How to increase fps on Escape from tarkov
1. Update Drivers
- NVIDIA: Use NVIDIA Driver Download for Game Ready drivers. Optional: GeForce Experience.
- AMD: Use official AMD site or Driver Tool.
- BIOS & Chipset Drivers: Update motherboard BIOS and chipset drivers for stability and performance.
2. In-Game Settings
General
- Automatic RAM Cleaner: OFF
- Only Use Physical Cores: OFF
- FOV: 64 (personal preference)
- Head bobbing: 0.2
- Preload Hideout: OFF
Graphics
| Setting | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Texture Quality | High |
| Shadows Quality | Low |
| Object LOD Quality | 2.5 |
| Overall Visibility | 1500 (lower if struggling) |
| Anti-Aliasing | TAA High |
| Resampling | 1x OFF |
| NVIDIA DLSS | OFF |
| AMD FSR 1.0 | OFF (ON for low-end PCs) |
| HBAO & SSR | High |
| Anisotropic Filtering | Per Texture |
| NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency | ON / ON + Boost |
| Sharpness | 0.2 |
| Lobby FPS Limit | 60 |
| Other options | OFF |
PostFX: Optional; may reduce FPS but improves visibility.
3. Windows & PC Settings
- Mouse Acceleration: OFF (Settings → Devices → Mouse → Pointer Options → Uncheck Enhance Pointer Precision)
- Monitor Refresh Rate: Max available (Settings → System → Display → Advanced Display Settings)
- Power Mode: Balanced (AMD) / High Performance (Intel)
- Xbox Game Bar: OFF
- Game Mode: ON
- Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling: ON (test OFF if stuttering occurs)
4. Enable XMP (RAM Optimization)
- Check RAM speed in Task Manager.
- Enable XMP in BIOS to run RAM at advertised speeds.
5. NVIDIA Control Panel Tweaks
- Power Management Mode: Maximum Performance
- Low Latency Mode: Ultra
- Texture Filtering Quality: High Performance
- Vertical Sync: OFF
- Threaded Optimization: ON
6. AMD Radeon/Adrenalin Tweaks
- Radeon Anti-Lag: ON
- Radeon Boost: ON
- Image Sharpening: 50%
- Anisotropic Filtering: Enabled
- Vertical Sync: OFF
7. Recommended Performance Tools
- ISLC: Frees memory and reduces stutter
- Process Lasso: Optimizes CPU priority
- CCleaner: Cleans unnecessary files
8. Audio Settings
- Master Volume: 100
- Interface Volume: 30
- Chat Volume: 100
- Music / Hideout Sound: 0
- Music on Raid End: ON
- Binaural Audio: ON (optional, may reduce FPS)
- VOIP: ON