#PC - Severe FPS Drops to 9 in EA FC 26

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brave wadi
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Since the latest update (1.0.4), I’ve been experiencing severe FPS drops to 9 FPS during matches, especially during corners, cutscenes, and camera transitions. This happens consistently and makes the game unplayable. The issue is not hardware-related, as many users with RTX 3060, 4070, and even 4080 GPUs are reporting the same problem.

Laptop: Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3-15ACH6
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1650 Mobile (4 GB VRAM)
RAM: 16 GB DDR4
Display: 120 Hz panel (locked, cannot be changed)
OS: Windows 11 Home

During normal gameplay, the Frostbite engine stopped rendering completely for 11 consecutive seconds. The game froze without generating a single frame, while the GPU remained idle and system resources stayed stable.

Technical Evidence

Attached is a graph generated from MSI Afterburner logs:

Framerate: dropped to 0.000 FPS from 07:48:38 to 07:48:48
GPU Usage: fell to 0–11%, confirming the game stopped sending load to the GPU
VRAM (FB Usage): stable at ~543 MB (out of 4 GB available)
CPU Usage: varied between 3–35%, with no bottlenecks or overheating
RAM Usage: ~8.5 GB, no saturation

Between 07:48:38 and 07:48:48, EA FC 26 experienced a complete freeze: Framerate dropped to 0.000 FPS for 11 consecutive seconds, GPU usage fell to near 0%, and CPU load remained stable. VRAM usage was well below capacity (~543 MB of 4 GB), and system temperatures were normal. This confirms that the issue is not caused by hardware limitations, thermal throttling, or memory saturation. The Frostbite engine failed to render frames, leaving the GPU idle. This is a game-side bug that must be addressed.

Please investigate Frostbite’s GPU load handling during gameplay.
Confirm whether this issue is related to drivers, DX12, or memory management.
Add this case to the official bug tracking list.

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This is clearly a game-side bug, not a user-side issue. The Frostbite engine is failing to maintain stable performance even on optimized systems. I’ve spent money on this game and invested time trying to fix it, but nothing works. EA needs to acknowledge this issue and provide a fix or workaround. Players deserve a stable experience, especially after paying full price.

coral pulsar
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#fixpc @stark turret

coral pulsar
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After 20 days of investigating and testing all kinds of things to fix the crashes, I can finally say that I found a solution — thanks to a comment on the EA forum.

I’m leaving both solutions here, for Intel and AMD users:

AMD:
Download the program Ryzen Master and set your CPU to power-saving mode — that’s it. If you’re a more advanced user, you can perform undervolting directly from the BIOS. (And of course, make sure Secure Boot is enabled in your BIOS so that EA’s Anti-Cheat works properly.)

INTEL:
Maybe I have found a solution for some of you. I had the same issues as you. Sometimes my game crashed when starting it, sometimes randomly in the menu or in a match. I tried everything I could to fix it. But during the last three weeks, nothing helped. I couldn't even launch F1 anymore. Yesterday, when Battlefield 6 came out, I faced a similar issue. I simply could not start the game without crashing. I searched even more to find a solution.

That's when I came across the Intel Extreme Tuning Utility software. I downloaded Version 7 to be able to change my CPU core ratios. I have an Intel Core i7-13700K. The Performance Core Ratio was set to 53x. I changed it to 50x. With this setting changed, I was able to start Battlefield 6 without problems. When I tried F1 and EAFC 26, everything worked as it should.

Today, when I started my PC, I couldn't start EAFC 26 again. I found out that Intel’s software doesn’t save the ratios. So I downclocked my Performance Cores again and it worked. You can change it in the Intel software settings so that you don’t have to redo it every time you start your PC. Otherwise, you can change it directly in the BIOS — that could be an alternative.

I’ve spent 20 long days searching for this solution, and I know how frustrating it can be. That’s why I rushed to post it as soon as possible. I really hope it helps you!

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It seems that the crashes in EA Sports FC 26 come from poor optimization of the Frostbite engine, which makes some CPUs, like my Ryzen 9 5900X, unstable when voltage or frequency changes suddenly. I enabled Eco-Mode in AMD Ryzen Master, and the crashes completely disappeared. This mode slightly limits power (PPT/TDC/EDC), lowers boost clocks a bit, and stabilizes voltage, preventing the electrical spikes that the game doesn’t handle well. Performance loss is minimal (~2–4%), but stability improves drastically.

Technical note:
The Frostbite engine and DirectX 12 are very sensitive to brief voltage or frequency spikes. On Ryzen CPUs, Precision Boost Overdrive can push the voltage too high during sudden load changes (like entering menus, cutscenes, or shader compilation). Eco-Mode keeps power and voltage within a stable range, smoothing out those transitions — which is why it completely eliminates the crashes.

brave wadi
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This helps to control fps drops?

coral pulsar
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My problem was only crashes.