Hunt Showdown: How to get high FPS & reduce input lag

Lag, stuttering, low FPS, input lag, etc. are the last things that a gamer would like to experience. Not only do these things ruin the gameplay experience but also annoy us. Hunt Showdown is the 2019-released PvPvE first-person shooter game from Crytek, currently available to play on PS4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. Out of these platforms, Windows is the one on which players encounter problems like low FPS and input lag. In this article, we have shared the best settings that will help you get high FPS and reduce input lag.

Hunt Showdown High FPS Settings

In this section, we have shared both, Windows as well as in-game settings that will help you boost overall FPS while playing Hunt Showdown. So, let’s start by changing some windows settings first.

Windows Settings

1. Make sure that the Game Mode is turned on. To enable it, type Game Mode in Windows Search Bar and select it. Then, find the toggle button and click it to enable it
2. Just below the game mode setting, you can find the setting called Xbox Game Bar. Turning it off has also helped many players boost the overall FPS while playing games. So, you must also turn it off.
3. After that, you must also turn the Captures off. You must find it below the Xbox Game Bar setting.
4. After that, make sure that, in the graphics settings, Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling is enabled. For that, type “Graphics Settings” in Windows Search Bar. After selecting it, enable Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling.
5. Also, make sure that your Graphics Drivers are updated to the latest version. It is important to update them to the latest version as it can include some new optimizations that can boost your PC’s overall FPS. Nvidia Graphics Drivers users must visit here, and AMD Graphics Driver users must visit here to update their graphics drivers
6. Lastly, make sure to set your Power Option to High-Performance mode: For this, type “Power and Sleep settings” on Windows Search Bar and then select the Advanced Power Options. In the new window that opens, find the High-performance mode and then select it to increase overall FPS.

In-game Settings

Go to the main menu of the game and in the settings option, head to the Graphics Settings. In Graphics Settings, apply the following settings to get the maximum FPS possible:

BASIC SETTINGS

1. Resolution: Native resolution of your monitor
2. Window Mode: Fullscreen
3. Render Resolution Scale: 100/90
4. Video Memory (VRAM): 80%
5. Global Graphics Quality: Custom
6. Object Quality: Medium
7. Texture Quality: Medium/ Low for low-end PCs
8. Texture Filtering: 2X for low-end PCs
9. Anti-aliasing: Off
10. Lighting Quality: Low for low-end PCs
11. Shadow Quality: Medium/ Low for low-end PCs
12. Effect Quality: Off
13. Post-Process Quality: Off
14. Particle Quality: Low
15. Performance Stats: Basic
16. VSync: Off
17. Max FPS: Set it according to your monitor’s max refresh rate
18. Depth of Field: Off
19. Motion Blur: Off

ADVANCED SETTINGS

1. Surface Format Optimization: Off
2. Toggle GPU Tessellation: Off
3. Use 2 Pass Scene Rendering: On
4. Use 2 Pass Lighting: On

So, these all were the best settings that you must apply to your Windows and Hunt Showdown to get high FPS and reduce input lag. If you found this article helpful, share it with your friends.