Best Fortnite Settings: The Ultimate Guide [2023]

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 royale game, 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 2023.

• • 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 2023 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. 

Windows 10 Optimization for High FPS in Fortnite

Here are some great tweaks you can apply to your Windows system in order to boost the performance of Fortnite. 

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

How To Fix Fortnite FPS Drops

Random FPS drops in games have been a problem for decades, and Fortnite is also not safe from this problem. Imagine having a perfect match while on a killing streak, and suddenly Fortnite’s FPS drops from 150-200 to a measly 10-20. That 5-10 seconds of frame dipping was enough for your opponent to get the upper hand and end your perfect run in a blink of an eye. Frustration isn’t even close to the feelings you have after this happens. Trust me, I’ve been there. 

To if you’re facing Fortnite FPS drops frequently, there’s got a be a way to fix it right? Well, yes there just might be, and I’ve bundled the fixes for Fornite FPS drop together. So let’s power through all these fixes and get you back on the battlefield ASAP.

Play On Low Settings

Update Your Graphics Card’s Driver

Updating your graphics card driver is crucial to solving Fotnite’s FPS drops. New drivers bring a host of tweaks and fixes for games. So let’s begin with Nvidia. 

Update Nvidia Drivers

To update Nvidia drivers, follow these steps:

1. Open the Geforce Experience application and go to the driver’s Tab.
2. In this section, you’ll either see a message telling you to update your drivers as there is a new game-ready driver available. Or, you’re already on the latest drivers which means you can skip these steps and move on to the next fix.
3. However, if there are updates available, click on the download button.
4. Choose “Express Installation” after the download finishes to install the new drivers.
5. Restart your system to finalize the driver installation. 

Update AMD Drivers

AMD drivers are also easy to update. Just follow the steps below:

1. Go to the “AMD Radeon” application and access the settings panel.
2. From here, click on the “Systems” tab on the top-right panel and you’ll see the updates section on the bottom left. 
3. I will tell you to update to newer drivers if updates are available. Choose “Express Installation” under “New Recommended” if that’s the case. Otherwise, you’re good to go.

Overheating Can Cause Fortnite FPS Drops

Clean your PC or Laptop Fans

Re-paste the Thermal Compound

1. Unplug all power sources to your PC and accessories.
2. Disassemble your PC and look for the CPU socket. 
3. Un-screw the cooler on top of your CPU and gently remove it.
4. Now clean the old thermal compound from both the cooler and the CPU plate. I recommend using Isopropyl alcohol swabs but be super careful in not touching in PC with it. Otherwise, you can shortcircuit other components. 
5. Gently rub the old compound off from the CPU heat spreader and the cooler. 
6. Apply the newer thermal compound on the CPU heat spreader in whatever pattern you prefer (I personally prefer the “X” pattern for maximum coverage).
7. Now put back the cooler on top of the CPU and try not to do any to-and-fro motion too much or the thermal compound might get air pockets formed in it. 
8. Screw the cooler back on and Voila! your new thermal paste is ready to go. 

Solving the overheating problem will either eliminate Fortnite FPS drops completely or at least bring you super close to solving it.

Undervolt Your CPU

The third and last solution to your overheating problem and Fortnite FPS drops is Undervolting. Your CPU is already getting excess power and reducing it helps reduce significant heat. 

By using tools like Intel XTU or Throttlestop, you can start to gradually reduce your CPU’s core voltage in increments of -50mv. After every increment, I recommend running a built-in benchmark to see if the system is performing without any hiccups.

Rinse and repeat until your system has a bluescreen or shows problems in the benchmark. This means that the value prior to the one that caused the problem was the best offset voltage for your CPU. Set it up and save it. Now enjoy reduced temperatures with the power of overclocking. 

Hopefully, these solutions will help reduce your PC temperatures and finally put an end to Fortnite FPS Drops.

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 2023.