By connecting our past experience with the game and merging newly gathered knowledge, we’ve concocted an ultimate guide to all your Fortnite problems. This guide will help you find the best Fortnite Settings on PC, Xbox, and PS4/PS5 and the controller settings even. It’ll also cover the Fortnite graphics settings and how to fix FPS drops in it. When I said the Ultimate Guide, I meant it. So let’s begin!
- You should first confirm that your PC’s GPU is at least equivalent to Nvidia GTX 960 and a CPU at least as good as Core i5-7300U 3.5GHz.
- For Windows optimization, make sure you have the latest version of Windows installed, then turn on ultimate performance mode and game mode.
- If you would like to prioritize FPS over the game’s visuals, then you should play on low settings.
- Both AMD and Nvidia users should confirm that their GPU’s device drivers are updated to the latest version.
- For hardware and overheating issues, make sure to clean the fans in your system regularly.
- You can also try repasting the thermal paste for your CPU, do take note that this will void any warranty you might have for your system.
- You can ultimately try reducing the voltage your CPU is receiving by using tools like Intel XTU or Throttlestop.
- For the Nvidia color settings, make the brightness and contrast 55%, set gamma to 1.00, make digital vibrance 60%, and put the HUE at 0.
- AMD graphic settings include enabling Radeon Anti-Lag, disabling Radeon Chill along with Radeon Enhanced Sync, setting Radeon FreeSync to AMD Optimized, and more.
- For the advanced AMD settings, make Anti-Aliasing override application settings, disable OpenGL Triple Buffering, and follow the rest of the settings in the guide.
- Regarding your controller settings, first optimize the sensitivity, like setting the Build Mode Sensitivity Multiplier to 1.6x and Look Horizontal Speed to 50%.
- Additionally, you can set the Look Dampening Time to 0.20 seconds, Look Input Curve to Exponential, turn on Foot Controller, and more.
- Some quality of life changes include turning on Toggle Sprint, and disabling Sprint Cancels Reload.
- For combat, you can turn on Hold to Swap Pickup along with Mark Danger When Targeting. Concerning building, turn on Disable Pre-Edit Option and Turbo Building.
- In regards to In-game graphic settings, set the game to fullscreen, make the resolution your monitor’s native resolution, and more.
- Advanced in-game graphic settings include turning off V-sync as well as Use GPU Crash Debugging, enable Nvidia Reflex Low Latency, and more.
With every new update, the quality of the textures is getting improved and new structures are being added. So, your frames are bound to dip in certain fights. Even your high refresh rate monitor will become useless if your PC isn’t dishing out enough frames.
Now to get the best FPS in Fortnite to help you win fights, I’ll list some great tweaks and fixes for you. These best Fortnite settings will give you high FPS and a noticeable visual upgrade. So, whether you want to boost fps in Fortnite, make graphics better in Fortnite, or fix fps drops in Fortnite, this guide has you covered from all angles.
This Fortnite Settings guide will be broken down into 4 parts:
- Windows Tweaks for High FPS In Fortnite
- Fix Fortnite FPS Drops
- Software Settings for Best Fortnite Performance
- Fortnite General Settings
Fortnite System Requirements
Fortnite began as a lightweight game that most of the systems back in 2017 could easily run. However, with every new update, crossovers, and season, they kept updating the game’s visuals. Fornite became more flashy with fancy graphics and better visual effects to keep it up with the modern era. But, did your system’s hardware keep up too? Let’s find out.
Epic Games has 3 system requirements recommended for different quality presets of the game, here they are:
Minimum System Requirements (For Low)
Processor | Core i3-3225 3.3GHz |
Graphics Card | Intel HD 4000 or Iris Pro 5200 |
Ram | 4 GB or Higher |
Operating System | Windows 7/8/10 64 Bit or Mac Os Mojave 10.14.6 |
Storage Type | HDD |
Recommended System Requirements (For Medium to High)
Processor | Core i5-7300U 3.5GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 3300U |
Graphics Card | Nvidia GTX 960 or AMD R9 280 (2GB Vram) |
Ram | 8GB or Higher |
Operating System | Windows 10 64 Bit |
Storage Type | HDD |
Epic Quality System Requirements (For All Settings Max)
Processor | Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 7 3700x |
Graphics Card | Nvidia GTX 1080 or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
Ram | 16 GB or Higher |
Operating System | Windows 10 64-Bit |
Storage Type | NVMe Solid State Drive |
Nvidia Settings For Fortnite
First and foremost, let’s deal with sensitivity settings. Sensitivity is mostly set on personal preference and vary according to your controller. However, the following sensitivity settings are most used by players on average.
- Set the Build Mode Sensitivity Multiplier to 1.6x
- Put Edit Mode Sensitivity Multiplier to 16x
- Turn the “Advanced Options” on
- Set Look Horizontal Speed to 50%
- The Look Vertical Speeds can be 60%
- Turning Verticle Boost to 0%
- Put the Turning Boost Ramp Time to 0 seconds
- Turn on the Instant Boost When Building
- Both ADS Look Horizontal and Vertical Speed can be set to 17%
- Put ADS Turning Horizontal and Vertical Boost to 0%
- ADS Turning Boost Ramp Time can be set to 0 seconds
- Turn the Look Dampening Time to 0.20 seconds
- Set Look Input Curve to Exponential
- Aim Assist Strenght can be set anywhere from 80 to 100%.
- Put the Move and Look Stick Deadzone to 6%
- Enable the Foot Controller by turning it on
- Set the Foot Controller Deadzone and Max Throttle to 1%
And there you have it! As far as sensitivities lie, these settings should have you covered in detail. Now let’s jump onto some quality-of-life settings in Fortnite.
Fortnite Quality of Life Controller Settings

