Fortnite players have come a long way since the game's initial inception, with players constantly finding new strategies to up their game and be the best. For those chasing endless Victory Royals and looking to enter the competitive scene on PC, optimizing your Fortnite settings goes a long way. Here are the best settings you need to use in Fortnite on PC.
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Best Video Settings
Display
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Window Mode |
Fullscreen: Best possible performance
Windowed Fullscreen: To easily switch between applications |
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Display |
[Should be Set to your Default Monitor by default] |
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Resolution |
[Set to your Native Resolution] |
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Vsync |
Off: For low input latency and higher FPS
On: If you encounter horizontal screen tearing |
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Frame Rate Limit |
[Set this to match your monitor refresh rate. For example: 60fps for 60hz, 120fps for 120hz, etc.] |
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Rendering Mode |
Direct X12: For higher end PCs. Improves graphic fidelity. May impact performance for low-end hardware.
Performance: For low-end PCs or for a performance boost. Lowers graphics quality for better performance |
Graphics
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Brightness |
Between 100% to 125% for better visibility |
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User Interface Contrast |
1x |
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Color Blind Mode |
Off
Use the provided images in game to best match your needs. |
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Color Blind Strength |
0 to 5 |
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Motion Blur |
Off: For better visibility |
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User Interface Parallax |
On |
Graphics Quality
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Auto Set Quality |
Only select this option if you want Fortnite to configure your graphics settings according to hardware performance. |
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Quality Presets |
Custom |
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Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution |
Off: For best performance and FPS at the cost of lowering graphic fidelity
Set this to match your GPU (Example: NVIDIA DLSS for NVIDIA RTX GPU, Intel XESS) for better graphics quality. |
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Temporal Super Resolution |
N/A if Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution is set off
Set to Performance for better performance, Balance, or Quality for higher-end PCs |
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(Minimum) 3D Resolution |
50% to 100% (Only applicable if Anti-Aliasing & Super Resolution is off or Temporal Super Resolution is Custom) |
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Dynamic 3D Resolution |
Off |
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Nanite Virtualized Geometry |
Off: For the best level of FPS |
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Global Illumination |
Off: For best performance and FPS boost
Ambient Occlusion: Lowers the quality of ambient lighting |
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Reflections |
Off: For best performance boost |
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Shadows |
Medium: For low-end PCs or for the best possible performance while keeping shadows
High or Epic: For higher-end PCs and improved graphics |
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View Distance |
Far or Epic: To load in map info from far away better (builds, loot items, players gliding, etc.) |
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Textures |
Low or Medium: For low-end PCs or for the best possible performance. Lower mesh quality can boost visibility through builds.
High or Epic: For higher-end PCs and improved graphics |
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Effects |
Low or Medium: For low-end PCs or for the best possible performance while keeping shadows
High to Epic: For higher-end PCs and improved graphics |
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Post Processing |
Low or Medium: For low-end PCs or for the best possible performance
High or Epic: For higher-end PCs and improved graphics |
Advanced Graphics
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Show FPS |
Only turn it on if you want to see your FPS. |
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Use GPU Crash Debugging |
Off |
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Latency Markers |
Off |
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NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency |
Set either to On or On + Boost (Only applicable for NVIDIA GPUs) |
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Report Performance Stats |
Off |
Best Audio Settings
For the most part, Audio Settings in Fortnite are all up to personal preference and have little to no impact on performance. However, for a competitive advantage, along with streaming and content creation, there are a few settings that you might want to focus on. These are as follows:
- Sound Quality: Keep this on High
- 3D Headphones: Set to On if you are using standard stereo headphones. Set to Off if you are using surround sound headphones.
- Visualize Sound Effects: Set to On. This allows you to see the direction of footsteps, players healing and gliding, gunshots, and much more. This does not allow you to see the footsteps of players crouching, however.
- Licensed Audio: For Content Creators, set this to Off to avoid running into copyright issues with content. For casual players, you can keep this On.
