If your PC is having a hard time keeping up with The Surge 2, these fps tips are enough for you. This tutorial will resolve the issues such as stuttering, low fps, fps drop, lag, spikes while playing The Surge 2.
There are 16 ways to optimize performance of The Surge 2.
System Requirements for Running The Surge 2
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | AMD FX-8320 (3.5 GHz) / Intel i5-4690K (3.5 GHz) | AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) / Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz) |
| GPU | 2 GB, AMD Radeon R9 280 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 | 6 GB, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti |
| DirectX | DirectX 11 | DirectX 11 |
| RAM | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 20 GB available space | 20 GB available space |
| OS | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) | Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit) |
1) Best Graphics Settings for The Surge 2
These graphics settings are for PCs which close to the minimum system requirements.
If you have a good PC, you can increase the settings slightly.
Go to in game video settings and make sure the settings are as follows.
Options > Video > Display
Fullscreen: Check
VSync: Adaptive
Options > Video > Graphics
Dynamic Resolution Mode: Off
Texture Quality: Medium or Low
Shadow Quality: Low
Volumetric Lighting Quality: Low
Antialiasing Mode: Off
Ambient Occlusion: Uncheck
Subsurface Scattering: Uncheck
Bloom Intensity: 0%
Lensflare Intensity: 50%
Chromatic Aberration Intensity: 0%
Motion Blur Intensity: 0%
Apply and Exit the game.
2) Steam Launch Options
- Go to the list of games in the Steam library.
- Right-click the The Surge 2 and click the Properties.
- Click the Set Launch Options in the General tab.
- Type the following commands into the space in the incoming window.
-high -USEALLAVAILABLECORES
3) Update Your Graphics Drivers
You should keep your computer’s graphics drivers updated.
People who have an NVIDIA graphics card can download and install their new drivers here.
People who have an AMD graphics card can download and install their new drivers here.
4) NVIDIA Control Panel Settings
- Open NVIDIA Control Panel
- Go to the Adjust image settings with preview tab.
- Click the “Use my preference emphasising“ (If you have a mid&high end pc, Let the 3D application decide)
- Put the bar in Performance mode.
- Apply
- Click the Manage 3D settings
- Click the Program Settings
- Click the Add
- Select the The Surge 2 from the list
Location: Steam\steamapps\common\The Surge 2\bin\TheSurge2.exe - After, make the following settings
Antialiasing - Mode: Off
Power management mode: Prefer maximum performance
Texture filtering – Quality: High performance
Triple buffering: On - If you have a notebook, make sure you are selected the “High-performance NVIDIA processor” on preferred graphics processor.
- Apply and close the NVIDIA Control Panel.
5) AMD Radeon Settings
- Open the AMD Radeon Settings window.
- Click on the Gaming tab.
- Then click on Global Settings.
- Go to the Anti-aliasing mode, choose Override application settings.
- Click on the Anti-aliasing level, so make sure you are selected the 2X
- Go to the Anisotropic Filtering Mode and turn it on.
- Then, click on the Anisotropic Filtering Level, so make sure you are selected the 2X.
- Click on the Texture Filtering Quality and select the Performance.
- Now, click on the Wait for Vertical Refresh and select the Always off.
- Click on the Tessellation Mode and select the Override application settings.
- Finally, click on the Maximum Tessellation Level and select the 32x or lower.
6) Intelligent Standby List Cleaner
The “Intelligent standby list cleaner” application will monitor and clear the memory standby list when it is > 1000mb (1gb). It will help players to fix stutters in games.
- Download the Intelligent standby list cleaner
- Run the 7-zip file.
- Extract to a folder.
- Go to the that folder.
- Run the “Intelligent standby list cleaner ISLC” application.
- Check the “Start ISLC minimized and auto-Start monitoring”
- Also, check the “Launch ISLC on user logon”
- Now, click on the Start button
- Minimize
7) Full-screen Optimizations
- Go to the folder where the game is installed.
- Right-click on the TheSurge2.exe application.
Location: Steam\steamapps\common\The Surge 2\bin\TheSurge2.exe - Tap the Properties
- Tick Disable full-screen optimisations on the Compatibility tab.
- Click on the OK
8) Power Options
If the CPU cooler is not enough, you can skip this setting. Processor temperature may increase by 5-6 degrees.
- Right-click the Windows icon on the bottom left.
- Click the Power Options
- Click the Additional power settings
- Select the High performance on the Preferred plans tab.
- After, click the Change plan settings link next to High performance.
- Tap on the Change advanced power settings
- Find Processor power management in the incoming list, click the + icon on the left side.
- Set Minimum processor state and Maximum processor state to 100%
- Click on the OK
9) Game Mode
- To turn off Windows 10 game mode, click the Start icon to bring up the Start menu. Then open the Settings.
- Click the Gaming
- On the Game Bar tab, set the “Record game clips, screenshots and broadcast using Game bar” to Off.
- On the Captures tab, set the “Record in the background while I’m playing a game” to Off.
- On the Game Mode tab, set the “Game Mode” to Off.
10) Windows Performance Options
- Type performance in the search section of Windows, click to Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows from the results.
- Select the Adjust for best performance from the options in the Performance Options window that opens.
- Click OK
11) Cleaning Temporary Files
- Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type %temp%
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the Temp folder that opens. You can skip undeleted.
- Again, Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type temp
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the folder that opens.
- Again, Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type prefetch
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the Prefetch folder that opens.
Finally, empty the Recycle Bin
12) SSD
If you have a Solid-State Drive, I recommend that you install the game on the SSD or move the game files to the SSD.
13) Optimize the Discord
If you are using Discord, disable the Hardware Acceleration.
- Open Discord
- Go to the User Settings
- Then, go to the Appearance tab.
- Uncheck the Hardware Acceleration.
14) Optimize the Google Chrome
If you’re using Google Chrome, you’ll need to make this setting.
- Go to settings page in Chrome
- Click the Advanced
- Go to the System tab
- Finally, uncheck the “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed”
15) Background Processes
You should close all unnecessary Apps, such as Chrome, OneDrive. Also, if the Discord is idle, you should quit Discord.
Also, you can use the CCleaner to go through your startup and scheduled tasks, and disable everything that you consider unnecessary.
16) Increase The Priority
You need to adjust this setting every time you enter the game.
- Launch the game.
- Simultaneously press the ALT and TAB keys to minimize the game.
- Open the Task Manager
- Click on Details Tab
- In the list, find the TheSurge2.exe application.
- Right-click on the TheSurge2.exe application and Set priority to High.
17) Set Affinity in Task Manager (Lag Fix)
If you are encountering lag/stutter problems on your game. You can try this. If you're not experiencing this issue, don't do this!
- Launch the game.
- Open the Task Manager
- Go to the Details tab.
- Right-click on the TheSurge2.exe
- Click on Set Affinity
- Uncheck one core or two cores. For example CPU 4 and CPU 5
- Click on the OK button.
I just fixed the lag on my game by simply removing 2 cores from the game process. It's running very smooth now without any stutter.
darksepul
This guide will help you improve the performance of The Surge 2. I will update the guide when I discover new methods.
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