Is Vanguard’s kernel driver actually eating my FPS or is that just a myth?

Nolan Campbell · 2026-10-25T21:21:12+00:00

Kezdőlap &rsaquo; Forums &rsaquo; Anti-Cheat Systems & Integrity &rsaquo; Kernel-Level Anti-Cheats (Vanguard, EAC, BattlEye) &rsaquo; Is Vanguard’s kernel driver actually eating my FPS or is that just a myth? This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 2 hours, 13 minutes ago by Nolan Campbell. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts October 25, 2026 at 9:21 pm #126835 Nolan CampbellMember Hey everyone, been running Valorant on a fairly high-end rig (5800X3D, 4070 Ti) and I keep seeing people online claim that Riot’s Vanguard kernel-level anti-cheat is eating frames and adding input lag. Honestly I’ve personally noticed my frametimes feeling a bit jitterier in competitive matches than in casual, and I’m not sure if that’s Vanguard or just my other background stuff. The thing that bugs me is that even after I stopped running other software, there’s still this subtle inconsistency in the low 1% lows during intense firefights. Before I go uninstalling it (which obviously means I can’t play), I wanted to ask people who actually understand what these kernel drivers are doing at a technical level — is there real overhead here, or am I chasing ghosts? Any tips on how to measure it properly would be huge. "i9-14900K • RX 7900 XTX • 16GB DDR5 5600MHz" 📍 Berlin, Germany Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In

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Hey everyone, been running Valorant on a fairly high-end rig (5800X3D, 4070 Ti) and I keep seeing people online claim that Riot’s Vanguard kernel-level anti-cheat is eating frames and adding input lag. Honestly I’ve personally noticed my frametimes feeling a bit jitterier in competitive matches than in casual, and I’m not sure if that’s Vanguard or just my other background stuff. The thing that bugs me is that even after I stopped running other software, there’s still this subtle inconsistency in the low 1% lows during intense firefights. Before I go uninstalling it (which obviously means I can’t play), I wanted to ask people who actually understand what these kernel drivers are doing at a technical level — is there real overhead here, or am I chasing ghosts? Any tips on how to measure it properly would be huge.

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