Trying to fix performance issues in 2026
Hello!
I am wondering if what I am having are "normal" performance issues for my hardware or something is wrong.
From what I've read on the web, most of the performance issues were fixed in the first couple of month after release.
**My hardware (HP Omen laptop):**
* CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-14650HX (2.20 GHz)
* GPU: RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (8 gb)
* RAM: 32 gb
* 1920x1080 external display (monitor)
**My issues**:
**Number 1 -- Poor performance without DLSS.**
With DLSS turned off and MEDIUM (2 out of 4) graphics settings, I am getting 30-50 FPS in general.
Is it really expected to be this low with my hardware? For context, my laptop is plugged.
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**Number 2 -- Weird behaviour with DLSS turned on.**
This question is what bothers me most. When playing with DLSS on (and with MEDIUM graphics settings), I am basically rolling the dice.
Sometimes performance might be pretty good (attached video, before the mark of 00:45), I am getting solid 70-100 FPS), but most of the times I am getting a very weird thing:
FPS counter claims, that I am getting 35-60 FPS, but it seems/feels like every few frames the picture kind of "freezes" for a fraction of second. You can see this in the attached video starting at 01:04.
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**Question**
Is this normal? Do you experience this too? Are there any known tweaks/mods that fix this? I've thought about installing "Ultimate Engine Tweaks (Anti-Stutters - More Performance - Lower Latency - Better Clarity - Lossless)", but I've read somewhere that the issues, this mod was aimed at, were resolved with updates.