Best graphics settings for Warzone 2 Season 5: FPS boost, upscaling, and more

Modified Aug 09, 2023 11:21 GMT

The best Warzone 2 Season 5 graphics settings for enhanced FPS and upscaling (Image via Activision)

Smooth FPS and seamless visual fidelity are critical for a satisfying Warzone 2 experience. The Season 5 update includes a slew of fresh content, including new weapons and modes. Optimizing graphics settings is essential for completely immersing oneself in these additions. Since the large maps in the game feature dynamic components, maintaining visibility and high FPS is paramount.

Incorrect settings might cause annoying FPS drops, negatively impacting gameplay.

This article provides an in-depth guide to suggested graphics settings, which gamers can fine-tune based on their GPU specs for a better gaming experience.

Best Warzone 2 Season 5 graphics settings

A high FPS threshold is required to maximize the Warzone 2 experience, allowing players to smoothly engage in intense gunfights and establish dominance on the battlefield. Given the prominence of long-range encounters in Warzone 2, optimal visibility is a vital aspect of victory.

Listed below are the settings for the best performance:

Display

Display Mode: Fullscreen Exclusive (If you regularly switch between windows, go for Fullscreen Borderless.)
Display Monitor: Select your monitor
Display Adaptor: Select your GPU
Screen Refresh Rate: Select the monitor's maximum refresh rate
Display Resolution: Select the monitor's maximum resolution
Dynamic Resolution: Off
Aspect Ratio: Automatic
V-Sync (Gameplay): Off
V-Sync (Menus): Off
Custom Framerate Limit: Custom
Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: 200
Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
Out of Focus Custom Framerate Limit: 15
Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
Brightness: 50 (personal preference)
Constrain Mouse to Game Window: Off
Focused Mode: Off
High Dynamic Range (HDR): Off

Quality

Global Quality

Quality Presets: Custom
Render Resolution: 100
Upscaling/Sharpening: Fidelity CAS (AMD Fidelity CAS Strength: 75)
Anti-Aliasing: Filmic SMAA T2X
Anti-Aliasing Quality: low
Video Memory Scale: 85

Details & Textures

Texture Resolution: Normal
Texture Filter Anisotropic: High
Nearby Level of Detail: Low
Distant Level of Detail: Low
Clutter Draw Distance: Short
Particle Quality: High
Particle Quality Level: Normal
Bullet Impacts: On
Persistent Damage Layers: Off
Shader Quality: Medium
Tessellation: Off
On-Demand Texture Streaming: Off
Streaming Quality: Normal
Volumetric Quality: Low
Deferred Physics Quality: Off
Water Quality: Default

Shadow & Lighting

Shadow Map Resolution: Normal
Screen Space Shadows: Off
Spot Shadow Quality: Medium
Cache Spot Shadows: On
Spot Cache: High
Particle Lighting: Normal
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Screen Space Reflections: Normal
Static Reflection Quality: Low
Weather Grid Volumes: Off

Post Processing Effects

NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On
Depth of Field: Off
World Motion Blur: Off
Weapon Motion Blur: Off
Film Grain: 0.00

View

Field of View

Field of View: 90 – 120 (As per personal preference, but recommended 110)
ADS Field of View: Affected
Weapon Field of View: Wide
3rd Person Field of View: 90
Vehicle Field of View: Wide

Camera

1st Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person ADS Transition: Personal preference
Default Spectator Camera: Personal preference

After implementing these changes, initiate the Shader Optimization process and restart the game. These settings should ensure exceptional visuals with the best framerates.

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Call of Duty: Warzone 2 Season 5 is live and available on Windows PC (via Battle.net and Steam), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

Edited by Dinesh Renthlei