Many Apex Legends players are experiencing the game lagging or stuttering issue on computers. This is frustrating. But don’t worry. This post shows you how to fix Apex Legends lagging easily.

Why is Apex Legends lagging?

Your PC games usually lag when your PC hardware doesn’t meet or above the system requirements, especially your graphics card, RAM, and CPU. Another reason for your Apex Legends laggy issue is the settings in your game and your PC, for example, if in-game settings are too much for your computer, you’ll have the lagging issues.

How to reduce lags in Apex Legends

Here are solutions that have fixed Apex Legends lagging issue.

  1. Meet the minimum system requirements
  2. Install the latest patch
  3. Update your device drivers
  4. Configure Apex Legends to High Performance
  5. Configure Apex Legends in-game settings
  6. Disable full-screen optimizations
  7. Disable Game DVR in your computer

Fix 1: Meet the minimum system requirements

If your computer doesn’t meet the minimum system requirements for Apex Legends, you’re no doubt having the lagging issues playing Apex Legends. So be sure to meet the minimum system requirements.

  • Apex Legends minimum system requirements
OS 64-bit Windows 7
CPU Intel Core i3-6300 3.8GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz Quad-Core Processor
RAM 6 GB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 / Radeon HD 7730
Hard
Drive
Minimum 22 GB of free space
GPU RAM 1 GB
  • Apex Legends recommended system requirements
OS 64-bit Windows 7
CPU Intel i5 3570K or equivalent
RAM 8 GB
GPU Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 290
GPU RAM 8 GB
Hard DriveMinimum 22 GB of free space

You’ll be able to play Apex Legends just fine when meeting the minimum requirements, but it still will cause lags in your game. Having all the best specifications is recommended.


Fix 2: Install the latest patch

Since many technical problems can be resolved by restarting, it never hurts to restart your computer and your game. Often this will be enough to fix your issue.

Game developers always keep releasing patches to improve their games and fix any issues, so you should check for updates of your game on Origin or from the official website. Then install the latest patch to keep it up to date. This can fix some issues like the Apex Legends lagging.


Fix 3: Update your device drivers

The missing or outdated device drivers in your computer can result in game lag issues, especially your graphics card driver for FPS drops, or network card driver for the Internet lagging. To rule it out as the cause of your problem, you should verify that your drivers are up to date, and update those that aren’t.

There are two ways to update your drivers: manually and automatically.

  • Manually update drivers – You can go to the device manufacturer’s website, search for the latest version of your driver, and then manually download and install it on your computer. This requires time and computer skills.
  • Automatically update drivers – If you don’t have the time or patience, you can do it automatically with Driver Easy.

Driver Easy will automatically recognize your system and find the correct drivers for it. You don’t need to know exactly what system your computer is running, you don’t need to risk downloading and installing the wrong driver, and you don’t need to worry about making a mistake when installing.

You can update your drivers automatically with either the FREE or the Pro version of Driver Easy. But with the Pro version, it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money-back guarantee):

1) Download and install Driver Easy.

2) Run Driver Easy and click the Scan Now button. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers.

3) Click the Update button next to your graphics card and your network card to automatically download the latest drivers (you can do this with the FREE version). Then install the drivers on your computer.

Or click Update All to automatically download and install the correct version of all the drivers that are missing or out of date on your system (this requires the Pro version – you’ll be prompted to upgrade when you click Update All).

4) Restart your computer to take effect.

Now launch Apex Legends and see if it reduces the lags.


Fix 4: Configure Apex Legends to High Performance

You should configure the settings in your computer, so Apex Legends has the best performance.

Here’s what you should do:

1) Type Graphics settings in the search box on your desktop, then click Graphics settings.

2) Ensure to set Classic app under Choose an app to set preference, then click Browse.

3) Navigate to the file location where Apex Legends application is saved. In my case I go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games.

4) Choose Apex Legends .exe.

5) Apex Legends app will be listed under the Graphics settings. Click it and click Options.

6) Choose High performance and click Save.

7) Restart your computer and open Apex Legends to see if it works better.


Fix 5: Configure Apex Legends in-game settings

The in-game settings in Apex Legends play a critical role if you can better play the game. So you should make sure to have the appropriate settings for Apex Legends.

1. Configure the FPS settings for Apex Legends

1) Open Origin, and click My Game Library.

2) Right-click on Apex Legends, and click Game Properties.

3) Uncheck the box next to Enable Origin In Game for Apex Legends. Then click Save.

4) Click Advanced Launch Options.

5) Copy and paste the following command in Command line arguments and click Save.

+fps_max 60

6) Quit Origin and restart Origin.

Open Apex Legends and check if it fixes the lagging issue.

2. Set the Apex Legends video settings to Low

The Apex Legends lagging issues, including the FPS drops, can be caused by improper game settings. For example, if the graphics settings in the game is too much for your computer hardware, you should adjust your graphics settings to low.

1) Open Apex Legends Settings > Video.

2) Set V-Sync to Disabled.

3) Set Model Quality to Low.

4) Set other advanced video settings to Low as possible.

5) Play Apex Legends again and see if it works better.


Fix 6: Disable full-screen optimizations

The Fullscreen Optimizations feature enables the operating system in your computer to optimize the performance of games when they’re running in full-screen mode. You should try disabling it to fix the lags.

1) Open the file location where Apex Legends is saved in your computer. In my case, it’s C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Apex.

2) Right-click on Apex Legends.exe and select Properties.

3) Click the Compatibility tab, then check the box next to Disable full-screen optimizations. Then click Apply.

4) Save your changes and restart your computer.

5) Launch Apex Legends and see if it stops lagging or stuttering.


Fix 7: Disable Game DVR on your computer

Windows automatically enables DVR in the Xbox app, but sometimes this is incompatible with games running on your computer. So you can disable DVR in Xbox to fix issues like FPS drops or game lags.

  • If you’re using Windows 10 Build 14393 and earlier:

1) Search Xbox from the search box on your desktop, and open it.

2) You’ll need to log into your Microsoft account if it’s the first time you open it.

3) Click the Gear button on the left to open Settings.

4) Click the Game DVR tab, and turn it off.

5) Restart your computer and open Apex Legends to see if it reduces lagging.

INFORMATION: If you don’t use Xbox in your computer, try uninstalling Xbox application to run your game properly.
  • If you’re using Window 10 later than Build 14393:

1) On your keyboard, press the Windows logo key and I to open Settings.

2) Click the Gaming section.

3) Click Game DVR on the left, and make sure to turn off Record in the background while I’m playing a game.

4) Restart your computer and launch Apex Legends and see if it works.

INFORMATION: If you don’t use Xbox in your computer, try uninstalling Xbox application to run your game properly. Then open Apex Legends and see if it works better.

So there you have it – 7 easy fixes for Apex Legends lagging. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to leave us a comment below.

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