
What you need to understand is that this is mainly a “ storage -> RAM” issue. So, if a game needs, let’s say, 25ms to load the data of its next zone from your storage to your RAM, the GPU will halt and you’ll get a stutter. By increasing your framerate to even 60fps, you immediately lower the time it takes to generate a frame to 16.6ms. Since it doesn’t take more time to transfer the data the game needs for its new/next zone, the game does not drop frames and runs consistently at 33.3ms. So, in most current-gen games, SATA SSDs and NVMe SSDs can transfer the data a game needs during that timeframe without issues. At 30fps, the time it takes for the GPU to generate a frame is 33.3ms. The reason the 30fps lock eliminates these traversal stutters is simple. That’s the reason why traversal stutters can be reproduced so easily.


So, whenever a player visits or returns to different “ areas“, the game will load their data. Most of the times, games divide their huge maps into smaller areas/zones. Rivatunner’s frame limiter in most cases, and that’s the one we recommend using.Īs showcased, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor runs with a flat frametime at 33.3ms, without any stutters while exploring the city of Koboh.īut what are exactly the traversal stutters? Simply put, these stutters can occur whenever the game loads new data during exploration. And no, don’t use any in-game frame limiter. By using Rivatunner, you can lock your framerate at 30fps. And, that’s basically the trick you need to do in order to completely eliminate the traversal stutters in the latest PC games. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.Now if you looked at the framerate, you may have noticed a 30fps lock. Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelancer and acting UK news editor. It wasn't all plain sailing, however, as the game also launched with a complicated day one patch situation and was riddled with technical issues for some users, particularly on PC.

Hardware spending overall grew 7% year over year as video game consoles finally find themselves free of component shortages and COVID-19 caused restrictions.ĮA is yet to share specific numbers for Jedi: Survivor but the game certainly held the attention of fans, who obsessed over its new froggy character Turgle, winced at the return of Jedi: Fallen Order's most infamous foe, and enjoyed watching Cal Kestis hang out with Luke Skywalker in a comical advert. On the console front, the Nintendo Switch was the best selling console in terms of units sold, but Sony's PlayStation 5 once again was the best selling hardware platform in dollar sales. Dead Island 2 came in second, followed by MLB: The Show 23, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Hogwarts Legacy, PGA Tour, Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection, FIFA 23, and Mario Kart 8 in tenth.
