Best Fortnite Settings: The Ultimate Guide [2021]

As much annoying we consider unscheduled windows updates, they do make a significant difference in system and gaming performance. So, make sure your windows 10 is updated to the latest build. Wait, why aren’t we talking about windows 11? Well, right now windows 10’s latest version is the most stable OS right now and Windows 11 still needs to mature a bit before we recommend it.

Once updated, you can expect a noticeable FPS boost in Fortnite. This is the result of new window updates being optimized to positively impact the game’s performance. Here is how you can Update Windows 10 To The Latest Version.

1. Go To Start > Type “Windows Update” > Open First Result
2. Once opened, click on “Check For Updates”.
3. If New Updates were available, Windows 10 will automatically download them. In case they were already updated, you will get a message saying “already updated to the latest version.”

Switch to Ultimate Performance Mode For High FPS in Fortnite

Ultimate Performance Plan is a power plan in Windows 10 that isn’t enabled by default. This is because Windows does not want your applications to consume 100% Usage. Once enabled, you may see a huge improvement in Fortnite’s performance.

Here’s how to turn on the “Ultimate Performance” mode in Windows 10.

• • 1. Go To Start > Search For Command Prompt > Open First Result
    2. Afterward, Enter This Code in Command Prompt.

powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02 -d5df -448d -aa00 -03f14749eb61

If entered correctly, you’ll see a successful message, indicating that Ultimate Performance is enabled.

1. 1. 1. Once you get the Ultimate Performance indication, head over to start again and type Edit Power Plan.
      2. Once Opened, Click on “Power Options” in the bar above.
      3. Now, you will see the Balanced Power Plan and Ultimate Power Plan. Ignore the duplicate power plans in my screenshot. In your case, there will be only two. Consequently, if you were unable to see the Ultimate Performance Plan, make sure you click on Hidden additional plans.

After clicking on the Ultimate Performance Plan, you’ll finally be able to maximize your PC usage. This will significantly improve your performance in Fortnite, and optimize Windows 10 for normal use.

Disable Enhance Pointer Precision on PC

A lot of Fortnite players question their inconsistency, and many players blame it on low Fortnite settings and performance. I’m going to agree that Performance and bass settings can cause serious inconsistency. However, many players fail to know that sometimes Enhance Pointer Precision is enabled. Ultimately causing inconsistency every other second.

The Enhance Pointer Precision is a built-in feature within Windows 10 that consistently changes your Mouse DPI and Sensitivity. To this, it’s always consuming a chunk of power, which can cause FPS problems in Fortnite.

1. Open Start > Search Mouse Settings
2. Afterward, Click on Additional Mouse Options
3. Proceed to Pointer Precision Tab and Uncheck Enhance Pointer Precision. Don’t forget to save changes by clicking on Apply and ok.
   

Disable Hardware Acceleration in Applications

Hardware Acceleration isn’t entirely necessary for all gamers out there. Applications with Hardware Acceleration always consume a chunk of power. The feature is available within most third-party applications like Discord, Steam, and Google Chrome. You have to ensure that it is disabled before you start playing Fortnite.

For Discord

• • 1. Open Discord > Settings > Scroll Down > Appearance
    2. Disable Hardware Acceleration and Restart the application.

For Chrome

Hardware Acceleration is also available within Google Chrome, which is another common application. 

1. 1. 1. Open Chome > Click On Settings > System
      2. Disable “Hardware Acceleration when available.”

After disabling hardware acceleration, you’ll notice better performance in PC as well as in Fortnite. The process of disabling hardware acceleration for other applications is more or less the same. If there’s an application that you don’t need hardware acceleration for, disable it and save power.

Perform Disk Cleanup and Clean Junk Files

Performing disk cleanup every week or so is important to keep your PC in top shape. This helps clean up all the virus-infected, leftover, and several other files that impact Fortnite’s Performance.

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Most of these files appear out of the blue while some accumulate over time. They are automatically created from bugs, crashes, and it’s almost impossible to stop them from creating. You can, however, clear them up periodically to stop them from slowing up your PC.