Toggle Sprint | On |
Sprint by Default | On |
Sprint Cancels Reload | Off |
Auto-Open Doors | Personal Preference |
Hold to Swap Pickup | On |
Toggle Targeting | Off |
Mark Danger When Targeting | On |
Auto Pickup Weapons | Off |
Auto Sort Consumables to Right | On |
Reset Building Choice | Personal Preference |
Disable Pre-Edit Option | Of |
Turbo Building | Personal Preference |
Confirm Edit on Release | Off |
All Replay Settings | Set as Off to prioritize performance |
These Fortnite settings aren’t really exclusive to controllers, but they can put you on a huge advantage if you’re playing on a controller.
Movement
- Toggle Sprint is a no-brainer setting that you need to turn on if you’re playing on a controller. For obvious reasons, it’s not optimal to keep holding the left stick button while aiming and shooting.
- Next up is Sprint by Default, which you can turn on. In Fortnite, you’ll be always sprinting anyway to cover large distances on the map. Turning it on will help you avoid wearing out your L3 or LS buttons on Playstation and Xbox controllers respectively.
- Sprint Cancels Reload should be turned off. This setting disabled your ability to reload on the go which is really bad in a fight scene.
- Auto-Open Doors is a preferential choice. I like it on so I can quickly move in and out of buildings while taking fire without needing to press a button.
Combat
- Hold to Swap Pickup is an important setting when it comes to looting. You don’t want to accidentally swap your favorite gun while quickly looting hence holding to swap avoids it from happening.
- Put Toggle Targeting off because it provides you more control over aiming.
- Set Mark Danger When Targeting to on to make the pinging seamless.
- Auto Pickup Weapons should be turned off as you don’t want to pick up anything by accident.
- Auto Sort Consumables to Right is a nice setting that I recommend you turn on. It neatly arranges your consumables in one place for quick use.
Building

These options are geared towards building mechanics in the game. Turning these options on or off can give you an advantage while playing on a controller.
- Reset Building Choice is preferential and dependant on your playstyle. If you want the building structure’s choice to reset every time you start a new build, turn it on otherwise off.
- Turn the Disable Pre-Edit Option on as it can help you quickly place structures then edit later. This is extremely helpful when you need an instant cover while taking fire.
- Turbo Building is a player favorite option and should be turned on to create complex builds without repetitive button pressing.
- Confirm Edit on Release should be turned off to avoid confirming a pre-mature edit on builds.
Replays

If you want better performance in Fortnite, turning all the settings in the “Replays” section off will be great. If you want to record replays then turn these settings on as you wish. But if performance is your priority then disabling them will do the trick.
Patch Note 23.50
- Fixed an issue where the players were having a problem with crouching whenever the Allow setting option in My Island was set off.
- Fixed an issue where items were unable to spawn on any other older island.
- Fix the issue of Galleries or Prefabs distance problems.
- The Battle Royale Island Map setting controller has introduced a new update where you can turn Reality Augment on or off.
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