EA SPORTS FC 27 v1.2.0 fixes freezing, stutter and FPS drops on high-end PCs

EA released EA SPORTS FC 27 Title Update 1.2.0 on November 10, and one of its changes matters if you play on PC. According to the official notes, it fixes an issue where, in some cases, high-end PCs could get frequent freezing, stuttering or FPS drops during gameplay. On October 1 we covered the game’s requirements and the performance issues EA had acknowledged. Now there is a specific PC fix, and the update is already live.

What is happening

The 1.2.0 notes are long and cover gameplay, Ultimate Team, The Grounds and Career Mode. These are the changes EA marks as PC only:

• Performance: in some cases, high-end PCs could encounter frequent freezing, stuttering or FPS drops during gameplay.
• Mouse sensitivity in The Grounds: two new settings, The Grounds Camera Mouse Sensitivity X and Y.
• The Grounds menus: mouse clicks could ignore where the cursor was on screen.
• Match intros: when loading a Kickabouts or Street Football match, the loading animation was not displayed.
• Manager Career: on the negotiation screen, clicking and holding the left mouse button could trigger the reset offer button.
• Controllers: a PS4 DualShock connected via Bluetooth sometimes did not work as expected, and connecting multiple controllers at once could make some lose vibration entirely.

The patch also says it addresses various stability issues in general, plus some disconnects in Career Mode.

What to do

The only thing EA says is that version 1.2.0 is live: if you were getting the stutter or FPS drops, update the game. The notes do not give other steps, such as changing graphics settings or updating drivers. If the problem continues after the update, there is no other official fix yet.

EA SPORTS FC 27 PC requirements

The notes do not mention any change to the requirements. These are the ones on the Steam page:

The minimum targets 1280x720 at 60 FPS on the Low preset. The recommended targets 1920x1080 at 60 FPS on the Medium preset.

Every GPU on our list clears the minimum. The GTX 1650 and GTX 1060 6GB clear it but grade D against the recommended, so they will struggle. The GTX 1660 Super and RTX 3050 sit at C, tight. From the RTX 2060 up, along with the RX 6600 XT and Arc B580, you meet the recommended with a B, and the RTX 3060 and RTX 4060 reach an A. Grades are measured against the recommended requirement with 16 GB of RAM.

On Steam Deck, Valve lists it as Unsupported. Canirun’s spec-based estimate gives it an F, but that is only an estimate from the spec sheet. The details are on its Steam Deck page.

Can your PC run EA SPORTS FC 27?

Here is how your setup grades against FC 27, FC 26 and Football Manager 27:

Game	Rec. GPU score	Rec. RAM	Min. RAM	Your PC
EA SPORTS FC™ 27	13,100	12 GB	8 GB	?
EA SPORTS FC™ 26	13,100	12 GB	8 GB	?
Football Manager 27	14,300	12 GB	6 GB	?

The full game page shows the exact grade for your GPU and RAM.

Sources: EA: Title Update v1.2.0, EA SPORTS FC 27 on Steam, Patch 1.2.0 notes on Steam