Guides
Raise FPS without a toolbox
The menus that change frame rate, written as the click path and the value. A pro’s video settings are a preference. These are the settings that spend frames on things you cannot use.
- Windows 11Make Windows faster for gamesThe Windows settings that change frame rate and latency, in the order they matter, and the tweaks that are not worth doing.11 sections · checked October 2026
Counter-Strike 2Counter-Strike 2 FPSThe video settings that spend frames in CS2, which shadows are information, and which launch options to ignore.5 sections · checked October 2026
ValorantValorant FPSValorant is a light game that still stutters when multithreaded rendering is off, anti-aliasing is high, or the laptop is on the wrong GPU.4 sections · checked October 2026
Apex LegendsApex Legends FPSTexture streaming budget, adaptive resolution, and the effects that hitch when a fight starts.4 sections · checked October 2026
FortniteFortnite FPSPerformance Mode versus DirectX 12, and the lighting features that only exist to be turned off when you care about frames.4 sections · checked October 2026
Rainbow Six SiegeRainbow Six Siege FPSRender scaling is the Siege lever. Everything else is secondary, including the texture quality people raise first.4 sections · checked October 2026
Overwatch 2Overwatch 2 FPSRender scale and dynamic render scale are the frame-rate controls. Lighting and fog are the quality you give up.4 sections · checked October 2026