Here’s how to do it:

1. Open Start > Search and Click on Run
2. Under Run > Type %temp%
   
3. Press CTRL + A On Your Keyboard To Select All > Right Click any file > delete.
4. After we have deleted all temp files successfully, now we’ll perform a disk cleanup.
5. Open My Computer > Right Click The Drive Where Fortnite Is Installed > Properties.

   

Under Properties,> Click On Disk Cleanup. Checkmark things like crash reports, temporary files, thumbnails, and others.

Disable Processes Reduce Fortnite Performance

Background Processes

1. To know which processes are causing your game’s sudden lag, ALT+TAB out of the game and open Task Manager.
2. Check all 4 main tabs, CPU, Memory, Disk, and GPU. See which one of these components is having high usage (preferably over 80%). 
3. Click on the component’s tab with high usage. Doing so will sort the process from high resource usage to lower usage. 
4. This will help you identify what processes are hogging your system resource and you can choose to close them. This is sure to reduce FPS drops in your game. 
5. As a bonus tip, while you’re in the task manager, set the Fortnite games’ process to “High Priority“. This will allow your system to specially assign resources to the game eliminating any lag. 

Auto Start Programs

To go a step further, you can also disable some programs from auto-starting every time you boot-up windows. 

These applications and services launch with your PC, e.g. you will always notice applications like Discord and Steam automatically starting. Other than the essential applications. There are many more that impact your PC’s performance, consuming dozens of Memory and CPU Usage. When disabled, you will see significant improvement in Fortnite’s FPS while expecting a quick start-up.

Do the following to disable unwanted auto-start programs:

1. Go To Start > Run > Type “MSConfig” and click ok.
2. Afterward, go to the services tab > click on “Hide all Microsoft Services.” This will remove the important ones from the list.
3. Now everyone will get a different List depending on their usage. But our goal is to uncheck all the useless services that will be mentioned in the list.
4. I’ve already disabled most of the useless services, so there isn’t a lot for me. Now that you have unchecked all the useless applications. Make sure you hit apply and click on ok.
5. After applying changes, head over to the Startup Tab, which is right next to services.
6. Under Startup Tab. There will be a list of applications and right next to their names. You will find the word startup impact.
7. Disable all the applications that have a high startup impact if you have a Budget PC. I’ll recommend you disable those with a medium impact as well.
8. Before you close the tab, note down the Last BIOS time mentioned on the top right of your screen.
9. After you make the changes, Restart your PC, and come back to this tab to see if the Bios or Boot Time changes. If you did manage to get rid of all unwanted programs, it’s bound to improve significantly.

Enable Game Mode and To Improve FPS In Fortnite

Game Mode is one of the best features in Windows 10 for gamers. The feature can do wonders for you as people have reported a tremendous FPS boost in Fortnite after switching it on.

The Game Mode has a couple of functions, but the most important one is that it automatically closes down irrelevant applications running in the background. If you use this in conjunction with the previous tip, you can optimize the resource usage in your PC drastically. On top of that, Game Mode also changes the priority for application from low to high. As a result, the application/Fortnite can consume 100% Power from your hardware without restrictions.

Here’s how to do it:

• • 1. Open Start > Search Game Mode > Click on First Result.
    2. Afterward, Simply Enable Game Mode, and you are all set.

Optimize System Animations

While using Windows 10, you will see very extraordinary animations that feel good. But did you know that these animations can hurt your PC’s Performance?

When these animations are enabled, the CPU and Memory Usage is nearly doubled compared to when disabled. Now to get good performance in Fortnite, you must disable them.

Here is how you can disable these animations:

1. Go To Start > Type Advanced System Settings > Open First Result
2. Afterward, Click on the Settings under the Performance Section.
3. Now You will be taken to Visual Effects and do the following.
4. Choose Custom and Enable The Following 
5. “Show Thumbnails Instead of Icons”
6. “Smooth Edges of screen fonts”
7. 
8. Now Hit Apply and Ok.

Once you have correctly made these changes, you will see good improvement in performance. Along with that, Windows 10 will feel more responsive and consistent at all times.

