Best Warzone PC settings for higher FPS

Calum Patterson
SUV driving away from attack helicopter in Call of Duty: Warzone.

To optimize your Warzone experience on PC and enhance your chances of securing kills, it’s crucial to ensure smooth gameplay by fine-tuning your graphics settings. Here are the best PC settings to guarantee a seamless Warzone experience.

While Warzone doesn’t have the highest system requirements, it is still taxing on your PC, especially for your CPU and RAM. This can lead to FPS drops, which in turn can affect your performance in Call of Duty’s battle royale.

Fortunately, you can tweak your settings to maximize FPS. Doing this correctly can be the difference between a smooth, fun gaming session and an inconsistent, miserable one. If you are not confident in how to do this, you’ve come to the right place.

Here are the best PC settings for Warzone to make sure your game runs as smoothly as possible while still making sure it is visually pleasing.

Best Warzone PC graphics settings

Best Display Settings

OPTIONBEST SETTING
Display ModeFullscreen Exclusive
Display MonitorPrimary Monitor
Display AdapterPrimary Graphics Card
Screen Refresh RateMaximum for monitor (60hz/144hz/240hz)
Display ResolutionMaximum for monitor (1080p/1440p/4K)
Aspect RatioAutomatic
Display Gamma2.2 [SRGB]
Brightness55
Constrain Mouse to Game WindowPreference
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyOn + Boost
ECO Mode PresetCustom
V-Sync (Gameplay)Off
V-Sync (Menus)Off
Custom Frame Rate LimitUnlimited
Menu Render ResolutionOptimal
Pause Game RenderingOn
Focused ModePreference
The best display settings to use in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Best Quality Settings

OPTIONBEST SETTING
Graphic PresetCustom
Render Resolution100
Dynamic ResolutionOff
Upscaling/SharpeningOff
VRAM Scale Target90
Variable Rate ShadingOff
Texture ResolutionNormal
Texture Filter AnisotropicNormal
Depth of FieldOff
Detail Quality LevelNormal
Particle ResolutionNormal
Bullet ImpactsOn
Persistent EffectsOn
Shader QualityMedium
On-Demand Texture StreamingMinimal, 50 GB+ Cache Size
Local Texture Streaming QualityNormal
Shadow QualityNormal
Screen Space ShadowsOff
Ambient OcclusionOff
Screen Space ReflectionsNormal
Static Reflection QualityHigh
TessellationOff
Volumetric QualityMedium
Deferred Physics QualityOff
Weather Grid VolumesOff
Water QualityOff
The best quality settings to use in Call of Duty: Warzone.

Best View Settings

OPTIONBEST SETTING
Field of View (FOV)90 – 110
ADS Field of ViewAffected
Weapon Field of ViewDefault
3rd Person Field of View90
Vehicle Field of ViewDefault
World Motion BlurOff
Weapon Motion BlurOff
Film Grain0.00
1st Person Camera MovementLeast (50%)
3rd Person Camera MovementLeast (50%)
3rd Person ADS TransitionPreference
Spectator CameraPreference
Inverted FlashbangOn
Parachute Camera Perspective1st Person

How to get higher FPS in Warzone

For higher FPS in Warzone, make sure you adjust your display, quality, and view settings to match what’s shown above. While some of these settings are a matter of preference, others are integral to making your game run as well as possible. However, if you’re still not satisfied with the FPS, there are a couple more things to do.

First, make sure your graphics card’s drivers are up to date by using the official applications from either Nvidia, AMD, or even Intel.

Next, make sure you’re not running lots of applications in the background. Browsers like Chrome can often take up RAM and even CPU usage, causing your gameplay to be bottlenecked. Closing other applications can improve FPS in these instances, with Warzone requiring a lot of resources to run properly.

Finally, the most expensive but effective option is to buy a new graphics card with more power. For that, check out our list of the best graphics cards to make sure you are getting good value from your next GPU.

Warzone PC system requirements

If you’re unsure whether your PC can actually handle Warzone, then fear not, as we have the minimum and recommended specs for the game.

CPUGPUVideo MemoryRAMHi-Rez Assets CacheOperating System
MinimumIntel Core i3-6100 / Core i5-2500K or AMD Ryzen 3 1200NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 4702 GB8 GBUp to 32 GBWindows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
RecommendedIntel Core i5-6600K / Core i7-4770 or AMD Ryzen 5 1400NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon RX 5804 GB12 GBUp to 32 GBWindows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
CompetitiveIntel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 1800XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700XT8 GB16 GBUp to 32 GBWindows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
Ultra 4KIntel Core i9-9900K or AMD Ryzen 9 3900XNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT10 GB16 GBUp to 64 GBWindows 10 64 Bit (latest update) or Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)

How to update your graphics drivers

If you’re like me, every time you boot up Call of Duty through Steam, a pop-up tells you that your drivers are old and need to be updated. If you’re not sure how to fix this problem, we’re here to help, regardless of whether you have an NVIDIA or AMD graphics card.

How to update NVIDIA graphics drivers

  1. Go to the official NVIDIA website and download the GeForce Experience app.
  2. Once downloaded, open the GeForce Experience app.
  3. Select “Drivers” from the top-left corner.
  4. Click “Check for Updates” in the top-right corner.
  5. If an update is ready, click “Download.”
  6. Once downloaded, select “Express Installation.”
A screenshot of NVIDIA's GeForce Experience app, showing a driver update that's ready for download.
NVIDIA’s drivers are downloaded through the GeForce Experience app.

How to update AMD graphics drivers

  1. Go to your PC’s desktop.
  2. Right-click on the desktop and select “AMD Radeon Settings.”
  3. Select the “Home” icon.
  4. Select “New Updates” from the bottom-left corner.
  5. Select “Check for Updates.”
  6. If an update is available, click “Download.”

Why does Call of Duty keep restarting on PC?

Regular CoD players will know that when you open the game, there’s a decent chance you’ll be met with “Update Requires Restart,” which sees your game close and open again. This can be annoying, but there is a reason for it.

Essentially, when a developer releases an update or a hotfix for the game, the new information needs to be applied to the app’s code. Since this can’t be done while the app is running, it closes it momentarily to apply the changes and then starts back up. While it can be annoying, it’s actually improving the game, so don’t get too frustrated and let it work its magic.

That’s all for the best Warzone PC settings. For more useful information, check out the best controller settings, the current meta, weekly challenges, and which top-tier assault rifles and sniper rifles you should be using.

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