If you experience performance issues in game, you should reset your video options to what the Fallout 4 Launcher auto-detected. You can do this by opening the Fallout 4 launcher, selecting Options, then clicking the Default button.
You may be able to improve game performance by lowering or disabling some graphics settings in game, including the resolution. Closing any additional software running in the background can also help to improve performance in some cases.
In addition, you should ensure your PC has the latest drivers for your graphics card. You can find drivers for supported video cards here:
Note: We recommend you manually download the latest drivers from the above sites and ensure your previous drivers are fully deleted before updating.
Finally, there are a few final troubleshooting steps you can try to resolve this issue:
- Check whether or not your machine meets Fallout 4's system requirements here: https://help.bethesda.net/app/answers/detail/a_id/31171.
- Delete your game's .INI files by navigating toC:\Users\<username>\Documents\my games\Fallout4(default location) and removing the following files to reset all game settings:
- Fallout4.ini
- Fallout4Custom.ini
- Fallout4Prefs.ini
- Change your display mode to run in Borderless and Windowed Mode from the Options menu in the game's Launcher:
You can visit the Fallout 4 PC Official Bethesda Discord Server.
