CS2 stutter / frame spikes / frame-time issues can be fixed by installing Windows 10!

[grOOvin]

Hello everyone!

Play a lot of CS2 lately and I always had this issue ONLY on Windows 11 - annoying frame-spikes / frame-time issues / stutter while playing CS2.

GPU: RTX 4070
CPU: Ryzen 5800X3D
In-game res: 1440x1080

Everything updated, including drivers, clean PC, no bloatware...

CS2 just has these annoying frame-spikes while playing on Windows 11.

Reverted back to Windows 10 22h2, everything is fixed 95% now!

Yes I have lag some-times due to server issues but those pesky frame spikes are gone 95%!

So just give it a try and if it's not like i say you can swear here no problem.

Thanks!

For me, in CS2 / Dota 2, Windows 10 22h2 is much smoother than Windows 11. For those not believing, just try.

[XhizorBE]

i fixed it by enabling my shader cache on my video card, i increased the size to 100 giga. Also got stutters is now fixed, and i do play on windows 11

aMD 7800 x3D and rtx 4080. i also undervolted my video card for a more stable performance less heat and noise

After several updates your files might get corrupted in the shader cache folder, just delete the folder. And your again good to go

[Super Hans]

I don't know what is happening with Win11+5800x3D combo but with Win11+13700K I've never experienced frametime spikes, stutters or unstable FPS. I've always kept my Win11 up to date and had 0 problems in CS2 for the time it has been out.

[Dolbino]

5700x3d win11 - no problems

[King von2]

probably have to be with the fact that win11 is way more bloated with software compared to win10 .... i usually clean install using a custom script that will prevent the normal installer from installing all of microsoft bloatware and unneeded services .... from my experience i dont notice any differences in performance between win10 and 11 , just clean ur windows 11 remove all bloatware and the useless processes and u will get same performance

[grOOvin]

Originally posted by Super Hans:

I don't know what is happening with Win11+5800x3D combo but with Win11+13700K I've never experienced frametime spikes, stutters or unstable FPS. I've always kept my Win11 up to date and had 0 problems in CS2 for the time it has been out.

Usually, Windows 11 was released to be "optimized" for Intel Big-Little CPU's (12th, 13th gen etc).

For Ryzen some patches have been released but I guess still buggy on certain configurations.

[grOOvin]

Originally posted by lil Jewzi vert:

probably have to be with the fact that win11 is way more bloated with software compared to win10 .... i usually clean install using a custom script that will prevent the normal installer from installing all of microsoft bloatware and unneeded services .... from my experience i dont notice any differences in performance between win10 and 11 , just clean ur windows 11 remove all bloatware and the useless processes and u will get same performance

I tried everything. Is something hard to pinpoint and to record as it's basically random but more reproducible in Windows 11 than in Windows 10.

This is the problem. Is something... that happens usually and more aggressive in 11 than in 10.

Also, if you check these videos... you will see Windows 10 still has better performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVpv-EpEoGM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRNo-yYeDu0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IdxsI5hMUo

Basically if you have Ryzen, just use Windows 10.

[Super Hans]

Always unbloat your Windows if you don't need the bloatware.

But for modern setups it makes basically zero difference. I get exactly the same performance out of unbloated fresh install of Windows compared to default non tinkered installation of Windows.

CS2 is super light and easy game to run if you have even remotely modern setup. There's actually no need for any tinkering in this case because you don't get any more frames, any more stability or any more anything - at least not according to benchmarks, hardware monitoring and my experience.

But take this with a grain of salt. Your mileage may vary depending on your setup, components, their age, drivers and everything else.

[grOOvin]

Originally posted by Super Hans:

Always unbloat your Windows if you don't need the bloatware. Usually no one does.

But for modern setups it makes basically zero difference. I get exactly the same performance out of unbloated fresh install of Windows compared to default non tinkered installation of Windows.

CS2 is super light and easy game to run if you have even remotely modern setup. There's actually no need for any tinkering in this case because you don't get any more frames, any more stability or any more anything - at least not according to benchmarks, hardware monitoring and my experience.

But take this with a grain of salt. Your mileage may vary depending on your setup, components, their age, drivers and everything else.

That's correct. But as i stated this is not FPS issue, it's just random / annoying frame spikes that only happen in Windows 11.

In 10 the game is way smoother and more consistent.

Even alt-tabbing in Windows 11 is a mess...

Note that I debloat all my Windows installs...

[Super Hans]

Originally posted by grOOvin:

That's correct. But as i stated this is not FPS issue, it's just random / annoying frame spikes that only happen in Windows 11.

In 10 the game is way smoother and more consistent.

Even alt-tabbing in Windows 11 is a mess...

Note that I debloat all my Windows installs...

Noted. I was responding to lil Jewzi vert earlier, just forgot the quotations.

Happy holidays y'all.

[grOOvin]

Again, I just re-installed Windows 10!

Game is smooth as butter!

That's it for me.

Windows 10 until Oct. 2025 then I will probably forced to move to Windows 11 unfortunately.

[grOOvin]

Just look at these frame-spikes which only happen in Windows 11:

https://imgur.com/a/ejX7HvV

[myers LEONHART]

Originally posted by grOOvin:

Just look at these frame-spikes which only happen in Windows 11:

https://imgur.com/a/ejX7HvV

I have this on both windows and spike to 55ms in my 12700k +3060ti

[grOOvin]

Originally posted by myers LEONHART:

Originally posted by grOOvin:

Just look at these frame-spikes which only happen in Windows 11:

https://imgur.com/a/ejX7HvV

I have this on both windows and spike to 55ms in my 12700k +3060ti

Have you found a solution for this? For me it mostly happens / only on Windows 11

[Mister Capybara]

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