Twelve Minutes is a new real-time interactive thriller game that was developed recently by Luis Antonio and published by Annapurna Interactive, which is well known for delivering games like Story Teller, Outer Wilds, and Ashen. The game even features Willem Dafoe. You start off as a husband with his wife when someone comes knocking to kill you, and you re-live these 12 minutes over and over again until you find a way to get out of this situation. But you won’t be able to if you’re facing FPS issues in Twelve Minutes.
Fortunately, we have many methods to that address and fix these FPS issues that you might be having. By following our methods, you will definitely see a noticeable performance increase in your game and will make it more stable. In this article, we will explain exactly how you can boost your FPS in Twelve Minutes. The best part is that you don’t need to even install any application to do so.
Guide to Fix FPS Issues in Twelve Minutes
Before you attempt any of the solutions mentioned below, you have to make sure that your PC meets the minimum system requirements for Twelve Minutes. If it does not, there’s no point in attempting any of the solutions, as your PC simply won’t be able to run the game.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- OS: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD Phenom II X4 965
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB | AMD Radeon HD 5770, 1 GB
RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6600 | AMD FX-8350
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080, 8 GB | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT, 8 GB
Update Your GPU Drivers
Usually, when a new game comes out, both NVIDIA and AMD release new drivers specifically optimized for that game. Since Twelve Minutes is a new release, you should update your GPU drivers to make sure your game runs smoothly on your system. You can download the most up-to-date drivers from your GPU manufacturer’s website; AMD or NVIDIA.
Change The Preferred Graphics Option
If you’re playing on a PC with an APU or a CPU with integrated graphics (iGPU) installed, the game may be utilizing your integrated graphics to run it instead of your discrete GPU. Consequently, you could be running into FPS issues, such as stutters or drops, because the integrated graphics aren’t powerful enough. Below, we’ve mentioned a fix for both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs.
NVIDIA GPU:
- Open the NVIDIA Control Panel. You can do this by right-clicking on your desktop.
- Click the small “+” icon next to “3D Settings“.
- Click on “Manage 3D settings“.
- Go to the Program Settings tab.
- Find and choose Twelve Minutes from the list under “Select a program to customize“.
- Under “Preferred graphics option“, choose“High-performance NVIDIA processor“.
AMD GPU:
- Open Radeon Settings. You can do this by right-clicking on your desktop.
- Go to the Preferences and select Additional Settings.
- Go to the Power and head over to Switchable Graphics Application Settings.
- Select Twelve Minutes.
- Under the Graphics Settings, select the “High-Performance” profile.
Disable Game Mode
If you’re using Windows 10, Game Mode will probably already be enabled on your PC by default. This feature will almost always cause problems with playing games on your PC and it is much better to just turn this option off and leave it that way.
- Go to Settings in Windows 10
- Select Gaming in the menu
- Select Game Mode in the side-bar
- Turn Game Mode off
All Done
If you have followed all the steps above, then you should not be getting any more FPS issues in Twelve Minutes. Let us know in the comments below if this guide helped you to fix the problem you were facing. You can read our other articles here: