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Fix Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 FPS Drops & Stuttering

**Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2** is experiencing FPS drops, stuttering, or poor performance. This is a *widely reported issue* with likely solutions. Performance issues typically relate to GPU/CPU bottlenecks, memory leaks, shader compilation stutters, or background processes consuming resources. **What's causing it:** • Outdated GPU drivers (70% likely) • Background processes consuming resources (60% likely) • Suboptimal graphics settings (65% likely) These steps should resolve it for most players: 1. Update GPU drivers. 2. Lower shadow quality and anti-aliasing. 3. increase timeout window. 4. Check if shader pre-compilation is available in settings — enabling it trades longer load times for smoother gameplay. 5. Disable Windows Game Bar and Game Mode (Settings → Gaming) as they can introduce micro-stutters. 💡 *Quick tip:* Try adding `-dx11` or `-dx12` to launch options to switch rendering API. 📎 Sources: GitHub Issues 📊 *12 reports* of this issue tracked — trending at 1.0 reports/day.