Do Not Allow Useless Notifications to Impact your Fortnite’s FPS

Whenever you open Fortnite or play the game, there are always sounds of notifications, and most of them also appear on the screen. These notifications are mostly from Xbox, saying how to record games, capture screenshots, and many more things.

When enabled, some of these notifications also have access to start automatic game recordings and much more. Now to get the best possible FPS in Fortnite, we must disable all these useless applications. They have a significant impact on your FPS because not only can they take screenshots or recordings. But they pile up in the task center and consume a chunk of power every second.

• • 1. Go To Start > Type “Game Mode Settings.”
    2. Once Opened, proceed to the Game Bar Tab and disable everything as indicated in the picture below.
    3. Afterward, click on Captures Tab right below Game Bar and Disable Everything here as well.
    4. Once Done, Simply Exit.

Nvidia Settings for Fortnite

To get the best FPS in Fortnite. You will also have to configure your Nvidia Graphics Card Settings. These settings are located in the control panel, and changing them can positively impact your frames. Now before you jump to the settings tab, make sure that your Nvidia Graphics Card is updated to the latest version.

Go to Desktop and access the Nvidia Control Panel. It’s the main hub where you can control all your GPU’s settings.

Now, let’s jump to the best Nvidia Settings for Fortnite in 2020.

1. After you’ve accessed Nvidia Control Panel, go to the Adjust Image Settings with Preview, and select Use the Advanced 3D Image Settings.
2. Afterward, Click on Take Me There, and you will land in the Manage 3D Settings Tab.
3. Under Global Settings, Make The Following Changes.
4. Afterward, click on Adjust Desktop Color Settings, and change the default color percentages to this.

Set Colors to Nvidia Settings

• Brightness 55%
• Contrast 55%
• Gamma 1.00
• Under Further Enhancements, Make sure Digital Vibance is 60%, and HUE is 0.

Applying these incredible changes to your Nvidia Graphics Settings, I’ll highly recommend you to open Fortnite and see the magic for yourself. For many users, including me, these settings vastly improved FPS, Smoothness, Responsiveness, Killed Stutters, and most importantly, made the frames very consistent. Other than this, the color enhancements will improve graphics’ saturation, and spotting enemies will become much more comfortable.

AMD Settings For Fortnite 

AMD users, don’t worry because we have you covered with some incredible settings as well. Just make sure your AMD Drivers are updated, and afterward, do the following.

• • • Go To Desktop > Right Click AMD Radeon Software.
      
    • Now click on Gaming Tab, and select Fortnite. Afterward, make the following changes in Graphics Settings.
    1. Graphics Profile: eSports
    2. Set Raden Anti-Lag to Enabled
    3. Set Radeon Chill To Disabled because we don’t want to Limit FPS.
    4. Enable Radeon Image Sharpening
    5. Set Sharpness to 80%. In case you have room to compromise on some Frames, set it to 85 for better visuals.
    6. Disable Radeon Enhanced Sync
    7. Make Sure Vertical Refresh is Always off
    8. Radeon FreeSync – AMD Optimized
    9. Scaling Mode – Centre
    10. Set Image Scaling To Disable
    11. Disable Launch with AMD Eyefinity
    12. Set Custom Color to Disabled

Now head over to the Advanced Tab, and continue to change the settings.

• • 1. Set Anti-Aliasing to Override Application Settings
    2. Put Anti-Aliasing Level to 2X
    3. Set Anti-Aliasing Method to Multisampling
    4. Make Sure Morphological Anti-Aliasing is Disabled
    5. Disable Anisotropic Filtering
    6. Texture Filtering Quality Should Be Performance
    7. Enable Surface Format Optimization
    8. Select Override Application Settings for Tessellation Mode
    9. Under Maximum Tessellation Level Select 8x
    10. Lastly, Disable OpenGL Triple Buffering

By the way, we applied these changes specifically for Fortnite. In case you wanted the same settings for other games, simply copy them and paste them into the other game’s profile. I think these AMD settings are the best and most optimized for Fortnite. There aren’t too many compromisations on visuals, and the frames are decent. Consequently, if you wanted more frames, simply go back to these settings, and you will have the option to lower numerous things like Maximum Tessellation Level, Anti-Aliasing, and so forth.

