The combat in Naraka: Bladepoint is extremely fast-paced, demanding higher frame rates than most games. A single frame can mean the difference between attacking first and being knocked down first. Frame drops aren’t some mystical phenomenon; every lost frame has a specific cause. Below, we’ll break down the Naraka: Bladepoint frame drops from root cause to symptoms and provide a workable solution.
First, figure out: what type of frame drop are you experiencing?
Before blindly adjusting settings, first determine the type of frame drop you are experiencing—different types of frame drops require completely different solutions:
| Frame drop type | Characteristics | main reason |
| Persistent low frame rate | The frame rate was low throughout the game, consistently failing to meet expectations. | Insufficient hardware performance/outdated drivers/power plan limitations |
| Intermittent frame drops | Normally smooth, but drops sharply during multiplayer battles or when there are many special effects. | Insufficient video memory/overheating throttling/background programs hogging resources |
| Suddenly freezes | The frame rate is stable, but occasional freezes lasting a fraction of a second occur. | Shader compilation/disk read bottleneck/driver conflicts |
| Gradual frame drops | It was smooth at first, but it got laggy as the game progressed. | CPU/GPU overheating triggers frequency throttling protection. |
Turn on the in-game frame rate display (Settings → Graphics → Display Frame Rate), and then use the performance monitoring in Task Manager to first pinpoint the type of problem you’re experiencing.
II. Driver Issues – The Reason 90% of Players Ignore
Naraka: Bladepoint is developed using the Unity engine and is highly sensitive to graphics card driver compatibility. NVIDIA and AMD often optimize their new drivers specifically for popular online games. If your driver is three or four versions behind, you might be losing 20-30% of your frame rate.
Many players don’t know if their drivers are up-to-date, or if they do, they don’t update them. We recommend using ” Driver Life ” to solve driver problems in one go. The software automatically matches the official driver compatible with your graphics card model, so you don’t have to worry about downloading the wrong version and causing compatibility issues.
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Downloads: 5,281,5541. After opening the Driver Life software, click the “Diagnose Now” option on the “Full Diagnosis” interface;
2. The software will perform a full system scan for problems on your computer. In the scan list, find the graphics card item. Click “▼” on the version number to view the version of the graphics card driver. Select the version you want to update.
After the upgrade is complete and you restart your computer, you’ll often see a noticeable improvement in frame rate when you enter Netherworld again.
III. NVIDIA Control Panel/AMD Software Settings
After updating your graphics card driver, the settings in the control panel also need to be adjusted accordingly. The default settings prioritize “graphics quality,” but for competitive games like Naraka: Bladepoint, they should be changed to “performance priority.”
NVIDIA User Setup Guide
Right-click on the desktop → NVIDIA Control Panel → Manage 3D settings → Program settings → Add “Naraka: Bladepoint”:
| Settings | Recommended value | reason |
| Power management mode | Prioritize highest performance | Preventing graphics card from throttling during games |
| Texture filtering – quality | high performance | Sacrificing barely perceptible image quality for frame rate |
| Vertical synchronization | close | Avoid frame rate being locked at screen refresh rate |
| Low latency mode | Super high | Reduce rendering queue latency for smoother operation |
| Maximum frame rate | closure | No upper limit, allowing the graphics card to output its full potential. |
| Thread optimization | Open | Make full use of multi-core CPUs |
| Triple buffering | close | Reduce input delay |
AMD User Setup Guide
Open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition → Games → Naraka: Bladepoint
| Settings | Recommended value |
| Radeon Anti-Lag | Open |
| Radeon Chill | closure |
| Image sharpening | Enable (80% recommended) |
| Surface tessellation mode | Override application settings → Turn off |
| Texture filtering quality | performance |
IV. Hidden Performance Killers at the Windows System Level
Some frame drop issues are not caused by the game or the graphics card, but by the default settings of the Windows system.
1. The power plan must be changed to “High Performance”.
Windows’ default “Balanced” mode dynamically adjusts the CPU frequency, which can cause frame rates to fluctuate wildly in games.
To fix this: Control Panel → Hardware and Sound → Power Options → Select “High Performance” or “Ultimate Performance” (manual activation is required in some versions).
If you are a laptop user, the performance difference between plugged in and not plugged in is huge; you must plug in to play Origin.
2. Disable “Unnecessary Features” in Windows Game Mode.
Win+I → Games → Game Mode:
– Game Mode can be enabled (it will prioritize allocating resources to games).
However, “Background Recording” and “Audio Recording” must be turned off (these functions continuously consume video memory and write to the hard drive).
3. Turn off Xbox Game Bar
Press Win+I → Games → Xbox Game Bar → Turn off.
This feature continuously records and renders overlays in the background, which greatly impacts resource-intensive games like Naraka: Bladepoint. Turning it off can usually add 5-10 frames.
4. Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling
Press Win+I → System → Screen → Graphics adapter → Change default graphics settings → Enable “Hardware-accelerated GPU program”.
This feature allows the GPU to manage its video memory more efficiently, significantly optimizing performance in games like Endless Chase. It is recommended to restart your computer after enabling this feature.
V. In-game graphics settings
Many guides will tell you to blindly lower all settings, but this will make the graphics look terrible. Below is a settings scheme that balances image quality and frame rate, based on actual testing:
| Settings | Recommended value | illustrate |
| Rendering ratio | 100 | The image quality will be noticeably blurry below 100, so it’s not recommended. |
| Frame rate cap | Unrestricted | In competitive games, the higher the frame rate, the better. |
| Vertical synchronization | closure | Consistent with NVIDIA Control Panel |
| anti-aliasing | Medium or low | The anti-aliasing in Netherworld has a significant impact on frame rate. |
| Post-processing | Low | It affects lighting and depth of field effects; turning it off significantly improves frame rate. |
| Shadow quality | Low | Naraka: Shadow of the Abyss is very performance-intensive. |
| Special effects quality | Medium or low | In multiplayer battles, the visual effects are intense; reducing them can decrease frame drops. |
| Texture quality | High or medium | It has little impact on frame rate, but affects the visual experience. |
| Visible distance | middle | No need to see the other side of the map |
| Volumetric cloud | closure | Purely decorative, but consumes a lot of power. |
| Ambient light shading | closure | It has a significant impact on frame rate. |
| Screen space reflection | closure | It has a significant impact on frame rate. |
| Dynamic blur | closure | Enabling motion blur in competitive games is like giving yourself a debuff. |
| NIS / DLSS | Enable (if supported) | NVIDIA graphics cards prioritize enabling DLSS, resulting in a significant frame rate improvement. |
Key tip: If you are using an NVIDIA RTX 20 series or higher graphics card, you must enable DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) in the game settings and set it to “Performance” or “Balanced” mode. This is currently the single setting that provides the biggest boost to frame rates in Naraka: Burst, with many players experiencing their frame rates double after enabling DLSS.
VI. Heat dissipation issues
If you find that “the game runs smoothly at first, but starts dropping frames after half an hour,” it’s most likely a heat dissipation issue. Both
CPUs and GPUs have temperature protection mechanisms. Once the temperature exceeds a certain threshold (CPU typically operates between 90-100°C, GPU between 83-87°C), they automatically reduce their frequency to cool down; this is called “throttling protection.” After throttling, the frame rate will naturally drop.
To check this yourself: After playing a game of Naraka: Burst, use Driver Booster ‘s hardware detection feature to check the maximum temperatures of your CPU and GPU.
If the temperature is indeed too high, the solutions are as follows:
Laptops: Cleaning dust and replacing thermal paste is the most effective way; as a temporary emergency, you can elevate the bottom of the laptop to increase airflow, or buy a laptop cooling pad;
Desktops: Check if the airflow of the case is reasonable (front in, rear out, bottom in, top out), clean the dust inside the case, and ensure that all fans are working properly;
General: Room temperature is also a factor, and playing games with the air conditioner on in summer is a legitimate optimization method.
VII. Other easily overlooked details
1. Is the game installed on a mechanical hard drive or a solid-state drive?
The map resources for Naraka: Age of Extinction need to be loaded in real time. If installed on a mechanical hard drive, the instantaneous frame drops during map loading will be severe. It is strongly recommended to install the game on an NVMe SSD.
2. Clean up background programs.
Open Task Manager and check for common frame rate killers running in the background:
- Browsers (especially Chrome with many tabs open);
- Wallpaper Engine (live wallpapers continuously consume GPU resources);
- Various live streaming/screen recording software (OBS, etc.);
- Real-time scanning by antivirus software;
Before playing Naraka: Burst, turning these off can usually add 10-15 frames.
3. Virtual Memory Settings:
If your physical memory is less than 16GB, it’s recommended to manually set virtual memory:
Right-click “This PC” → Properties → Advanced system settings → Performance settings → Advanced → Virtual memory → Change → Custom size, set both the initial and maximum values to 16384MB (16GB).
4. Shader Cache Cleanup:
After Naraka: Burst updates to a major version, the old shader cache may be incompatible with the new version, causing stuttering.
NVIDIA users: You can delete all files in the C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\DXCache directory. The system will automatically rebuild the cache after restarting your computer.
This article is based on practical experience testing the current version of Naraka: Bladepoint. Optimization effects may vary depending on different configurations. If the frame rate is still unsatisfactory after trying all the above methods, you may need to consider hardware upgrades—but before that, fully explore the potential of the software.