Best Game Settings
Language & Region
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Matchmaking Region |
Set to the Region with the lowest Ping for reduced latency (often the region you live in) |
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Language |
Set to your Native Language |
Movement
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Toggle Sprint |
On |
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Auto Open Doors |
Off: Since you can automatically open doors by sprinting or sliding into them |
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Mantle Activation |
Hold Jump: Keep Mantle and Hurdle Activation as separate inputs to avoid accidentally using one over the other |
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Hurdle Activation |
Hold Forward: Keep Mantle and Hurdle Activation as separate inputs to avoid accidentally using one over the other |
Combat
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Hold to Swap Pickup |
Personal Preference, but setting it to On allows you to swap your currently equipped item with one on the ground even if your inventory is not full. |
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ADS |
While Held |
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Mark Danger While ADS |
On: Best setting to cut down on inputs |
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Auto Pick Up Weapon |
Off: To avoid picking up weapons you do not want |
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Swap Fire Buttons for Pump & Dump |
On: Though this does not matter too much as the gun is not in the current loot pool |
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Preferred Item Slots |
Configure this to your liking (will heavily depend on keybinds) |
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Auto Sort Consumables to the Right |
On: To avoid having your consumables on the left side of your inventory |
Building
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Simple Build |
Off: For full control and fewer restrictions on building
On: For beginners that want a simpler but more restrictive way of building |
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Reset Building Choice |
Off: So that you can use the last piece you placed down |
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Turbo Building |
On: So you can place multiple builds by holding the build button |
Editing
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Simple Edit |
Off: For full control and fewer restrictions on editing
On: For beginners that want a simpler but more restrictive way of editing |
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Disable Pre-Edit Option |
On |
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Auto Confirm Edits |
Edit: To avoid having to use an extra input for confirming edits |
Extra Game Options & Other Settings
The rest of the Gameplay Settings available have little effect on performance or improving gameplay. However, there are some that you might want to take note of. These are as follows:
- NVIDIA Highlights: If applicable, set to Off to avoid processing recordings during gameplay
- Tap to Search / Interact: Set to On
- Record Replays / Large Team Replays / Creative Replays / High Quality Replays: Set all to Off to avoid limiting FPS
Best Game UI Settings
For the most part, Game UI is all a matter of personal preference and does not affect performance or gameplay. However, there are some key settings you may want to mess with. These are as follows:
- Show Spread / Show Recoil (First Person): Set Off. This reduces visual recoil for first person weapons, though less used now as Fortnite Ballistic has been shutdown.
- Damage Numbers: Set to Cumulative to make it easy to see how much total damage you are dealing.
- Reticle Damage Feedback: Set to Hit & Icons.
Best Mouse and Keyboard Settings
When it comes to Mouse and Keyboard Settings, players are definitely going to have different preferences depending on their playstyle, device, DPI, and more. As such, we will only be going over the settings we recommend setting to absolute values:
- X-Axis & Y Axis Sensitivity: Keep these at the same values. While the value is personal preference, to copy your sensitivity over from other games, use Kovaak's Sensitivity Matcher.
- Target & Scope Sensitivity: We recommend lowering this sensitivity, typically anywhere from 80% to 75%.
- Building & Editing Sensitivity: Keep this value at 100% to match your X-Axis & Y Axis Sensitivity.
- Zoom Scaling: Legacy is the preferred option for pros.
Best Keyboard Controls (Keybinds)
Many players and pros have different preferences when it comes to their custom keybinds, so there is not necessarily one size fits all. However, we will go over some of the most important keybinds and some recommended keys to set them to:
- Crouch: Shift, Ctrl, or C
- Sprint: Shift or Ctrl
- Pickaxe (Press) / Gizmos (Hold): F, Middle Mouse Button / Click Scroll Wheel, or 1
- Weapon Slot 1 to 5: Any number keys from 2 to 5, Q, E, Up and Down on the Scroll Wheel, or X
- Use: F or E
- Wall and Stairs: Mouse Button 4 or Mouse Button 5 (Pick one for each)
- Floor and Pyramid: Q, E, B, or N (Pick one for each)
- Repair / Upgrade: H
- Rotate Building and Change Building Material: R or T (Pick one for each)
- Building Edit: Caps Lock, Middle Mouse Button / Click Scroll Wheel
- Select Building Edit: Left Mouse Click
- Reset Building Edit: Right Mouse Click
- Switch Mode (Pocket Items for Zero Build): Caps Lock or X (Be careful with this keybind as it may conflict with your Build keybinds)
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Best Controller Settings
Just like with Mouse and Keyboard Settings, there is not necessarily a one-size fits all for Controller Settings, so these will largely be down to personal preference. However, there are a few settings to pay attention to:
- Edit Hold Time: Set to the lowest possible value without triggering it accidentally.
- Slide Hold Time (Also affects Keyboard): Set to the lowest possible value without triggering it accidentally.
- Vibration Feature: Off
- Building & Editing Sensitivity: Keep this value at 1x to match your Look Sensitivity.
- Left Stick & Right Stick Dead Zones: Set to the lowest possible value without experiencing stick drift. Increase if you experience stick drift.
- Left Trigger / Right Trigger Release: Set to the lowest possible value without triggering it accidentally.
Best Controller Mapping
Players jumping onto Fortnite on PC on Controller definitely have a simpler set of controls, albeit with more limitations on Keyboard and Mouse. While you can remap individual keys, this is largely down to personal preference. For those sticking with preset layouts, however, these are the recommended ones to go with:
- Builder Pro: Most used setting for Builders
- Combat Pro: Go to for Zero Build
- Custom: The most highly recommended for players, though you will have to map your own binds.
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC, Android, iOS
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
