Stuttering and FPS Drop Post 9.6.1 Update

Status:	Duplicate
Added by:	h...1@gmail.com on May 9, '26
Reported for:	9.6.1
Actual Result:	unplayable stuttering and fps drop during the match continuously until the game is restarted
Expected Result:	being able to play the game for long period of time without stuttering, fps drop.
Severity:	Major
Reproducibility:	Always
Platform:	Steam
Additional Notes & Comments:	suspected memory leak or problem after the engine update in 9.6.0. i have ISLC on to combat memory leak and it still no use. it doesn't help with the stutter at all. i tried clearing shader cache, reinstalling the game, verify files, update driver, try lauching the game with -dx11 -dx12. nothing work. also i tried playing the game on the hotfix-gpu version released 7/May. the issue still persist to that version.

Steps to Reproduce

1. run the game for a period amount of time. (no need to be in matches)
2. at first few matches, it will run fine.
3. after that, stutter to unplayable.
4. restarting the game fix the issue temporarily.
5. became a loop of playing a few matches (or leave the game running for about half an hour) and restart.

Explanation

post 9.6.1 update stuttering and fps drop after first few matches.
first few matches the game run fine. after that, unplayable stutter and fps drop.
issue can be fixed temporarily by restarting the game.
it became a loop. play a few matches, restart. (doesn't need to even be in matches. just leave the game running and after about half an hour, stutter WILL happen).
particularly worse in 2v8. it takes only one 2v8 match before the stutter start.

the game run fine before 9.6.0 update. issue appear at that patch and persist to this patch.

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