The Finals Stuttering, Lagging, Freezing

At the near end of The Game Award, we got to witness The Finals release date, and to everyone’s surprise, it was sooner than expected. Yes, The Finals is out now on 8th December 2023, but there is a bit of an issue here. The Finals is stuttering, lagging, and freezing for most players. Don’t worry, we will discuss the reason and help you fix the issue.

Why is The Finals Stuttering and Lagging

The Finals is a demanding game and due to the requirements, you might be often greeted with stutters and lags here and there.

Furthermore, there are times when your system has the potential, but you have the settings done in a way that the game isn’t able to run efficiently. It is called optimization and matters a lot, especially in a demanding game like The Finals.

So, the core reasons are System Requirements, Optimization, and other times it is also related to the game files. When game files are not installed correctly, or get corrupted, it results in the game freezing.

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Fix for The Finals Stuttering, Lagging, Freezing

Check Game’s Requirements

Check back on the requirements of the game, whether your system can even run it or not. Here are the Finals System Requirements.

Select Performance Mode

If you have a Nvidia GPU, you can head over to the Nvidia Control panel by right-clicking on the desktop. Then, from there, you can go to the 3D Game Options, and select The Finals from there.

After the game is selected, you can proceed down, and find the settings that allow you to change the performance. Select the “Prefer Maximum Performance” to enable the Performance Mode for the game.

Lock FPS to 60 Frames Per Second

If you are looking to Fix The Finals Stuttering and Lagging, you might want to limit the FPS to 60, or even 45. Here’s how to do it.

• Right-click on Desktop
• Click on the Nvidia Control Panel
• Select Manage 3D Settings
• Select The Finals in Custom Programs
• In the Scrollable Window below, Lock FPS to 60 or 30

Besides that AMD Adrenaline is a great option for AMD GPU Users or you can also download AMD Radeon Chill. If you don’t want to use both, there is a third-party option as well. You use Rivatuner Statistics Server to lock FPS in The Finals.

Verify Game Files

The Finals is available exclusively on Steam Launcher. Fortunately, Steam allows you to verify the game files for The Finals seamlessly. Here are the steps.

• Open the Steam Games Launcher
• Go to the Games Library
• Right Click on “The Finals”
• Click on Properties
• Go to the Files Tab
• Click on Verify Integrity of Game Files

Update GPU Drivers

This one is rare in the scenario but could be the culprit. When your system hasn’t had a GPU Driver update in a while, it can also result in the Game Stuttering, Freezing and Lagging.

• For Nvidia, you can download the Drivers from Nvidia Experience.
• For AMD, you can download the Drivers from AMD Adrenaline or through the manual method.
• Search “Updates” on Windows and let it load up all the latest updates available.

Close and Restart the Game/Launcher

Steam Launcher is always running in the background, even if you close it on the screen. Whenever a game is launched on Steam, you will have to close and restart it. Right-click on the taskbar, below, on your Windows, and then select Task Manager.

Here, you need to find a Steam Launcher and close everything that is related to them. Then, restart your system once, and when you are back, you need to start the launcher.

Start The Finals and you won’t have the issue of the game not starting.

Disable Antivirus and Firewall Protection

Antivirus takes all the measures to stop the malware and virus-flagged files. While it is perfect in doing so, it is not perfect in flagging files. Sometimes the Antivirus will flag your in-game files and software as potential viruses and malware as well.

Ultimately, it will stop the files from accessing the system completely, and not running as a result. In this case, disabling the Antivirus will fix The Finals stuttering, Lagging, and Freezing.

Also, as an extra, you might want to head over to Windows Firewall settings and add The Finals. It will disable the Firewall Protection for the game.

Reinstall Game

As a final measure, you might want to simply Reinstall the Game after properly uninstalling it either through the Steam Games Launcher. To do this.

• Go to Steam Library
• Right Click on The Finals
• Click on Uninstall