每秒(Per Second)帧数( FPS ) 是所有游戏玩家都熟悉的术语。它衡量您的 PC 运行游戏的流畅程度，较低的帧速率会导致画面不稳定和死机。
一个常见的抱怨是曾经完美运行的游戏在相同的硬件上开始滞后。在您的 PC 上发生这种情况的原因有很多，从过热的处理器到占用所有内存的后台进程。
让我们看看一些调整，以解决 PC 上的卡顿问题并为您提供流畅的游戏体验。
1.降低CPU温度
现代CPU(CPUs)可以在各种时钟速度下运行。但是，处理器使用的确切频率取决于许多因素，其中最重要的是温度(temperature)。
随着CPU变热，它开始限制其性能，从而减少功耗和产生的热量。虽然这确实可以使处理器免受长期硬件损坏的影响，但它也会减慢处理速度，并可能在游戏时造成卡顿。
检查您的 PC 是否存在过热问题的最佳方法是使用第三方工具，例如Core Temp。然后，在激烈的游戏过程中监控你的 CPU 的温度，看看温度是否超过了 80℃ 标记，然后就会开始节流。
如果过热确实是问题，该怎么办？这取决于您使用的系统类型。对于台式电脑，涂上新的导热膏并获得更好的散热风扇通常是治愈方法。
另一方面，笔记本电脑通常会由于灰尘堆积和气流受阻而开始发热。例如，将笔记本电脑放在平坦的表面上会阻止底部风扇正常冷却(fans from cooling properly)，从而增加温度。考虑使用冷却垫并不时清洁内部部件以获得更好的性能。
2.减少图形设置
最简单的答案通常是正确的——您的PC 功能不足以(PC is not powerful enough)在最高设置下处理游戏。当然，几乎每台配备现代显卡的计算机都可以运行一切，但其细节水平很大程度上取决于其规格。
游戏本身选择的推荐设置很少针对性能进行优化。例如，如果您在玩图形要求高的游戏时遇到延迟，最好将游戏设置降低一个档次，以使您的硬件更轻松。
具体来说，您应该寻找 CPU 密集型设置，例如模拟物理和背景角色。降低这些很少会对视觉质量产生如此大的影响，但可以大大提高性能。
3.选择正确的电源计划
这个更适合笔记本电脑而不是台式电脑。默认情况下，Windows 10（和Windows 11）在笔记本电脑上使用平衡(Balanced )电源计划来减少用电量并延长电池寿命。虽然在将 PC 用于日常任务时这很好，但游戏需要更多的汁液。
最好的方法是在玩游戏时使用以性能为中心的电源设置，这样可以确保您的硬件能够获得最大程度地工作所需的所有电源。回到生产力任务后，您可以轻松切换到更节能的计划。
您可以通过前往控制面板(Control Panel )中的电源选项(Power Options )并将您的电源计划设置为最佳性能(Best Performance)来设置适当的电源模式。
4.关闭不必要的后台应用程序(Background Apps)
在大多数情况下，后台进程不会占用太多的处理能力或内存。这是因为 Windows 服务经过优化，可以尽可能高效地运行，并且在实际需要它们之前一直保持在低位。
但对于任何第三方应用程序来说，情况可能并非如此。例如，许多人习惯于在开始玩游戏时保持 Web 浏览器运行。你知道像谷歌浏览(Google Chrome)器这样的现代浏览器使用了多少内存吗？
很多。您可以在 PC 上打开任务管理器(Task Manager)，以检查计算机上运行的所有进程占用了多少内存和CPU 。为确保您的视频游戏能够获得所需的所有资源，请考虑退出任何(quitting any apps)占用过多内存的应用程序。
5. 保持系统更新
关闭Windows 更新(Windows Updates)是一种常见的做法。也许您不喜欢持续安装，或者只是不想浪费带宽或数据。通常这似乎并不重要，因为 PC 运行良好。
但游戏是您的计算机必须执行的最耗费资源的任务之一。而且，当它缺少重要更新时，它的许多组件最终会以远低于其容量的速度运行。
无论是最新的驱动程序还是错误修复，每次更新都包含大量优化。因此，Microsoft建议您随时了解更新(stay on top of updates)，尤其是如果您喜欢在计算机上玩视频游戏。
除了一般的操作系统更新外，您还应该更新显卡驱动程序。要更新显卡驱动程序，请前往设备管理器(Device Manager)并选择显示适配器(Display Adapters)。
右键单击(Right-click)GPU的名称，然后在出现的菜单中选择更新驱动程序。(Update Driver )如果您无法找到设备管理器，请从(Device Manager)任务栏的“(Taskbar)开始”菜单(Start Menu)窗口中搜索它。
