This guide will help you fix most of the problems related to lag and crashes, most of these issues are caused by the game using by default the integrated graphics card instead of the dedicated one, this guide will give you the necessary steps to switch from the integrated one to the dedicated one.
NOTICE: THIS MOSTLY APPLIES TO LAPTOP USERS
Checking what graphics card you have (skip to the next section if you already know)
1.Click the windows start button
2.Type in “device manager” and open it
3.Navigate to the display adapter section
Switching to the dedicated graphics card with windows settings
2.System and display
3.Graphics settings
4.Browse for sonic origins at C:\Program Files\(x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\SonicOrigins\build\main\projects\exec and add it
5.Options
6.High performance and save
7.Reopen the game
Switching to the dedicated graphics card with NVIDIA
2.Manage 3d settings
3.Program settings
4.Select “add”
5.Select sonic origins in this case
6.Select nvidia as the preferred graphics processor
7.Apply
8.Reopen the game
Switching to the dedicated graphics card with AMD
1.Open amd radeon settings
2.System
3.Switchable graphics
4.Browse for your game in this case sonic origins
5.Select high performance
6.Apply the changes
7.Reopen the game
How to increase performance if you only have integrated graphics (works with nvidia and amd too)
2.Go to the museum island and select options
3.Go to graphics and lower the resolution
4.(NOT 100% GUARANTEE WORKING) According to some users using fullscreen instead of borderless window also seems to help
More Guides:
- Sonic Origins: How to Use Japanese Soundtrack (Sonic CD)
- Sonic Origins: Secrets and Debug Mode Guide