Fortnite Controller Settings for Xbox, PS4, and PS5

Playstation and Xbox make top-of-the-line controllers that are amazing in every type of game. They are comfortable playing on for hours on end. Allow me to help you fine-tune your controller so you can get those precise headshots. 

So no matter the weapon of your choice, these Fortnite controller settings are compatible with both Xbox and Playstation. So hold onto your controllers and open the settings to begin the configuration.

Fortnite Controller Sensitivity Settings 

Best Fortnite Graphics Settings 

Fortnite is not only a successful battle royal, it’s a damn beautiful one. The amazing Unreal Engine at the core of the game is utterly phenomenal at producing amazing visuals. It provides some of the best graphics settings customization in the menu to help you tailor Fortnite’s experience according to your liking. 

The settings can significantly improve performance. With these settings, I can spot enemies from really long distances while avoiding heavy performance load on my GPU.

So, without any further ado, here are the best Fortnite Settings in 2022.

• • 1. Set Windows Mode To Full Screen; else, you won’t get the perfect performance.
    2. Resolution – Always go for your monitor’s native resolution. Saving FPS by playing on a lower resolution isn’t worth it.
    3. Frame Rate Limit – Either Disable it or choose the Value depending on your Refresh Rate.
    4. Set the 3D Resolution to 100% to avoid any blurry textures.
    5. View Distance applies to the terrain and not to players, so set it to near to get better performance in the game. 
    6. Shadows have a big performance on your PC and none on your gameplay performance, hence turning them off is the best action here. 
    7. Anti-Aliasing is an option I prefer off. If you cannot deal with jagged edges on textures then try turning it up a bit. 
    8. Textures should be set anywhere from low to medium depending on your PC. Fortnite is mainly dependant on your CPU so switching this setting to high might not affect your FPS that much.
    9. Turn the game Effects to Low.
    10. Post-Processing can be anywhere from Low to high.

1. 1. 1. VSync should be switched off to avoid any unnecessary frame capping. If you’re facing a lot of screen tearing, you can turn it on.
      2. Motion Blur isn’t a setting with a high impact on your performance but can affect your visibility in the game. Turning it off is the best choice here.
      3. Show FPS can be turned on if you want to monitor your FPS in-game. If you are already using FRAPS or Geforce Experience to monitor FPS, you can turn it off.
      4. Rendering Mode is a tricky setting. If you have an Nvidia RTX GPU then turn it to DX12 to use DLSS. For best performance, you should turn it to “Performance Alpha” mode. 
      5. Allow Multi-Threaded Rendering can be turned on.
      6. Turn Use GPU Crash Debugging to off.
      7. Pur the Latency Markers off to avoid any necessary icons on your HUD.
      8. Nvidia Reflex Low Latency is an amazing technology from Nvidia and should be turned to On+ Boost.
      9. Latency Flash is a testing feature and should be turned off in normal gameplay sessions.
      10. If you chose DX12 in Rendering Mode settings, you can choose among different settings for DLSS which is a great performance-focused feature. My personal preference is going for performance but you can set it to anything you like. 

And there you go, these are the best graphics settings for Fortnite in 2022 which can provide you amazing performance. Please take the settings mentioned as a template and turn some settings up to find a sweet spot between performance and visual quality. 

Fortnite Optimization Summary

You get to take away the best Fortnite settings in this guide. Settings that will make your gameplay amazing, boost FPS, and give you decent visual quality. But our informational journey together hasn’t come to an end yet as there are a great number of Fortnite content on Exputer. 

Ending the guide, I’d like to clarify that most of the tweaks and settings are meant for PC. However, we also added some great relevant sections for our console readers too in the hopes to make your experience better. 

I hope these tweaks, settings, and fixes were able to help you. And in case of any questions or queries, you can always reach out in the comment section below.

The guide has now been updated with more latest methods to help boost FPS in Fortnite in 2021 and 2022.

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