All Arc GPU Users are experiencing severe frame drops when starting matches in EA FC 26 on my system with a Ryzen 5 5600 and Intel Arc B580. Right after starting a match, the FPS drops drastically, causing heavy stuttering. After I press the start button on my controller and the menu appears where I can adjust team settings, I have to wait about 10 to 15 seconds before the gameplay stabilizes and the FPS returns to normal, allowing smooth play.
This issue might be caused by how Arc handles rendering for the game's interactive displays (I’ve attached screenshots for reference). This issue also occurs at the start of the second half, meaning I have to wait through this lag twice per match to avoid being at a disadvantage. The heavy frame drops happen in every match I play.
I’ve tried various settings including switching between fullscreen and borderless windowed modes, toggling VSync, adjusting graphics quality, and enabling or disabling features like Resizable BAR, HAGS, and Windows Game Mode. None of these changes have resolved the issue. Rolling back to older drivers didn’t help either.
This persistent FPS drop at match start and halftime severely disrupts gameplay. It appears to be an optimization or compatibility issue specific to the Intel Arc B580 with EA FC 26, likely needing a patch or driver update from Intel or EA.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EASportsFC/comments/1nkp1g4/frame_rate_drops_to_1_fps_during/
https://github.com/IGCIT/Intel-GPU-Community-Issue-Tracker-IGCIT/issues/1232
My setup:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600
GPU: Intel Arc B580 (Driver version 32.0.101.7029)
OS: Windows 11 24H2
Rendering API: DirectX 12
Game platform: EA App (latest patch)
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The frame drop issue affects many GPUs, probably even all of them, and I experience some stuttering on my AMD card as well. However, the problem with the Arc B580 is that the stutters are extremely severe and last for a long time. If you look at the CapFrameX data, it clearly shows how long the framerate dips persist on the B580. I don’t have this problem on the RX 7600 at all.
Orange is RX 7600 - Green is Arc B580
- Starting at about second 20 the gameplay begins. On AMD it is very smooth, while on the Arc B580 you can clearly see the FPS drops lasting until about second 35.
If you look at all of the CapFrameX logs you can clearly see that the gaming experience with the Arc B580 suffers significantly. The data shows in detail how much the gameplay stutters with the B580 and how severe and prolonged the FPS drops are at times. When compared to the RX 7600, it becomes clear that the gaming experience on the RX 7600 is much smoother and more enjoyable overall. Although cutscenes still sometimes stutter on the RX 7600, which have been almost completely fixed on AMD GPUs through recent game patches, whereas on the B580 they remain largely unchanged.
In my opinion, the cutscenes are mostly irrelevant because they are almost always skipped in FUT. The bigger issue is that after skipping, the game does not run smoothly immediately, and during each match there is a total waiting time of about 30 seconds (around 15 seconds at kickoff and 15 seconds at halftime) before the gameplay smooths out.
I have already tried everything you suggested, including limiting the frame rate to 60 FPS, but nothing helps. The Arc B580 still suffers from severe drops exactly where they should not happen.
Here is a video that shows the mentioned stuttering clearly:
https://youtu.be/SWUeAJ5iqSU?start=1555&end=1575
That video only shows the offline mode. However, in FUT the stuttering is much worse and lasts the 10 to 15 seconds after kick off that I timed myself.
