Path of Exile 2 Performance – Stutters and FPS drops despite solid hardware

Hi mates,

I wanted to share some feedback regarding Path of Exile 2's performance, hoping it helps with future optimizations. I’ve been experiencing stuttering and significant FPS drops in some maps, even though I have a relatively strong setup.

My Specs:

GPU: RTX 4060 VENTUS 2X Black OC MSI NVIDIA GeForce, 8GB GDDR6

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core @ 3.7 GHz

RAM: 32 GB (2666 MHz)

Storage: SSD 2.06 TB (1.37 TB used)

System screenshot

My in-game settings: https://pastebin.com/MTD7twbm

In my hideout, I usually get around 90 FPS, but during endgame maps, especially when there are lots of visual effects, FPS drops to 30 or even lower, and sometimes the game freezes entirely. This really hurts the gameplay experience, especially in more demanding content.

A few questions:

Is there anything I can tweak in my settings to improve this?

Are there any planned optimizations for PoE 2 performance?

Will there be any changes to the engine or rendering system before release?

I really appreciate the direction PoE 2 is heading, but current performance issues are noticeably affecting gameplay. I imagine other players with similar setups might be experiencing the same.

Thanks for your ongoing work, and I hope performance improvements are being prioritized.

Hi Mate!

I have the same PC specs like yours: 4060 RTX WINDFORCE and AMD ryzen 5 5600x and 32 giga ram.

I have the same problem non-stop Fps drop 120 fps to 2-3fps.. This is so bad.