If you're a fan of online multiplayer games, you know how frustrating it can be when high ping and latency spikes ruin your experience. Valorant, a popular tactical shooter game, is no exception. Fortunately, there are several ways to fix high ping and latency spikes in Valorant, allowing you to enjoy the game without lag or delay. In this article, we'll provide you with some practical tips and tricks on how to fix high ping and latency spikes in Valorant so that you can enjoy smooth gameplay.

Adjust the Valorant In Game Settings

In your Video Settings, enable the Packet Loss & Network Round Trip Time options under Stats. This will help you troubleshoot where the latency problem is coming from.

Valorant+Packet+Loss.png — Valorant Settings > Video > Stats > Packet Loss & Network Round Trip Time

Verify the Valorant Server Status

If you experience high server-sided latency, the issues might not be on your end but rather related to the server you are playing on.

Check out the links below:

The Riot Games service status will give you essential information regarding server maintenance and other issues.

Service+Status.png — Riot Games service status

Improve your Network Connection

In online games like Valorant, high ping, and latency spikes can ruin your gaming experience. Fortunately, there are some steps you can take to improve your connection. One of the most effective ways is to switch from Wi-Fi to a hardwired ethernet connection. Additionally, reducing the number of devices connected to the same network and restarting your router or modem can help reduce latency spikes. In this article, we'll review some tips and tricks to help you fix high ping and latency issues in Valorant.

Command Prompt

You can use the Command Prompt tool to troubleshoot high ping and latency spikes in Valorant. Search for CMD or Command Prompt in your taskbar to open it up. Once open, type in "ping google.com" and hit enter. This command will test your latency to Google’s servers and check if you experience packet loss. If your ping or latency is higher than 100 ms or you encounter any packet loss, the issue is related to your network connection. To fix this issue, type in "ipconfig /flushdns" to flush and reset the content of your DNS resolver cache. This will help to improve your network connection and reduce ping and latency spikes in Valorant.

Commands:

ping google.com
ipconfig /flushdns

End Network-Intensive Processes

Access your Resource Monitor by opening up your Task Manager. Right-click your taskbar to open up your task manager. Under Performance select Open Resource Monitor. On the new resource monitor window, open the Network tab, where you must open the Processes with network activity.

Task Manager > Performance > Resource Monitor

After a few seconds, you will see every process using your network connection on your system. This might be your browser running in the background, Steam or a download bottlenecking your connection. I suggest you only end the processes you know won't break your operating system. In the tab below, you can preview your network utilization in percentage.

Resource Monitor > Network > Processes with Network Activity

Disable VPN or Proxy Connection

Since the game has many simultaneous players on the same server. You can also fix server problems by trying to change the server region in the game. This will help you depending on where you are trying to connect from. You should also ensure you are not using a VPN service as this will cause latency and packet loss when you try to play Roblox. If the servers aren't affected, the problem could be on your end.

Change DNS Server Addresses

Network-related issues can be caused by your DNS server address connection. In this step, we will change it, as it should help many users with network problems.

Use the shortcut Windows Key + R, and in the dialogue box, enter Control and hit enter. This will open up your control center. From there, navigate to Network & Internet, Network & Sharing Center, and here select your connection.

Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Centre

Navigate to Properties, and lastly, double-click the Internet Protocol Version 4, as you can preview on the screenshot below. Select to Use the following DNS server addresses option, and as your preferred DNS server, use: 8.8.8.8. As your alternate DNS server, use: 8.8.4.4.

Disable Malware & Other Applications

We suggest removing malware and preventing applications from running that could use up your available resources or change your game files. For example Discord, CCleaner, Adobe Applications, Shadowplay, and OBS.

Verify Connection to ISP

In case you still experience latency or lag issues, then make sure to verify your connection to your Internet Service Provider. You can troubleshoot this step by changing your connection.

Delete Temporary Files

If you have issues loading maps or downloading other content, then make sure to delete your temporary files. Search for %temp% in your taskbar search to open up your temporary files folder. You can safely delete everything in the folder, some files might remain so just leave them there. This can help you reduce some clutter on your hard drive.