For the maximum combat advantage in Fortnite, you’ll need the most stable and highest possible frame rate. Check out the best Fortnite settings for FPS in the guide below to get the most out of your hardware.
Best Fortnite Settings for FPS
Of course, the settings for the best FPS in Fortnite also depend on the hardware in your PC, so check out the best settings for low-end/high-end machines and a few other tricks.
Best Fortnite Settings for FPS on Low-End Hardware
On weaker machines, your goal is to optimize the settings so that you get the highest possible frame rate at the cost of graphics quality, therefore almost everything gets turned off except the view distance.
Display
- Window Mode: Fullscreen.
- Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (or your screen’s native resolution).
- Frame Rate Limit: Unlimited.
Graphics Quality
- 3D Resolution: 100%.
- View Distance: Epic.
- Shadows: Off.
- Anti-Aliasing: Off.
- Textures: Low.
- Effects: Low.
- Post-processing: Low.
Advanced Graphics
- V-Sync: Off.
- Motion Blur: Off.
- Rendering Mode: DIRECTX11.
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost.
- Ray Tracing: Off.
Performance Mode in Fortnite
If you have a really old PC with very outdated hardware, in addition to these settings you can also switch on Performance Mode which will surely bring you a significant FPS boost. The game won’t look great, but you’ll get higher FPS.
Follow the steps below to turn on Performance Mode:
- Go to the settings menu in Fortnite.
- Scroll down to “Rendering Mode.”
- Select Performance (Alpha).
- Restart the game.
Best Fortnite Settings for FPS on High-End Hardware
On machines with more powerful hardware, the graphics may look better, but as the focus here is to get as high FPS as possible. We will make some compromises by reducing certain settings to medium, as well as turning off some other unnecessary things that can reduce FPS even a little:
Display
- Window Mode: Fullscreen.
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (or your screen’s native resolution).
- Frame Rate Limit: Try to match your screen’s refresh rate.
Graphics Quality
- 3D Resolution: 100%.
- View Distance: Epic.
- Shadows: Off.
- Anti-Aliasing: Medium.
- Textures: Medium.
- Effects: Low.
- Post-processing: Medium.
Advanced Graphics
- V-Sync: Off.
- Motion Blur: Off.
- Rendering Mode: DIRECTX11.
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost.
- Ray Tracing: Off.
Using DLSS to get better FPS in Fortnite
NVIDIA’s DLSS is a technology that allows you to pull higher resolution from the game while internally rendering it lower and therefore getting better performance. If you have an NVIDIA RTX series graphics card, you can use this option for better FPS. It is located in the Advanced Graphics section of the video tab when you scroll to the bottom. There are several settings for DLSS—Performance, Balanced, or Quality—so you can experiment with them and the resolutions you want to have until you get the best balance of performance and graphics quality.
And that’s all the settings and tricks to get the best FPS out of Fortnite on any PC, but of course, as always try experimenting with these settings yourself until you get the best performance needed to chase that Victory Royale on the island.
Fortnite’s Minimum Recommended Settings
These settings are the minimum recommended for playing Fortnite on low-end rigs.
Display Settings
- Window Mode: Fullscreen.
- Resolution: Native display.
- Frame Rate Limit: Native refresh rate.
Graphics Quality
- 3D Resolution: 100%.
- Quality: Off/Low.
- View Distance: Low.
- Shadows: Off.
- Anti-Aliasing: Off.
- Textures: Low.
- Effects: Low.
- Post-Processing: Low.
Advanced Graphics
- V-Sync: Off.
- Motion Blur: Off.
- Rendering Mode: DIRECTX11.
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost.
- Ray Tracing: Off.
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