6.检查互联网连接
如今，在线(Online)游戏风靡一时。毕竟，与真人竞争并与朋友一起玩比与 AI 搏斗要有趣得多。但多人游戏也需要良好的互联网连接才能顺利运行。
延迟要求(Latency requirements)因游戏而异，射击游戏的要求最高。互联网连接的任何波动都将转化为在线游戏时的游戏延迟。
因此，如果您在玩Valorant(Valorant )或Call of Duty等在线多人游戏时遇到口吃和延迟，请先查看您的互联网连接(take a look at your internet connection)。无论是路由器故障还是互联网设置配置不正确，您的网络连接都会显着影响游戏性能。
7. 扫描您的 PC 以查找病毒
我们已经讨论了后台进程及其对性能的影响。可能对资源可用性产生不利影响的另一类后台应用程序是恶意软件。
恶意程序通常旨在占用处理和内存，使合法应用程序难以正常运行。此类进程通常会拒绝被任务管理器(Task Manager)关闭，从而使您无法简单地手动禁用它们。
您唯一的办法是使用良好的防病毒工具扫描您的 PC 。(scan your PC)当然，您的计算机一开始就不应该容易受到攻击，因此您应该已经在计算机上运行了防病毒应用程序。甚至Microsoft Defender也非常擅长保护您的系统免受恶意攻击。
8.升级到SSD
解决了所有软件修复后，现在是讨论硬件的时候了。您可以立即减少 PC 延迟的最轻微更改是将硬盘切换到SSD（固态驱动器）。
视频(Video)游戏有大量数据，它们必须不断地加载到内存中，从纹理到 3D 模型。为您的游戏使用SSD(SSD for your games)可确保硬盘驱动器不会成为阻碍其他组件的瓶颈，并确保平稳的加载时间。
这还具有提高 PC 整体性能的额外优势，因为传统HDD的缓慢读/写速度是导致计算机运行缓慢的最大原因之一。
9. 获得更多内存
在硬盘之后，是时候考虑RAM了。现在，更多的RAM容量并不总是更好(isn’t always better)。在某一点之后，额外的内存对系统性能没有任何作用，除非您从事诸如数字绘画之类的内存密集型任务。
视频(Video)游戏具有精确的内存要求，并且可以在低于此值的情况下运行。考虑到操作系统的需求，您不需要超过 16 GB 的RAM 即可(RAM)获得流畅的性能。
内存速度(Memory speed)也是一个重要因素，新一代RAM在访问速度方面优于旧款记忆棒。同样，两个 8 GB 记忆棒的双通道配置比单个 16 GB 模块要好得多。
10. 买一张新显卡
显卡很贵。由于加密矿工对GPU(GPUs)的需求，游戏玩家发现升级显卡的成本比以往任何时候都高。这就是我们将升级GPU放在列表底部的原因。
在大多数情况下，不需要拥有最新的NVIDIA GeForce或AMD Radeon卡。只要您拥有带有专用内存的显卡，您就可以运行大多数游戏。当然，您可能需要降低一些设置才能流畅地播放它们，但这并不是一个很大的权衡。
仅当您的GPU(GPU)太旧而无法在中等设置下运行最新游戏时，或者您想以尽可能高的视觉细节玩游戏时，升级您的显卡才值得。
在Windows 10/11中解决(Fix Lag)游戏(Gaming)延迟的最佳方法是什么？
大多数常见任务不会对计算机造成太大压力。例如，浏览互联网、输入冗长的文档和听音乐不太可能占用您 PC 资源的一小部分。
然而，游戏是另一种野兽。许多计算机在玩高要求的游戏时速度变慢，主要仅依靠英特尔(Intel)集成显卡。如果您启用游戏模式或更新驱动程序，虽然您可以解决许多小问题，但有些问题并不那么容易解决。
在急于重新安装Steam(Steam)或购买新电脑之前，请先尝试本指南中列出的方法。我们介绍了游戏延迟的最常见原因，帮助您在 PC 上实现更流畅的游戏性能。
How to Fix Lag on PC Games on Windows 10/11
Frames Per Second (FPS) is a term all gamers are familiar with. It measures how smoothlу your PC can run a game, with lower frame rates lеading to сhoppy visuals and freezes.
