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title: "shadPS4: Massive Frame Drops and Stutter Every Few Seconds — Shader Compilation"
canonical_url: https://emudesk.com/issues/shadps4-shader-compilation-stutter-fix
content_locale: en
source_locale: en
entity_type: issue
index_status: index
published_at: 2026-08-31T18:22:23.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-01T00:45:02.666Z
freshness_status: fresh
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# shadPS4: Massive Frame Drops and Stutter Every Few Seconds — Shader Compilation

Every few seconds while playing a PS4 game on shadPS4, the game freezes or drops to near-0 FPS for 0.5–2 seconds, then snaps back to normal. This happens constantly during the first 30–60 minutes of play, especially when entering new areas, triggering new enemy types, or seeing new visual effects for the first time. GPU usage spikes to 100% during the freeze. Happens in Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Ratchet & Clank, and most other games.