Does your Yuzu emulator lag when playing Nintendo Switch games?

Are you frustrated by low FPS and hate when your games stutter during the climax?

The same steps apply to optimizing Windows 11 if you have already upgraded.

Laptop Placed on a Table Showing Yuzu Emulator App Running on Windows

Thus, ensure your graphics card configs are optimized to deliver the best performance.

Using the official documentation provided by your GPU manufacturer can help you optimize the GPU for maximum performance.

Once you’ve done that, don’t forget toupdate your graphics driverbefore applying other fixes.

Clicking on the Graphics Option under Related Settings in Display Menu in Windows Settings App

Thus, to increase the FPS, you should set the graphics performance of the Yuzu emulator to high.

If you’ve, you should reset the Yuzu emulator prefs.

However, if possible, do so before continuing.

Clicking on the Browse Button after Choosing Desktop App from the Add an App Dropdown Menu Under Graphics Tab in Windows Settings App

Disable VSync

By preventing the screen from tearing, VSync enhances graphics display.

However, it comes at the cost of slow game performance.

In addition, some graphics cards have difficulty delivering good performance when this option is enabled.

Clicking on the Options Button After Clicking on the Yuzu Emulator in the List of Installed Apps in Windows Settings App

Therefore, you should disable this option in the emulator’s controls.

To do that, take these actions:

If disabling VSync further disrupts game performance, enable it again.

Choose the one that provides you with the best performance.

Hitting the Save Button after Switching the Graphics Preferences for Yuzu Emulator to High in the Options Tab of Yuzu Emulator in Windows Settings App

Change Limit Speed Percent controls

Yuzu emulator allows users to limit speed if a specific game runs too fast.

To do that, go through this:

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Therefore, playing a game with the highest accuracy would be counterproductive while it continues to lag and stutter.

Clicking on the Configure Option in the Dropdown of the Emulation Tab of Yuzu Emulator App

Consequently, you should probably balance it.

Change Graphics API options

There are two API options available in Yuzu; OpenGL and Vulkan.

Hence, switch the API to see if it improves performance.

Clicking on the Reset All Settings Option in General Settings of Yuzu Emulator App

To do that, follow the below steps:

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If the emulator continues to lag, switch to another Nintendo Switch emulator.

As alternatives, Ryujinx and Cemu are the best choices.

Disabling the VSync Mode in the Yuzu Emulator Settings on Windows

Clicking on the OK Button after Choosing the Region in the Region Dropdown Menu in the System Settings of Yuzu Emulator App

Increasing the Speed Limit by Clicking on the Limit Speed Percent Option in General Settings of Yuzu Emulator App

Changing the Accuracy Level to Normal in Yuzu Emulator Settings

Switching the API from the Dropdown in Graphics Settings of Yuzu Emulator App

Dragging the Volume Slider to Left after Selecting Null in the Dropdown Menus of Output Engine Input Device and Output Device Options in Audio Settings of Yuzu Emulator App