Fifa 23: Lag and not launching Fix

Feb 01, 2023

The previous versions of Fifa were well optimized and worked completely fine. But this year many people are struggling with graphics issues on Fifa 23 even on low graphics especially those using an low-end PC.

Follow the quick steps and get rid of graphic problems in Fifa 23.

Windows Settings

Xbox game bar - Disable
Graphics Settings - Add Fifa23.exe to list and make it set to high
Game Mode - Enable
Make sure your windows power mode is set to Max performance

Fifa Setup File

Open Documents/Fifa 32/fifasetup.ini file and replace with the following content and save it. Type in your correct screen resolution in code.


                            AUDIO_MIX_MODE = 0 

                   CONFIG_APP_LOCALE = en-US 

                           FULLSCREEN = 1 

MSAA_LEVEL = 0 

RENDERINGQUALITY = 1 

RESOLUTIONHEIGHT = 1080 

RESOLUTIONWIDTH = 1920 

VOICECHAT = 1 

WAITFORVSYNC = 1 

WINDOWED_BORDERLESS = 0 

STRAND_BASED_HAIR = 0 

USE_GOAL_NETS_3D = -1 

DYNAMIC_RESOLUTION = 0 

WINDOWTITLE = "FIFA 23"

Fifa Ingame Settings

Copy the following in-game settings:

Lower Graphics Quality does not mean bad Graphics at all. Lower graphics settings mean more FPS and smoother gameplay. Honestly, medium and low settings look almost the same, so it's your choice.

Nvidia Settings (Most Important)

Open up Nvidia Control panel > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings Tab > Add Fifa23.exe. Set the preferred graphics processor to the High-Performance Nvidia.
- Now set all the settings as shown below


                        Antisotropic filtering -> Off 

Antialiasing - FXAA -> Off 

Antialiasing - Gamma correction -> On 

Antialiasing - Mode -> Application Controlled 

Antialiasing - Transparency -> Off 

Background Application Max Frame Rate -> Off 

CUDA - GPUs -> All (Select your graphics card in the drop-down) 

Low Latency Mode -> Ultra 

Max Frame Rate -> 999 FPS 

Multi-Frame Sampled AA (MFAA) -> Off 

OpenGL rendering GPU -> Select you graphics card 

Power management mode -> Prefer maximum performance 

Texture filtering -> Antistrop sample optimization - On 

Texture filtering ->  Negative LOD bias - Allow 

Texture filtering ->  Quality - High performance 

Texture filtering -> Trilinear optimization - On 

Threaded optimization -> On 

Triple buffering -> Off 

Vertical sync -> Use the 3D application setting 

Virtual Reality pre-rendered frames -> 1

EA Anti-Cheat Fix

For most of Fifa 23 players on PC, their EA Anti Cheat would not run or stuck on loading and game does not launch. Well here is a possible fix for that. This trick worked for a lot gamers.

Go to FIFA 23 folder and find files EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.exe & EAAntiCheat.GameServiceLauncher.dll and perform the same procedure for both: Right-click -> Properties -> Digital Signatures -> Select the only Electronic Arts signature available and click on Details -> View Certificate -> Install Certificate -> Go ahead with the defaults until you see 'Import performed'
Uninstall and re-install AntiCheat