NFS Heat – Lag, Stutter, Crash, and FPS Fix

Need for Speed: Heat is the latest installation in the famous NFS franchise. This time they promise more action, GFX, and adrenaline-pumping racing and driving mechanics in the game.

Need For Speed: Heat – Lag, Stutter, and FPS Fix

Minimum and Recommended System Specs

Make sure you meet the minimum system requirements for the game, as given below:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • OS: Windows 7 64-bit
  • Processor (CPU): Intel Core i3-3570 4-Core 3.4 GHz or AMD FX-6350 6-Core 3.9 GHz
  • RAM: 8 GB System Memory
  • GPU RAM: 2 GB Video Memory
  • GPU Memory: GeForce GTX 760 or Radeon R9 280X
  • Storage: 50 GB Available Hard Drive Space
  • DirectX: DirectX 11

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

  • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
  • Processor (CPU): Intel Core i7-4790 4-Core 3.6 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X 4-Core 3.5 GHz
  • RAM: 16 GB System Memory
  • GPU Memory: 4 GB Video Memory
  • GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
  • Storage: 50 GB Available Hard Drive Space
  • DirectX: DirectX 11

Update Graphics Driver

As you may have noticed, NVIDIA and AMD release drivers specifically to optimize particular games. And when the title is an AAA one like NFS Heat, it ought to happen. So make sure you download the latest GFX drivers from their official site.

NVIDIA and AMD Settings

Open the Nvidia control panel > Click on Manage 3D settings > Program Settings

Locate the NFS heat executable file from the dropdown list, which should be located under “Select a program to customize”.

Here are the settings after that:

For NVIDIA

  • Threaded Optimization: On
  • Power Management: Prefer Maximum Performance
  • Low Latency Mode: Off
  • Texture filtering – Quality: Performance

For AMD

  • Anti-Aliasing Mode: Use Application settings
  • Anti-aliasing Method: Multi-sampling
  • Morphological Filtering: Off
  • Anisotropic Filtering Mode: Use application settings
  • Texture Filtering Quality: Performance
  • Surface Format Optimization: On
  • Wait for V-sync: Off
  • OpenGL Triple Buffering: Off
  • Shader Cache: AMD optimized
  • Tesselation Mode: Override application settings
  • Maximum Tesselation Level: Off
  • GPU Workload: Graphics
  • Chill: Off
  • Frame Rate Target Control: Disabled
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Updating Windows 10 to the latest version

Windows releases specific updates to smoothen and fix the gameplay experience. So make sure you have Windows Assistant on and use that to update your OS to the latest one.

Discord Settings and Changes

Turn off hardware acceleration for Discord. This is meant to smoothen the discord but it is specifically mentioned to turn it off if you face FPS or game lag issues.

Follow this to do that.

  • Settings > Appearance > Under the advanced tab, Hardware Acceleration > Turn it off
  • Turn off the overlay for discord. This can also fix some FPS and performance issues with the game.

Disabling Overclock

If you are overclocking your CPU or GPU by any means, and that is causing frequent NFS heat performance issues, try turning it off and trying again. This has worked for many games, for multiple players.

Repairing Game Files

If you are still having issues you can either re-install the game or repair the game files from Origin. This can also fix the issues regarding the game.


If the problem persists, write to the developers as soon as possible. That will conclude this performance, lag, stutter, FPS drops general fix for NFS heat. Thanks for reading!


Last Updated on January 4, 2024

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