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.

DB, original post

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

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