A common complaint is to have games that once ran perfectly starting to lag on the same hardware. There are many reasons this may be happening on your PC, from an overheating processor to background processes hogging all the memory.
Let’s look at some tweaks to fix stuttering on your PC and give you a smooth gaming experience.
1. Reduce CPU Temperature
Modern CPUs can function across a wide range of clock speeds. However, the exact frequency a processor uses depends on many factors, the most important of which is temperature.
As the CPU gets hotter, it starts throttling its performance, reducing the power intake and the heat produced. While this does save the processor from long-term hardware damage, it also slows down processing and can create stuttering while gaming.
The best way to check whether your PC is suffering from an overheating issue is to use a third-party tool like Core Temp. Then, monitor your CPU’s temperature during intensive gaming to see if the temperature reaches beyond the 80℃ mark, and throttling will kick in.
What to do if overheating does turn out to be the issue? That depends on the kind of system you are using. For desktop computers, applying new thermal paste and getting a better cooling fan is usually the cure.
On the other hand, laptops usually start heating due to accumulated dust and blocked airflows. Placing a laptop on a flat surface, for example, prevents the bottom fans from cooling properly, increasing the temperature. Consider using a cooling pad and cleaning the internals from time to time for better performance.
2. Decrease Graphics Settings
The simplest answer is often the correct one – your PC is not powerful enough to handle the game at its highest settings. Almost every computer with a modern graphics card can run everything, of course, but its level of detail depends a lot on its specs.
The recommended settings chosen by the game itself are rarely optimized for performance. For example, if you face lag while playing a graphically demanding game, it might be good to take the game settings down a notch to make things easier for your hardware.
Specifically, you should look for CPU-intensive settings like simulated physics and background characters. Lowering these rarely has that big an impact on the visual quality but can massively improve performance.
3. Choose the Correct Power Plan
This one is more for laptops than desktop computers. By default, Windows 10 (and Windows 11) uses the Balanced power plan on a laptop to reduce power usage and increase battery life. And while that is great when using your PC for everyday tasks, gaming needs more juice than that.
The best approach is to use performance-focused power settings while gaming, which ensures that your hardware can get all the power it needs to work at its maximum. You can easily switch to a more power-efficient plan once you return to productivity tasks.
You can set an appropriate power mode by heading to Power Options in the Control Panel and setting your power plan to Best Performance.
4. Close Unnecessary Background Apps
For the most part, background processes do not take up much processing power or memory. This is because windows services are optimized to run as efficiently as possible and stay on the low until they are actually needed.
But the same may not be true for any third-party applications. For example, many people are in the habit of keeping their web browser running while they start playing a game. Do you know how much memory a modern browser like Google Chrome uses?
Lots. You can open Task Manager on your PC to check how much memory and CPU is being taken up by all the processes running on your computer. To ensure that your video game can get all the resources it needs, consider quitting any apps hogging up too much memory.
5. Keep Your System Updated
It is a common practice to turn off Windows Updates. Maybe you don’t like the constant installations or just don’t want to waste bandwidth or data. And usually that doesn’t seem to matter, as the PC runs fine.
