How to reduce Red Dead Redemption 2 Stuttering on PC

Ali Hashmi

5 years ago

Red Dead Redemption 2 is finally available on PC and is off to a slightly rocky start. If you want to reduce Red Dead Redemption 2 Stuttering on PC, here are a few things you can do.

The game is fairly demanding but offers a variety of options to improve performance.

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1 Reduce Red Dead Redemption 2 Stuttering

1.1 Reduce number CPU cores being used by the game

1.2 Update your Graphics Drivers

1.3 Update your Windows Version

1.4 Red Dead Redemption 2 PC System Requirements

1.5 Minimum

1.6 Recommended

Reduce Red Dead Redemption 2 Stuttering

There are a few things you can do to mitigate stuttering on PC.

Reduce number CPU cores being used by the game

Make sure the game is running, and minimize it
Open the Task Manager on your PC
Click on the Details to see all the running processes
Find RDR2.exe
Right-click on the task, and select Set affinity
Uncheck one or two of the cores, like CPU 2, CPU3
Click Ok

This method seems to have worked for a number of users, and it’s been a known issue in GTA V as well.

While you’re here, you can read our other guides for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC as well.

Update your Graphics Drivers

You can download the latest graphics drivers for your GPUs from the links below.

Nvidia: 441.12
AMD: 19.11.1
Intel: Depends on your processor; download the driver update utility

Update your Windows Version

Make sure you are on the latest version of Windows 10, which is 1903.

Red Dead Redemption 2 PC System Requirements

To run the game on PC, you’ll need the following specifications

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 64-bit – Service Pack 1 (6.1.7601)
CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3 GHz or AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz
RAM: 8 GB System Memory
GPU RAM: 2 GB Video Memory
GPU: GeForce GTX 770 2GB or Radeon R9 280 3GB
HDD: 150 GB Available Hard Drive Space
DX: DirectX 11