| Dupдѓ Update: Вћўvalorant Lag & Stutter Fix

Exit Vanguard from the system tray and restart your PC. This often fixes packet loss issues caused by the anti-cheat's background monitoring. Summary Table for Quick Fixes Primary Solution Micro-stutters Clear DirectX Shader Cache Input Lag Enable "Raw Input Buffer" FPS Drops Disable Fullscreen Optimizations Ping Spikes Flush DNS and restart Vanguard

Update files can conflict with old shaders, causing "micro-stutters" during gunfights. Type in the Windows search bar. Select your C: drive. вћўValorant Lag & Stutter FIX | DupДѓ UPDATE

Open Command Prompt as Admin and type ipconfig /flushdns . Exit Vanguard from the system tray and restart your PC

Check the GeForce Experience app. If you just updated and lag started, consider a clean re-install using DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller). Type in the Windows search bar

While the game is running, open Task Manager , go to the Details tab, find VALORANT-Win64-Shipping.exe , right-click it, and set Priority to High . 2. Clear the Direct X Shader Cache

Set to On to ensure your mouse movements are processed directly by the game. 5. Network Stuttering (Ping Spikes) If the "Network Problem" icon appears: