay (if using Steam) in your global steam settings to check your frames.

However, as an alternative, you can use the Windows game bar to track performance and FPS by pressing the Win + G shortcut keys.

Nvidia users can use its GeForce Experience overlay, MSI Afterburner, or Fraps to find and measure your in-game FPS and track any performance dips.

At the same time, make sure that the game is updated to the latest version to avoid any performance issues.

Also, make sure to select the correct graphics processor (Nvidia/AMD) to avoid any FPS drops, lags, or stuttering.

Besides, Nvidia users can disable G-sync through the Nvidia Control Panel and the VRR option should also be turned off. But. if this does not help you may uninstall and reinstall the game to fix the issue.

If you have any other issues related to the Age of Empires 4, you can let us know in the comments box below.

7 Ways to Fix FPS Drops, Lag & Stuttering in the Age of Empires 4#

Why does my FPS keep dropping suddenly in AOE 4?#

How do I fix FPS drops in the Age of Empire 4?#

1. Set refresh rate to 60Hz#

2. Update the GPU drivers#

3. Tweak Windows 11 graphics settings#

4. Change AOE 4 graphics settings#

5. Enable the Game Mode#

7. Scan for HDD errors#

8. Disable the Steam overlay#

How can I make Age of Empires 4 run better?#