@ubi-borealis

Also managed to share a video which demonstrates FPS drop in game (I played with the settings as shown in the images I uploaded a couple a days ago. Ultra settings, average FPS 53).
Managed to play around 15 minutes.

The problem occurs at minute 2:50, after throwing the second grenade. After that FPS drops at 5 - 10 FPS and stays that way until I restart the game. GPU also remains locked at 100% usage after the problem occurs.

I have the same problem. I'm also experiening this strange LAG bug.
Before the update everything was perfect except the blurry textures. Now the blurry textures problem is solved and now this problem...
(HD TEXTURES NOT INSTALLED)
(everything on my system is up to date)
After 30 - 40 minutes of gameplay the FPS drops from ultra 55 - 60fps to 5 - 10 - 15 fps.
I tried adjusting the video quality settings but that did not resolve the problem. This happens even if I play with the lowest quality settings.
If I restart the game the problem goes away BUT only for another 20 minutes, after that the FPS drop again.
There were times when the FPS dropped even after 5 - 10 minutes of gameplay, for example at the start of certain missions or cutscenes or in different areas of the map and there were times when accesing the map or the arsenal would cause the FPS to drop to 10 - 15 fps after that.

I'm sure it's not the hardware because this is happening even with the lowest quality settings and on ultra I can run the game at 55 - 60 fps.
(I'd like to mention that the GPU temperature never goes above 59°C in full load.. I thought that maybe overheating is causing the problem but it is not the case! The moment when the stuttering/fps drop occure the GPU locks at 100% usage until I exit the game.).

Hope this will be fixed with the next update!

@ubi-borealis

• What are your system specs (CPU/GPU)?

Lenovo Legion 5
CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 4800H
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6
RAM: 16GB
Storage: SSD
All drivers up to date.
Windows 10 Pro (everything up to date)

• Are you using the HD texture pack? If so, have you tried disabling this to see if the stuttering improves?

HD Texture Pack NOT installed.

• How long can you play for before experiencing FPS drop?

Mostly around 30 - 40 minutes, max 1 hour. There were times when FPS dropped even after 20 minutes.

• Does anything seem to alleviate this (such navigating the menus or being in certain areas)?

I haven't noticed anything specific that is causing this problem, FPS drop mostly after 40 minutes - 1 hour of gameplay regardless of what I am doing in the game.
BUT there is one thing that I've noticed! There were A LOT OF TIMES when FPS dropped after one of the following situations:

• at the beginning of cutscenes (caused by starting a mission, or after capturing a roadblock and so on...)
• after cutscenes, when starting a mission or any side quest or activity
• when in a mission, after a cutscene or after a loading screen
• when entering menus like map, arsenal, ride, collections or after exiting those menus (sometimes)
• after fast travel (sometimes)
• when entering the menu where you choose a helicopter you want to fly or a car you want to drive (sometimes)
• accessing the benchmark (sometimes)
• other alike situations when I guess the game has to load something.

This does not happen always. There were times when the game worked perfectly in any of the above situations and the problem occured random after 40 minute or 1 hour of gameplay.

• Can you please upload your affected save file to the cloud? This support article can show you how to do this.

The save file is uploaded to the cloud.

• Please can you provide us with an image of your video settings?

Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics quality: ULTRA
FidelityFX CAS: OFF
Adaptive Resolution: OFF
FidelityFX Super Resolution: OFF
DXR Reflections: OFF
DXR Shadows: OFF
The game runs on ultra settings at an average of 50 - 53 FPS 1080p (GPU max temperature 60°C in full load, mostly 59°C). After the problem occurs the FPS drops at max 10 - 15 and the GPU locks at 100% usage until I restart the game. Restarting the game always fixes the problem for another 30 minutes of gameplay or sometimes even for less time. For me exiting to main menu does not fix the problem, I have to restart the game always.
The problem occurs regardless of what graphics quality settings I choose to play with. Messed with all settings possible. The problem occurs sometimes even in menus. Even with the lowest graphic quality settings possible the problem still occurs so I'm sure it's not the hardware that is causing this problem.

@mr_miki_1 hei man, same problem here. I hope they will fix it soon. It seems that there are a lot of people who are experiencing this issue. The game is unplayable after 20 minutes of gameplay, frame rate drops from ultra 60 fps to 15 fps until the game is restarted. After restarting the game you don't get to play another 20 minutes and the problem is back. Messed with all qraphics settings and nothing helps.

@mickharnas yeah, I really hope they will fix it soon. It seems there are a lot of players who are experiencing this issue after TU3.

@josh_0000 hey man, I can confirm that I have the exact same problem with the exact same symptoms like a lot of other players after installing TU3. Restarting the gamw would only fix the problem for another 15 minutes then FPS drops again. Hope they will fix it soon! The game is unplayable

@ubi-borealis

Save uploaded to the Cloud again.

@jigsaw941605 I fully agree with you.

@ubi-borealis

Also managed to share a video which demonstrates FPS drop in game (I played with the settings as shown in the images I uploaded a couple a days ago. Ultra settings, average FPS 53).
Managed to play around 15 minutes.

