Since the release of Battlefield 6, I’ve been experiencing significant slow-motion lag during gameplay. My current setup includes a Radeon RX 6900XT GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core processor running on Windows 11 with an MSI B550 Tomahawk motherboard. Given that the CPU has been struggling with demanding tasks lately, I suspect it may be the bottleneck causing these performance issues.
To avoid replacing my motherboard, I’m limited to CPUs compatible with the AM4 socket. I’m seeking advice on whether upgrading the processor would resolve the slow-motion lag in Battlefield 6, or if the problem might be due to optimization issues with the game itself following its recent launch.
I had the exact same slow-motion issue with my Ryzen 5 3600 paired with a high-end GPU until I upgraded to a 5800X3D – that massive L3 cache makes a huge difference in CPU-bound games like Battlefield. Your B550 board would handle that upgrade perfectly without needing a new motherboard. Have you checked if your current CPU is hitting 100% utilization during those lag spikes?