But gaming is one of the most resource-intensive tasks your computer has to perform. And when it is missing crucial updates, many of its components end up running much below their capacity.
Be it the latest drivers or bug fixes, there is a lot of optimization included in every update. So, Microsoft recommends you stay on top of updates, especially if you like playing video games on your computer.
Apart from general OS updates, you should update your graphics card driver. To update your graphics card driver, head to the Device Manager and select Display Adapters.
Right-click on the name of your GPU and select Update Driver in the menu that appears. If you have trouble locating the Device Manager, search for it in the Start Menu window from the Taskbar.
6. Check the Internet Connection
Online gaming is all the rage these days. After all, it is far more fun competing against real people and playing with your friends than just grappling with the AI. But multiplayer gaming also requires a good internet connection to function smoothly.
Latency requirements differ from game to game, with shooters being the most demanding. And any fluctuations in internet connectivity will translate to gameplay lags when playing online.
So if you are facing stuttering and delays while playing an online multiplayer game like Valorant or Call of Duty, take a look at your internet connection first. Whether it is a malfunctioning router or incorrectly configured internet settings, your network connectivity can significantly impact gaming performance.
7. Scan Your PC for Viruses
We have talked about background processes and their impact on performance. Another category of background applications that can adversely affect the availability of resources is malware.
Malicious programs are often designed to hog processing and memory, making it difficult for legitimate apps to function properly. Such processes usually resist being shut down by the Task Manager, preventing you from simply disabling them manually.
Your only recourse is to scan your PC with a good antivirus tool. Of course, your computer shouldn’t be vulnerable in the first place, so you should already have an antivirus app running on the computer. Even Microsoft Defender is pretty good at safeguarding your system from malicious attacks.
8. Upgrade to SSD
With all software fixes taken care of, it is now time to discuss hardware. The slightest change you can make to instantly reduce lag on your PC is to switch your hard disk to an SSD (Solid State Drive).
Video games have large amounts of data that they must constantly load into memory, from textures to 3D models. Using an SSD for your games ensures that the hard drive does not become a bottleneck holding your other components behind and ensures smooth load times.
This has the added advantage of boosting the overall performance of your PC as well since the slow read/write speed of traditional HDD is one of the biggest causes of a slow computer.
9. Get More RAM
After the hard disk, it is time to consider the RAM. Now, more RAM capacity isn’t always better. After a certain point, the extra memory does nothing for system performance unless you are into memory-intensive tasks like digital painting or something.
Video games have precise memory requirements and can function well below that. Taking the needs of the operating system into consideration as well, you don’t need any more than 16 GB of RAM for smooth performance.
Memory speed is an essential factor, too, with newer generation RAM outperforming older sticks in their access speeds. Similarly, a dual-channel configuration of two 8 GB sticks is much better than a single 16 GB module.
10. Grab a New Graphics Card
Graphics cards are expensive. Thanks to the demand for GPUs by crypto miners, gamers find it costlier than ever to upgrade their graphics cards. This is why we put upgrading the GPU at the bottom of our list.
For the most part, having the latest NVIDIA GeForce or AMD Radeon card isn’t necessary. You can run most games out there as long as you have a graphics card with its dedicated memory. Sure, you might need to take some settings down to play them smoothly, but that isn’t that big a tradeoff to make.
Upgrading your graphics card is only worth it if your GPU has gotten too old to run the latest games at their medium settings or if you want to play them with the highest visual detail possible.
What Is the Best Way to Fix Lag During Gaming in Windows 10/11?
Most common tasks do not put much strain on a computer. For example, browsing the internet, typing up a lengthy document, and listening to music are unlikely to take up more than a fraction of your PC’s resources.
Gaming, however, is a different beast. Many computers slow down while playing highly demanding games, mainly relying only on Intel integrated graphics. And while you can fix many minor issues if you enable game mode or update drivers, some are not that easily solved.
Try out the methods outlined in this guide before you rush to reinstall Steam or buy a new computer. We have covered the most common reasons a game lags, helping you achieve smoother gaming performance on your PC.
