Borderlands 4 on PC crushing even the most powerful rigs — RTX 5090 struggles in some scenarios, but day one patch solves plenty of issues

Borderlands 4 has arrived on PC to a chorus of criticism over performance and stuttering. Just one day after launch, Steam user reviews show as ‘Mixed’ as early reports from players described low frame rates and frequent crashes, even on high-end hardware.

“Terrible optimization. Another Unreal Engine 5 casualty. Not worth buying in its current state unless you have a NASA PC,” wrote Steam user ‘Rej’. Meanwhile, on X, a player claimed that their RTX 5090 couldn’t maintain 60 FPS, even with…