The problem occurs at minute 2:50, after throwing the second grenade. After that FPS drops at 5 - 10 FPS and stays that way until I restart the game. GPU also remains locked at 100% usage after the problem occurs.

@ferociousrhyme9 Tried this and FPS still drops to 5 - 10 FPS after 30 minutes of gameplay... Although I'm happy to hear that everything works fine for you.

For me it's clearly that it is something wrong within the game and not with my hardware.
There are players with much faster and stronger GPUs than me and they are experiencing the same problem...

I'm sure this problem can only be fixed by Ubisoft with a patch or update. I'm gonna trust that Ubisoft will fix this issue and that they will release the patch soon.

@ubi-borealis

Ok, thank you. Also added some pictures with the graphics quality setting.

@ubi-borealis

Save uploaded to the Cloud again.

@ubi-borealis

• What are your system specs (CPU/GPU)?

Lenovo Legion 5
CPU: AMD RYZEN 7 4800H
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6
RAM: 16GB
Storage: SSD
All drivers up to date.
Windows 10 Pro (everything up to date)

• Are you using the HD texture pack? If so, have you tried disabling this to see if the stuttering improves?

HD Texture Pack NOT installed.

• How long can you play for before experiencing FPS drop?

Mostly around 30 - 40 minutes, max 1 hour. There were times when FPS dropped even after 20 minutes.

• Does anything seem to alleviate this (such navigating the menus or being in certain areas)?

I haven't noticed anything specific that is causing this problem, FPS drop mostly after 40 minutes - 1 hour of gameplay regardless of what I am doing in the game.
BUT there is one thing that I've noticed! There were A LOT OF TIMES when FPS dropped after one of the following situations:

• at the beginning of cutscenes (caused by starting a mission, or after capturing a roadblock and so on...)
• after cutscenes, when starting a mission or any side quest or activity
• when in a mission, after a cutscene or after a loading screen
• when entering menus like map, arsenal, ride, collections or after exiting those menus (sometimes)
• after fast travel (sometimes)
• when entering the menu where you choose a helicopter you want to fly or a car you want to drive (sometimes)
• accessing the benchmark (sometimes)
• other alike situations when I guess the game has to load something.

This does not happen always. There were times when the game worked perfectly in any of the above situations and the problem occured random after 40 minute or 1 hour of gameplay.

• Can you please upload your affected save file to the cloud? This support article can show you how to do this.

The save file is uploaded to the cloud.

• Please can you provide us with an image of your video settings?

Resolution: 1920x1080
Graphics quality: ULTRA
FidelityFX CAS: OFF
Adaptive Resolution: OFF
FidelityFX Super Resolution: OFF
DXR Reflections: OFF
DXR Shadows: OFF
The game runs on ultra settings at an average of 50 - 53 FPS 1080p (GPU max temperature 60°C in full load, mostly 59°C). After the problem occurs the FPS drops at max 10 - 15 and the GPU locks at 100% usage until I restart the game. Restarting the game always fixes the problem for another 30 minutes of gameplay or sometimes even for less time. For me exiting to main menu does not fix the problem, I have to restart the game always.
The problem occurs regardless of what graphics quality settings I choose to play with. Messed with all settings possible. The problem occurs sometimes even in menus. Even with the lowest graphic quality settings possible the problem still occurs so I'm sure it's not the hardware that is causing this problem.

@josh_0000 hey man, I can confirm that I have the exact same problem with the exact same symptoms like a lot of other players after installing TU3. Restarting the gamw would only fix the problem for another 15 minutes then FPS drops again. Hope they will fix it soon! The game is unplayable

@mickharnas yeah, I really hope they will fix it soon. It seems there are a lot of players who are experiencing this issue after TU3.

@mr_miki_1 hei man, same problem here. I hope they will fix it soon. It seems that there are a lot of people who are experiencing this issue. The game is unplayable after 20 minutes of gameplay, frame rate drops from ultra 60 fps to 15 fps until the game is restarted. After restarting the game you don't get to play another 20 minutes and the problem is back. Messed with all qraphics settings and nothing helps.

I have the same problem. I'm also experiening this strange LAG bug.
Before the update everything was perfect except the blurry textures. Now the blurry textures problem is solved and now this problem...
(HD TEXTURES NOT INSTALLED)
(everything on my system is up to date)
After 30 - 40 minutes of gameplay the FPS drops from ultra 55 - 60fps to 5 - 10 - 15 fps.
I tried adjusting the video quality settings but that did not resolve the problem. This happens even if I play with the lowest quality settings.
If I restart the game the problem goes away BUT only for another 20 minutes, after that the FPS drop again.
There were times when the FPS dropped even after 5 - 10 minutes of gameplay, for example at the start of certain missions or cutscenes or in different areas of the map and there were times when accesing the map or the arsenal would cause the FPS to drop to 10 - 15 fps after that.

I'm sure it's not the hardware because this is happening even with the lowest quality settings and on ultra I can run the game at 55 - 60 fps.
(I'd like to mention that the GPU temperature never goes above 59°C in full load.. I thought that maybe overheating is causing the problem but it is not the case! The moment when the stuttering/fps drop occure the GPU locks at 100% usage until I exit the game.).

Hope this will be fixed with the next update!