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Edited by System Agent:
2/21/2026 1:44:14 AM
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Jitter / Stutter / Frame Desynchronization (ongoing testing)
Morning Bungie, just want to point out that there is definitely an issue with Destiny 2 synchronizing frames on PC currently. With my system I have to exit the game entirely and re-enter for g-sync to work properly. This is a brand-new system I just built within the past week and have done everything under the sun to make sure it is not on my end. Upon re-entering the game frames are butter smooth as they should be but I shouldn't have to do that as a workaround. I've also noticed there are others posting here that have similar situations so this is clearly an ongoing issue that needs to be addressed.
265K cpu
Z890 Strix-F motherboard
8000Mhz 24x2 DDR5 ram
T705 storage drive (gen5x4)
5080 gpu (gen5x16)
Alienware AW3423DW monitor (Native G-Sync)
I have also tried with no overclocking, everything stock and even tried fresh install of Win 11 with all stock settings. ME firmware and all drivers are up to date including the current BIOS for my motherboard.
Not sure if this has to do with removing exclusive fullscreen with EoF but something is definitely broken and it is sad as this has been my "go-to" game for the past eight years with over 3900hrs logged. Been with you from the start and this has been the first where I've seen the game not being optimized which it has been known for.
Thank you for your time.
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*** Update as of 2/2/26***
This may be related to Intel DTT and Intel APO
Destiny 2 is listed under “Advanced” list in the Intel APO program and before when I was experiencing these issues I wasn’t using the Intel APO program where “Advanced” option was selected to enable for Destiny 2, only DTT enabled in BIOS and DTT driver installed.
Still testing to verify issue is resolved, so far frames have been stable with ultimate g-sync monitor (AW3423DW)
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1 ReplyEdited by Magiricus: 2/19/2026 4:10:44 PMAppreciate you testing but this is not issue with DTT. I reinstalled DTT, turned it on in BIOS, installed Intel APO and Enabled Advanced Mode. It does not change the stutters at all. I even reinstalled whole OS and updated BIOS to latest. This is on Bungie's end and only they can fix it. My configuration is below: GPU - 4090 CPU - 12900k MOBO - Aorus Master Z690 PSU - Corsair 1200 Platinum Also, tried disabling Gsync and it still stutters. Something is wrong with the game and it started when they got rid of Exclusive Fullscreen.
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7 RepliesEdited by T3rAbYt3: 1/10/2026 9:15:01 PMThanks for the detailed system specs and troubleshooting steps - that's really helpful information. [u]A few things to try beyond what you've already done:[/u] [b]Nvidia Control Panel Tweaks:[/b] - Set Destiny 2 to use "Fullscreen" mode (not Windowed Fullscreen) in-game if available - In Nvidia Control Panel, set "Monitor Technology" specifically to "G-SYNC" for your display profile - Disable "Dynamic Super Resolution" and "Shader Cache" for the Destiny 2 process - Force "Vertical Sync" to "On" / "Off" at the driver level (not just in-game) and lock framerate for example to 143Hz (just below your monitor's 144Hz) [b]Driver-Level Diagnostics:[/b] - Try rolling back to the previous Nvidia driver version - sometimes the latest driver has compatibility quirks with newer D2 patches - Check Event Viewer (eventvwr.msc) for DPC Latency spikes or display driver crashes when the stutter occurs - Run LatencyMon to rule out DPC latency issues on your Z890 setup [b]Driver Initialization Issue (Most Likely):[/b] - The restart workaround succeeding suggests the GPU driver isn't fully re-initializing the G-Sync handshake on game launch. Try closing all Nvidia background processes (Nvidia Telemetry, GFXEngine) from Task Manager before launching Destiny 2 - Disable "Nvidia Share" / GeForce Experience overlay entirely - known to interfere with frame sync initialization [b]Frame Pacing:[/b] - In-game, disable any frame rate limiters and set to "Uncapped" - let G-Sync handle the sync entirely - Test with V-Sync OFF in-game + G-SYNC ON at driver level Given your system's gen5 hardware, this might also be a firmware compatibility edge case with the Z890 and RTX 5080 that only manifests under specific D2 initialization conditions. Worth checking if there's a BIOS update specifically mentioning PCIe Gen5 or display output stability.
