How to fix stuttering in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Written by

Hritwik Raj

Posted

17th May 2023 17:05

If you are playing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, you may want to know how to fix stuttering and other performance issues in the game. Since Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom offers a seamless open world, even with the outdated Nintendo Switch hardware, it is prone to performance issues.

While there is no magic setting that will allow you to play the game with a stable 30 FPS or get you 60 FPS, there are certain basic tweaks that can help reduce stutters in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. So, keep reading our guide to learn more.

The best way to fix the stuttering issue in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is to play the game in docked mode. In the Dock Mode, your Nintendo Switch gets a consistent power supply allowing the system to tap into more resources than it can on battery in handheld mode.

Aside from that, you can use the below basic troubleshooting steps to get rid of stutters in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Sometimes, you may encounter certain performance issues like game freezes and stutters because of your network. So, if you think your game lags more than it should, try playing it in Airplane Mode.

Follow these steps to turn on Airplane Mode in your Nintendo Switch:

Alternatively, you can head to System Settings > Airplane Mode and enable it from there.

Ensure your Nintendo Switch storage is not full and at least 25% or more space is left. There are many cases when playing games with almost full storage space resulting in stutters and other issues, so it would be best if you avoided it.

If you are installing Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on a memory card, ensure it is a fast one with high read and write speed. Using slow memory cards will cause performance issues in the game.

Temperature plays a significant role in the Nintendo Switch's performance, especially while running games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Depending on your location, the current weather, and your surroundings, there can be situations when your Nintendo Switch may overheat. When that happens, you will face lag. Try keeping your Nintendo Switch as cool as possible if this occurs.

Sometimes, a simple restart can fix stutters in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. So, restart your game whenever you encounter severe lag, game freezing, and other issues.

That concludes our guide on how to fix stuttering in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. For more on Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, keep reading GGRecon.