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12/4/2025 5:09:25 AM
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[PC] 2nd Post - 4months later problem still here! Severe Frame Pacing Issues After Edge of Fate/RENEGADES — High FPS but Plays Like 30–40 FPS
Since the Edge of Fate update, I’ve been experiencing severe frame pacing issues in Destiny 2 on PC.
The game reports a rock-solid 170 FPS, but Steam’s FPS graph shows constant dips into the 30–40 FPS range every 3 seconds or so. This results in gameplay that feels like 30–40 FPS — choppy, jittery, and far from smooth.
Before this update, I was running an actual, stable 170 FPS without these dips. This is not an isolated hardware issue:
My drivers are fully updated.
I’ve tested other games — all run perfectly smooth.
I’ve seen the exact same issue reported by players on RTX 5080 + Intel 14900K systems, as well as many other high-end builds.
This is 100% a frame pacing problem introduced with Edge of Fate and tied to Bungie removing Exclusive Fullscreen mode. Borderless Windowed (forced by the update) is clearly not handling frame presentation properly.
Specs:
Ryzen 9800X3D
RTX 3080
32GB DDR5
1440p @ 165Hz
Community Evidence:
There’s an active Reddit thread where many others are posting videos and Steam FPS graphs showing the exact same frame dips:
🔗 https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/1mfvlwe/hitchingstuttering_post_edge_of_fate/
*Videos by Reddit user fluidzreddit*
Orbit - https://youtu.be/53rTDyQqW3E
Kepler - https://youtu.be/2qsjBI-FhZk
Edz - https://youtu.be/0NaZUVIBSwE
Bungie, please address this ASAP.
The game is unplayable for many of us right now — this is not a minor hitch or FPS drop, it’s a fundamental frame delivery problem affecting smoothness and aiming across the entire game.
Bungie fix this or give us a solution because it's been months and nothing!
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4 RepliesEdited by BlueScreenVW: 12/6/2025 12:09:56 PMHave you tried [url=https://bitsum.com/parkcontrol/]unparking your CPU cores[/url]? I run the game on an Intel 9700K with an Nvidia RTX 5080 (upgraded recently from RTX 3070) and a 3440x1440 175Hz oled gaming monitor. I'm obviously CPU limited formally but Destiny 2 runs super smooth with high graphics settings, V-Sync + G-sync on in nVidia control panel, V-synd off in-game, max fps in-game set at 172 Hz and Nvidia Reflex set to ON + Boost in-game to minimize latency. The framerate cap is probably not necessary when running G-sync + V-sync together, though. The Reflex Boost setting only added around 5-10W of increased power consumption measured with the Nvidia app. I've made sure [b]all CPU cores are unparked[/b] (never parked for power saving reasons) for several years with good results. I still let them downclock when not active, just not park themselves. Framerates are high and latency low and most importantly I have absolutely no stutter anymore. I've run Windowed Fullscreen (which now identifies as Fullscreen) since Bungie implemented DXGI Flip for Destiny 1/27/2022 and consider this the single biggest QoL improvement in Destiny 2 ever, since it made alt-tabbing to desktop (DIM) instantaneous. I firmly do not believe the switch to Windowed Fullscreen is the underlying cause for stutter issues. Another possible cause of stutter mentioned on youtube is that the WiFi module of never motherboards can cause repeat Windows system errors that could manifest as stutter. The most recent Nvidia driver 591.44 fixes the performance issues that came with Windows 11 25H2 update recently. It didn't mention Destiny 2 specifically but I do believe it increased my fps in the Renegades environments by around 10%. Can't say if it reduces stutter since I don't have stutter in the first place.
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Chiming in for both bumping and ranting lol. I feel like going insane since D2 is the only game that has problems this bad. The Haunted Altars, Pale Heart, Neomuna, Kepler (especially the landing zone) and some sections of Renegades just drops down to 50-40 frames or lower. Changing settings only slightly affect the performance loss. This happens in both highest and lowest possible settings on 1080p. I understand the game loses frames when there's action, that's a given, but I'm almost getting the same/similar performance as my broken, overheating laptop with a i7-8750H and a 1050ti. All of the other games I played (both older and newer) had worked flawlessly. D2 is the ONLY game to have this discrepancy. In addition Intel's latest driver updates have added stutters, so that's also fun. Though that might also be shader rebuilding or something, but I'm not holding my breath for it. cpu - amd ryzen 5 5600 gpu - intel arc b580 ram - 8x2 3200mhz dual channel mobo - b550m pro vdh os - windows 10 64-bit
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Bungie please admit to this problem. It's 5 months now. Fix your game!!!!
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Have had the same issue since edge of fate. Only game that gives me this constantly choppy and micro stuttering experince. other games run fine. feels like ive tried everything. RTX 3080 i7-14700 32gb RAM 3600 2tb nvme ssd Windows 11 driver 581.80
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had the same issue for months. i feel your pain my friend
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They don't care we've all said the same thing for months—time to walk away.
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Same thing here, posted about It way back around the time It started, I'm now on a completely new pc with these specs. Exact same issue lmfao, frame time Is all over the place. 5080 9950x3d 64GB DDR5 6000mhz ram 2TB nvme ssd ( for windows ) 4TB nvme ssd ( with the game on It ) This Is just getting ridiculous at this point, how can they not even have mentioned the issue for so long now?. The game used to run and play so smooth, It's sad honestly.
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Edited by smackup4u: 12/5/2025 1:20:12 AMAs long as their focus is on Marathon this wont be fixed. There are so many threads about this since Edge of Fate. And not even an official acknowledgment from Bungie. I had hopes, that we get a client update with Renegades. But this didn't happen.
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1 ReplyIt's been hapening to me in 2 differents pc too, and it's very tiring.
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Hi me again! Bumping your post for visibility. 5070 Ryzen 7700 32GB Ram 2 TB storage Same issue, this is the ONLY game that gives me issues. I can run EVERY other game fine
