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Phantom Blade Zero Stutters (Workarounds)
Short answer
No confirmed fix yet. Players suggest: I've tried a few, and some of them significantly degrade the game's image quality.
How to fix it
- Apply the recommended graphics preset.
- Turn on path tracing.
- Set frame generation to auto.
- Check the Super Resolution Output Scale and ensure it is set to auto.
- If the developers have recommended a specific driver version (such as 617.42), switch to that version.
If it still doesn't work
- Realize that certain third-party utilities from Nexus Mods may significantly degrade the game's image quality without solving the problem.
- Wait for the developers to investigate and address the stuttering issues, as the problem affects a wide range of systems and driver versions.
What players reported
I'm using NVIDIA driver 617.42, an RTX 5070 Ti, 32 GB of DDR4 RAM, and an Intel i5-14600K. Phantom Blade Zero constantly stutters. The first location runs relatively well, although there are a few minor issues. However, the second location, the Crimson Forest, stutters much more frequently. The stuttering happens at specific moments. For example, when I enter a new area, I experience a stutter…
What players suggest
I really hope the developers of this game will look into these issues. Unfortunately, there aren't that many discussions about them, and perhaps not everyone is speaking up. However, the problem seems to affect a wide range of systems and different driver versions. Honestly, I don't want to download various utilities from Nexus Mods either. I've tried a few, and some of them significantly…
Yes, you're right about that. Before this, I was using driver version 610. I don't remember the exact version number, but I remember that it was released on August 26. I saw that driver 621 had been released, but then I came across a message from the developers recommending that players switch to 617.42 instead, so that's what I did. However, I haven't noticed any difference between 610 and…
I used Apply Recommended Graphics Preset, then I turned on path tracing and set frame gen to auto. Performance seems alot better now but I’m not certain what changed. I think Super Resolution Output Scale being set to Auto helped but I’m not sure if it was set to something else before.
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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: black-screen, performance, nvidia, amd, controller, mods, quest