Diablo II: Resurrected – Fix Performance Issues, Low FPS, and Lag

Diablo II: Resurrected developed by Blizzard Entertainment is now available and players can now dive into the world of Diablo II: Resurrected. The game offers a lot of features that players will surely enjoy. While most players are not getting any in-game issues in Diablo II: Resurrected, it seems that others have been getting a lot of lag, fps drop, and other performance issues while playing Diablo II: Resurrected. If you’re one of the players having similar problems, here’s how you can fix it.

The first step that you need to do is to check if your PC is well-equipped to run Diablo II: Resurrected. If you’re unsure if you can smoothly run the game, please check out this Diablo II: Resurrected full system requirements.

Minimum System Requirements

• CPU: Intel Core i3-3250/AMD FX-4350
• RAM: 8GB RAM
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 660/AMD Radeon HD 7850
• Storage: 30GB HDD
• OS: Windows 10

Recommended System Requirements

• CPU: Intel Core i5-9600k/AMD Ryzen 5 2600
• RAM: 16 GB RAM
• GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
• Storage: 30GB SDD
• OS: Windows 10

How to Fix Performance Issues

Assuming that your PC is good enough to handle Diablo II: Resurrected, the following are possible solutions to fix your concerns.

Prioritize Diablo II: Resurrected

Prioritizing the game process is one of the first things that you should try. Open your Task Manager > Details tab > find and right-click Diablo II: Resurrected.exe > Select Priority > Choose High.

Use Fullscreen or Windowed Mode

FPS may also depend on the monitor you are using. By default, Diablo II: Resurrected is set to fullscreen, but there’s a chance that this could be the reason why your game is lagging. To fix this, switch to windowed mode or borderless mode. Just play with the screen settings until you are satisfied with the result.

Optimize GPU Settings for Diablo II: Resurrected

In our experience, optimizing Diablo II: Resurrected using the GPU settings makes it run smoothly. Depending on the device you are using, here’s how you can optimize your game.

For Nvidia Users

1. Open Nvidia Control Panel
2. Go to the Adjust image settings with preview section on the left side of the screen
3. Click Use the advanced 3D image settings option
4. Select the Manage 3D settings option and make the following changes:
   • Power Management: Prefer Maximum Performance
   • Power Management: Prefer Maximum Performance
   • Texture filtering Quality: High Performance
   • Threaded optimization: On
   • Vertical sync: Off
5. Click on the Apply button to save changes

For AMD Users

Open AMD Control Panel > go to the Gaming Tab and select Global Graphics > select the Graphics Profile and choose eSport mode > save changes.

Just like the Nvidia Control Panel, you can also modify it to make things even better. You can try the following settings below:

• Radeon Anti-Lag: Disabled
• Radeon Chill: Disabled
• Boost: Disabled
• Image Sharpening: Disabled
• Enhanced Sync: Disabled
• Vertical Refresh: Always Off

Update GPU drivers

Another reason why Diablo II: Resurrected is lagging or having low FPS is your outdated GPU driver. If you still don’t have the latest update for your GPU, we recommend getting the latest patch from your manufacturer. As for our recommendation, you can use IObit’s driver booster to automatically fetch the latest driver for your operating system.