Known issueFixUpdated 2026-11-04 · 6 replies on Steam
Borderlands 4: Performance after Denuvo removal (Workarounds)
Short answer
Suggested fix (unconfirmed): Cap your frame rate to your monitor's refresh rate. Ignore performance claims about Denuvo removal since it yields no noticeable FPS difference.
The problem
Do people actually notice the difference? Note your frame rate numbers before and after Denuvo its removal.
What players suggest
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F / 32 DDR5 RAM / 4060 8GB / NVME SSD I haven't been measuring really the FPS before and after. But without framegen (DLSS in my case I guess) it's no difference really. With framegen it doesn't seem much different either. Although since I have only 75Hz monitor, that's the FPS limit I've set in the game's options. So it doesn't feel like removal of Denuvo gives a sudden great…
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Source: original Steam Community discussion. Quotes are shortened; all credit goes to the posters. Tags: performance, nvidia, amd