Suttering in game

Hi,

Im in act 2 and today Im experiencing crazy stuttering. f1 dashboard reads that game is constantly using something like 4.7GB of VRAM. While remaining at 60FPS, and 15ms the game is unplayable. I am in Traitors Passage, but even the menu is laggy.

Switching from DX12 to DX11 didn't help.

Help!
Last bumped on Feb 18, 2026, 3:53:53 PM
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f1 dashboard

Screenshot?
Having spent thousands of euros on Path of Exile over the years, I will not be further supporting it financially until and unless GGG resumes offering Technical Support.





Nothing much to see here.

Sometimes my Shader is there to the max.
Last edited by LuckyMagic#7254 on Feb 18, 2026, 3:45:14 PM
One screenshot shows your ping to the server as being 62 ms; the other, 84 ms. This suggests you're likely looking at a connectivity issue rather than a rendering issue. If you post a WinMTR log, we could try to either rule out or confirm that the issue lies with your connection to the server.

I am not aware of a step-by-step guide created by GGG - or anyone else - for this. The one below is a community-created resource which focuses on PoE 1, but which you should be able to follow easily enough while making minor adjustments - e.g. the game's install folder being in the same place, but having a different name. If you run into any issues, just let us know where you got stuck.

https://www.poecommunity.help/information/server-connection





What I would be very confident saying without seeing any further debugging data is that 4 GB of VRAM being utilised is neither unexpected, nor likely to the cause of any stuttering you experience.
Having spent thousands of euros on Path of Exile over the years, I will not be further supporting it financially until and unless GGG resumes offering Technical Support.

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