Enshrouded stunned me with its outstanding visuals and addicting gameplay, but I wasn’t too thrilled about the FPS drops and occasional stuttering. Here’s how to increase FPS in Enshrouded and increase performance tenfold.
How to boost framerate in Enshrouded
Below you’ll find ways to increase performance in Enshrouded, ranging from slight game file tweaks to changes to your operating system. Don’t fret—none of these will harm your PC by any means!
Update Drivers
First thing’s first: ensure that your drivers are all up to date and ready to handle the latest games. Visit your component manufacturer’s driver page, download and install the latest drivers and try running the game afterwards to see the results.
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Check System Requirements
If you haven’t done so already, check Enshrouded’s system requirements to see how your machine stacks up. Here are the specs you’ll need:
Minimum system requirements
Recommended system requirements
If your PC falls somewhere between the minimum and recommended system requirements, you’ll need to tweak the graphics settings in the game and find the perfect balance between performance and visual fidelity. Turning down Fog Quality, Shadow Quality, SSAO, Volumetric Shadow Quality and Small Foilage will give you a significant FPS boost, and the graphics will still look decent.
Verify Game File Integrity
There’s a chance your installation has gone awry, and the best way to fix that is to verify game file integrity via Steam. Here’s how to do it:
Afterwards, launch the game and check for performance improvements.
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Turn off Background Apps
Programs running in the background take chunks of your RAM and processing power, bogging down your game’s performance. Follow these steps to bring down your hardware usage:
Change Windows to Performance Mode
To get the most out of your components and boost your framerate, you’ll need to make Windows use the least amount of processing power possible. Let me show you how:
This lowers the visual fidelity of Windows, but it can significantly increase performance in games like Enshrouded.
Optimize your GPU
When you download and install the software accompanying your graphics card, you’ll be able to set the graphical fidelity to your choosing. If your framerate keeps dipping in Enshrouded, open up the GPU control panel and set your Slider Setting to Performance. Your game’s visual quality will suffer, but the framerate boost more than makes up for it.
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