Possible Solution Also I don’t know anything about AMD GPUs but I am assuming the process is the same you just need to identify where your specific Cache files are stored.****
Hey everyone, I have just experienced this issue and my symptoms were whenever I chose a new hero and did a new attack with that hero my game would freeze for a second almost as if it was not saving the information from previously using meis ice wall for example.
So I figured it was a Cache issue and googled low fps overwatch cache and found a reddit post that had this information.
Hi, I had a problem with my game install. My PC is perfectly capable of running the game, but for some reason the game was running extremely slow when it had just launched. It would be fine after a couple minutes, until a new asset was loaded in, like a hero using its abilities, then it would tank down to 2 - 10 fps. I found a solution but it wasn’t that well documented. So I wanted to make a post here to possibly help some people out.
The reason why the game is running so slow is because the shader cache is faulty. The solution is to delete this cache so it can be rebuild. You can follow the following steps to do this:
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Exit Overwatch
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You need to locate your NV_Cache folder. For me this was located in
C:\ProgramData\NVIDIA Corporation\. If you have trouble finding yours, you can try a program likeEverythingor even Windows Search to find the folder for you. After I deleted this folder the game started and was running like new. -
Some people suggested disabling that caching feature, I would not recommend this because this will increase CPU load. If you really want to disable this, it is done in the Nvidia control panel under 3D-Settings.
Credit goes to u/ElectroGamez for finding this solution.