Valorant Tweaks: More FPS and Less Input Lag, Safely
Valorant leans on your CPU more than your graphics card, so the biggest gains come from the right in-game settings and freeing the CPU from background tasks. Here are the steps in order, all safe with Vanguard.
Last updated: October 2026
Settings inside Valorant
- 01
Fullscreen at native resolution
Fullscreen display mode gives the lowest latency. Keep the resolution at your monitor's native resolution.
Settings › Video › General › Display Mode
- 02
NVIDIA Reflex: On + Boost
It cuts the delay between your click and seeing it on screen, one of the most useful settings in a fast shooter.
Settings › Video › Graphics Quality › NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency
- 03
Multithreaded Rendering: On
Spreads the work across CPU cores, raising FPS on most modern CPUs.
Settings › Video › Graphics Quality
- 04
Low quality where you can't see it
Material, texture, detail and UI quality on low or medium. Turn off vignette, distortion, bloom and shadows; they're heavy and don't help you play.
- 05
VSync: Off
It adds noticeable delay in a shooter. Use the frame-rate limit instead.
- 06
Frame-rate limit
Keep it a little above your refresh rate, or turn it off if your PC holds a steady frame rate.
Prepare Windows
- 07
Close what uses the CPU
Browsers, recorders, sync apps and video calls compete with the game for the CPU, the most important part for Valorant.
- 08
Game Mode and power mode
Turn on Game Mode and choose Best performance as your power mode.
Settings › Gaming › Game Mode
- 09
Dual-channel memory
Two RAM sticks instead of one raise Valorant FPS clearly, because the game is sensitive to memory speed.
- 10
Refresh rate
Make sure Windows runs your monitor at its highest supported refresh rate.
Settings › System › Display › Advanced display
Vanguard and your account's safety
Vanguard is Valorant's anti-cheat and starts with your PC. Don't switch it off or try to work around it, and avoid any app that injects into the game or reads its memory.
Every step in this guide is an official game or Windows setting and has nothing to do with Vanguard.
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Questions gamers ask
No, as long as they only change official game and Windows settings. Bans come from apps that inject into the game or read its memory, which Vanguard detects.
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