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Best fortnite settings
Fortnite

Best Fortnite Settings

José ZapataBy José ZapataApril 24, 2023

The best Fortnite settings ultimately depend on what you want from the game and what your PC or console can handle.

Even so, the guide will help you in three ways: 

  • The best settings to get more FPS to play and stream
  • The best settings to get the best graphics (if you have a high-end PC)
  • A simple controller configuration for the keyboard or controller

So, without further ado, let’s jump right into the best Fortnite settings.

Opening the Fortnite Settings

Fortnite doesn’t ask much from your PC, so you don’t need to tweak your graphic card’s settings. Instead, let’s jump right into Fortnite’s settings:

  1. Open the game
  2. Go to the Lobby
  3. Click the Menu icon at the top leftfortnite menu
  4. Click the Gear icon
  5. Select Settings fortnite settings

Tweak the Graphics for More FPS

Perhaps your PC, internet speed, or both are not up to par. Playing Fortnite this way can be tough, as your character will lag while other players will be much faster than you.

If this is the case, let’s tweak some settings to get more FPS on the Display menu (the first icon on the left).

Display categorySelection
Windows ModeFullscreen
Resolution1920X1080 (or lower, if your screen has a lower resolution)
VSyncOff
Frame Rate Limit60 FPS (or 30FPS if you have a 30Hz screen)
Rendering ModePerformance – Lower Graphical Fidelity
display settings fortnite

These first options will make your game significantly smoother. If you’d like, turn off Motion Blur in the Graphics category as well.

Below those categories, you will see Graphic Quality, which is where you balance performance and quality. I recommend the following settings to achieve a good balance:

graphic quality
  • Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution: TSR Low
  • Temporal Super Resolution: Recommended
  • 3D Resolution: Around 70%
  • Dynamic 3D Resolution: ON
  • Nanite Virtualized Geometry: ON
  • Shadows: Medium
  • Global Illumination: OFF
  • Reflections: OFF
  • View Distance: Medium
  • Textures: Medium
  • Auto Download High-Resolution Textures: OFF if your internet speed is below 10Mbps, ON if it’s above that mark
  • High-Resolution Texture Reminders: OFF
  • Effects: Medium
  • Post Processing: Medium
  • Hardware Ray Tracing: OFF 

Finally, on Advanced Graphics, set the two options to OFF. 

advanced graphics fortnite

You have some leeway here, which depends on your hardware. For example, if you have a 120Hz or more screen, you can set the FPS limit to “Unlimited.” Moreover, you can lower or improve some settings depending on how the game looks and behaves.

Lastly, if you’re using an Nvidia graphic card, enable “Nvidia Reflex Low Latency” as “On + Boost.”

After choosing these settings, restart the game and test it. Having more FPS is always better than having nice graphics on a competitive game unless said graphics do not allow you to understand what’s happening.

Tweak the Graphics for the Highest Quality

Let’s say that you have a high-end PC and that you like eye-candy graphics. Alternatively, you’re streaming or recording Fortnite footage for social media like YouTube or Twitch.

In that case, you may want to tweak the Display settings like so:

Display categorySelection
Windows ModeFullscreen (however, if you need to constantly use other apps for content creation, choose Windowed Fullscreen)
ResolutionMatch your screen’s resolution
VSyncOn if you use Fullscreen, Off if you use Windowed Fullscreen
Frame Rate LimitUnlimited
Rendering ModeDirectX 12
display settings high graphics

Then, on the Graphic Quality bracket, choose Auto Set. The option will customize the game to match the maximum potential of your PC’s hardware without considering your internet speed.

auto set quality fortnite

On top of that, check on these settings:

  • Temporal Super Resolution: Native
  • Dynamic 3D Resolution: ON
  • Nanite Virtualized Gemotery: ON
  • Virtual Shadows: Epic
  • Global Illumination: Lumen High or Epic
  • Reflections: Lumen High or Epic
  • Auto Download High-Resolution Textures: ON
  • Effects: Epic
  • Post Processing: Epic
  • Hardware Ray Tracing: ON—if you’re using high-tier GPUs (RTX 3070/3080/3090 4070/4080/4090 or AMD 6700/6800/6900).
high quality graphics fortnite

Finally, turn on the advanced graphics to check your FPS in-game, and see if the quality is affecting the game’s performance.

Fortnite does look good with high graphical settings:

fortnite high settings

Best Controller/Keyboard Settings

We also recommend changing some things on the controller menus to fit your preferences and setup.

If you play with a keyboard & mouse, I recommend putting the crouch button on an extra mouse button, if possible.

crouch button

The other button we recommend is “Place building.” If there’s another mouse button available, use it. Otherwise, use “Q” or something similarly easy to press.

building placement button fortnite

Then, on the Mouse &keyboard menu, you can lower or increase the mouse sensitivity. Do it in case you feel your aim is either too slow or too fast.

target sensitivity

If you play with a controller, go to the controller tab and customize the settings slowly.

controller settings fortnite

You can find further controller options on the “Controller Options” tab, but you’d have to enable “Advanced Options.”

advanced options

You’ll see a list of complex controller options; changing them can make the game feel weird. However, we recommend putting Aim Assist around 70% if you use a controller.

aim assist

Recommended General Settings

Browsing through every Fortnite setting, there are a couple of options we recommend.

First, on the Game menu (the gear icon), enable “Auto Sort Consumables to right.” It’s self-explanatory, and it will save you the hassle of sorting the weapons and healing items on your five action slots.

game menu

Similarly, click on “Preferred item slots” for further customization.

preferred item slots

Then, customize each slot with the items you like the most.

customize preferred items

On the same menu, enable Turbo Building. It makes building much easier. Also, turn off “Contextual Tips.”

turbo building

Here’s a video tutorial:

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Jose Zapata
José Zapata
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Jose Gregorio Zapata Urdaneta is a video game writer and a casually addicted gamer. Jose Zapata has worked as a video game writer for over four years. He focuses on video game troubleshooting, game lists, and game guides. His first console was a SNES in 1994, and his first games were Star Fox and Super Mario. Since he was a kid, he learned he had a passion for playing, sharing, and talking about games, so he pursued the endeavor with a Social Communication bachelor's degree. His favorite genre is RTS (real-time-strategy), so he plays Age of Empires IV, Age of Empires II, Total War: Warhammer III, Starcraft II, and others. He also has a passion for the type of open-world games where he can create his adventures, such as Minecraft and, with tons of mods, Fallout 4. And like every other gamer, he also likes action-RPG games such as Elden Ring or Mass Effect, although he has a soft spot for classic turn-based RPGs like Original Sin II or the Baldur's Gate Saga. He also manages two YouTube channels. One of these features semi-professional gameplay for eSports players (Rocket League, Warzone, and others). Additionally, he has a background as a musician (bass player), and he used to write musical tutorials and reviews for BegginnerGuitarHQ.

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