Unreal Engine 5.4: Big Performance Improvements, New Features, But What About #StutterStruggle

Progress with Unreal Engine 5 continues apace with the latest 5.4 revision of the engine, delivering big performance increases and new features, including improvements to ray tracing. Epic's also trying to tackle #StutterStruggle, but to what extend has it succeeded, both in demo software and in Fortnite - the firm's Unreal Engine Showcase? Subscribe for more Digital Foundry: Join the DF Patreon to support the team more directly and to get access to everything we do via pristine quality downloads: Want some DF-branded tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more? Check out our store: For commercial enquiries, please contact business@ 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:41 CPU Performance: 5.0 vs. 5.4 00:06:33 #StutterStruggle? 00:12:03 Visual Improvements in UE5 00:15:54 The Future and the Conclusion