Get the Best FPS in Counter-Strike 2 by Tweaking These Settings

Counter-Strike 2 is officially launched and is spreading all over the world like wildfire. With the inclusion of wildfire in Source Engine 2, the graphics and visuals have gone up to the next level. Due to the improvements, CS2 will take a bigger toll on your graphics card and CPU compared to the previous game, so it’s important to max out your FPS (frames per second) by adjusting your settings.

So, here are the very best settings for max FPS and competitive advantages in Counter-Strike 2:

Top Notch CS2 Settings

The first tab of settings you need to adjust is Video. Here, you can change things like brightness, aspect ratio, and resolution.

The three most common are 16:9 (1920×1080), 16:10 (1680×1050), and 4:3 (1280×960). If you are unsure, stick with native 16:9 for now. If you're dicey, choose 16:9

Main menu background scenery: Anything you want

Colour mode: Computer Monitor

Brightness: 100%

Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Resolution: 1920×1080

Display mode: Fullscreen

Refresh rate: Max

Laptop power savings: Disabled

The aspect ratio and resolution settings are a personal choice. However, setting it to something like 16:10, 1680×1050, will improve your FPS, as the game is now rendering at a lower resolution than the default 1920×1080. Even if you are using a 1440p monitor, stick to 1080p settings as the high resolution can be taxing for your system.

Advanced Video Settings

Advanced Video Settings (Graphics)

Boost player contrast: Enabled

Wait for vertical sync: Disabled – Can cause input delay and locks FPS to your refresh rate

Current video values preset: Custom

Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode: 4X MSAA – Lower values provide minor FPS gain but look bad

Global Shadow Quality: Medium – Or High, but avoid low

Model / Texture Detail: Medium – Minimal FPS impact

Texture Filtering Mode: Bilinear – Minimal FPS impact

Shader Detail: Low – Improves FPS

Particle Detail: Low – Improves FPS

Ambient Occlusion: High or Medium – Can be advantageous with minimal FPS impact

High Dynamic Range: Quality – Minimal FPS impact, a big visual upgrade over Performance

FidelityFX Super Resolution: Disabled (Highest Quality) – Avoid, causes smudged appearance

NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled – If you are CPU-bound, use Boost

In contrast to the contemporary belief, FidelityFX Super Resolution improves FPS instead of performance by upscaling the game. If you are struggling with FPS, you could try Quality instead.

In case you spot increased input latency when using FidelityFX Super Resolution, disable it.