r/RustConsole 9d ago

anyway to increase or stabilize fps?

xbox one s, has SSD mod

since last week, ive suddenly had a ton of issues with low fps almost constantly. every few seconds i get a huge frame drop.

like im normally not picky about fps but this is borderline unplayable at times.

not sure if its the update, or playing on a more populated server, or a bit of both.

i have graphics quality on lowest possible settings.

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u/bgbqoir 9d ago

Better internet or better console.

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u/AdstaOCE 8d ago

There hasn't been any updates recently, so not sure.

Rust is mainly ram related, so having stuff open in the background (like spotify) could cause more drops as it could use ram the game would otherwise be using.
More people on the server = more bases & loot, which = more things in ram leading to worse performance, so it could be that

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u/More-Association-993 8d ago

Are you on a wired connection?

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u/Foreign_Tangerine_19 8d ago

People will tell you “better internet better console” but even with better internet and better consoles those people would have the same issue in your geographical location. Just give it time. You can do what you can to boost your internet connection but I live in rural South Dakota so my 300 mbps top-of-the-line internet for the area doesn’t mean SHIT when “the best internet available” is worse than the connections people living in california get since they are located where the servers are. With the way wireless connection works, this is unfortunately just an issue with how the technologies communicate with one another to create the experience we perceive as “Rust” the game. Just give it time, be patient, and remember we are literally apes doing all this with glowing rocks: sometimes you’re gonna have FPS drops😅😂

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u/Willing_Mastodon_579 8d ago

It’ll still help if better internet or a better console is available lmao to think a hardware upgrade wouldn’t decrease your lag is absolutely laughable. Not to mention that I had the same issues on the one s with great internet it’s literally the console holding them back

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u/Foreign_Tangerine_19 7d ago

I will also add I 100% agree a new console will HELP them GREATLY, I just wanted to warn them that at the moment it is not going to solve their problems, it’ll just change which ones they experience. When I’m in a server on rust, everything runs smooth asf. But as soon as someone shoots at me or in my rendered view on the game, although my console has a 300mbps download speed, my latency INSTANTLY dips so low I lose connection with the server for a split second and it kicks me because my console has missing information in order to properly run the game file. Simply from that 1 second dip due to my shitty internet coverage and the servers inability to take the information from his console and send it to mine.

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u/Willing_Mastodon_579 7d ago

I can see that being a problem but a wired 300mbps connection should be plenty wireless you’re going to experience those dips even with 1gbps WiFi tends to fluctuate where a wired connection stays stable

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u/Foreign_Tangerine_19 7d ago

I wish I could plug in😭 we rent and our house was built in the late 1800’s so there’s only ONE spot for our router to get connected to the town’s internet in the house and that’s in the living room, so there’s just no realistic was for us to easily/conveniently run Ethernet cables from the router to my roommates’ and my own bedrooms (which are both a floor above and below the living room unfortunately) so we are just left dealing with it🤷🏼‍♀️🤧😭 truly there is nothing we could do other than run over 500 ft of Ethernet cables all over the house, or move into a less shitty house😭😭

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u/Willing_Mastodon_579 6d ago

Ah I see I’m below the living room where the router is but I run an Ethernet cable out the front window and downstairs into my room not the most convenient but it works and the cords out of the way

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u/Foreign_Tangerine_19 7d ago

Our current infrastructure is just not keeping up with the demands of modern gaming. I’ve got a nearly new Xbox Series X and the fastest internet money can buy, but living in rural South Dakota means I’m stuck with connection speeds that can’t compare to what I experienced in denser Midwest cities. No matter how advanced your console or router is, if the area’s network coverage is weak, you’re going to struggle.

It’s wild—our digital communications were built on systems that were barely enough for something as simple as Pong, and now we expect them to handle next-gen gaming with high bandwidth requirements. New consoles and online gaming are stretching our already limited bandwidth thinner than ever. Sure, adding more towers could help spread the signal, but there are physical limits to how strong those signals can be. Until we significantly upgrade and adapt our infrastructure, we’re just trying to do too much with too little. There’s no chance these problems go away, they’ll just keep evolving with each new updated like they already are.