[FIX GUIDE] Solve Shader-Related FPS Drops & Lag Spikes in Path of Exile 2 (PC)

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Syoraka#1869 wrote:

For what it’s worth, and if anyone reads this comment in preparation for the Druids league, I’ll share what I did today that finally worked after looking at so many guides and fix posts.

I play the game on steam so the shadercache folder is located at
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\shadercache...

Now delete the "2694490" folder as it's the one for PoE 2. Then simply start the game.

Note that before I deleted mine, the folder’s date was 4/25/2025, way back from the Huntress league. I’ve reinstalled the game so many times trying to fix this issue but somehow, and I assume some of the from back then remains and still being read during transitions which caused the slow loading time.

Finally I could play the upcoming league and try Druid. This issue sucked my motivation of playing during Abyss.

Ryzen 5 5600x
RX 6700 XT
16GB RAM
Game's installed at Gen 4 NVME.

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ariyako#7104 wrote:

solve?

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VolkiRosso#4831 wrote:

It is 2025 game and relies heavily on CPU. Still it is on EA phase but i can assure anyone who is reading this get a powerful CPU with some good cooling. Don't be afraid when you enter a new map because game loads shaders first. I used to have AM4 3700X upgraded into 98003xd and everything is flat out high FPS. In short if you see FPS drops your rig is old&outdated. Upgrade it.