Valorant FPS dropped after update, from 150–200 to stutters on i5 13th gen Iris Xe

Technical Solution

I am an amateur gamer who plays Valorant nust to ease stress after school on an HP Laptop 15-fd0xxx.

Specs:

• Intel Core i5 13th gen

• Intel Iris Xe iGPU

• 16 GB RAM dual channel

• NVMe SSD

• Temps around 60°C to 70°C while gaming

• Plugged in

Settings:

• 1920×1080, Full-screen

• All Low

• V-Sync off

Before the recent Valorant update/act I was getting around 150 to 200 FPS stable.

Now I get about 90 to 140 FPS and sometimes it drops to 3 to 10 FPS when abilities appear, round starts, or entering new areas.

I have not changed hardware or settings.

Did the update cause issues for integrated graphics users?What should I adjust or tweak to get stable FPS again?

Posted Feb 15, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC

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