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Need for Speed Heat - Tips to Lower CPU Usage and Stuttering

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2021-03-17 03:36:29
Need for Speed Heat - Tips to Lower CPU Usage and Stuttering

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In this guide, I will show you the things I found on how to lower cpu usage and stuttering and also slow texture loading.

Useful Tips 

Stuttering/Slow Texture Loading

The only way I found on how to fix this is to install the game on SSD. I mean its 2020, why would someone install AAA game on HDD?

Use Custom User.cfg

Go to your NFS Heat installation folder (default is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Need for Speed Heat).

Create a new cfg file using notepad.

Add this:

  • Thread.ProcessorCount 4
  • Thread.MaxProcessorCount 4
  • Thread.MinFreeProcessorCount 0
  • Thread.JobThreadPriority 0
  • GstRender.Thread.MaxProcessorCount 4
  • First line is number of your cores.
  • Second line is number of your cores.
  • Third line must be set to 0.
  • Fourth line must be set to 0.
  • Fifth line is number of your threads.

So, for example im using an i7 7700HQ (4c/8t), the number from top to bottom would go like 4,4,0,0,8.

  • Save it as .cfg
  • Done

Lowering CPU Usage

1. Use Borderless Mode

While ingame, go to graphic settings and choose borderless.

Note: I dont know why but borderless made my cpu runnning on 50% usage (on fullscreen it was around 90%).

2. Disable Steam Overlay
  • Go to Steam library.
  • Right-click on Need For Speed Heat.
  • In general tab, uncheck "enable steam overlay while in-game".
  • Using steam overlay made my cpu run around 70% usage and 50% without overlay.
3. Messing Up With .exe Properties

Go to your Need For Speed Heat installation folder.

Default is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Need for Speed Heat.Right-click on NeedForSpeedHeat.exe.Click on properties.Click on compability tab.Click on check settings for all users.From there, use windows 7 compability.Check the disable fullscreen optimisation.Click on change high dpi setting.Check the override high dpi scaling behavior and set it to application.Done.

You can also choose between using windows 7 compability mode or not.

Source: https://gameplay.tips/guides/8050-need-for-speed-heat.html

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