Video Config File Apex Legends

The in-game settings, launch options, and videoconfig.txt file of Noon Legends can exist optimized to increase your FPS and unlock the cap.

On the spider web, yous can find several configuration files to replace yours and boost the fps. Honestly, I don't like this approach because I want to know exactly what I am irresolute, and then I decided to review all the options in this article.

These adjustments are useful if y'all are struggling to attain an acceptable amount of fps as you are using a low-spec PC, but too if y'all have a monitor with a high refresh-rate equally you bought it to gain an edge in a competitive shooter such every bit Apex Legends.

Note: all the settings I am going to explain are totally legit and won't cause you lot whatever crash or ban.

Launch options - Remove the fps cap

Let's first with the launch options in club to remove the fps cap.

Open the Origin launcher
Keep My Game Library
Left click on Apex Legends and then on the Settings icon
Select Game Properties
Go on Advanced Launch Options and click on the Command line arguments tab

            +fps_max unlimited

Information technology removes the fps cap, which is set to 144 as default. It is not required if you have a monitor with less than 144hz, or if yous are playing from a laptop and you want to salvage equally much battery as possible.

Note that unlocking the frame charge per unit might cause overheating bug if your system isn't cooled properly as the game will try to return equally many frames as possible.

            -novid

I also suggest adding -novid as it gets rid of the starting splash screens. They become tedious in the long run.

In-game settings

Launch Apex Fable and open up the Video settings. I will bear witness you lot how to set up each option for maximum operation.

Display Fashion: Full Screen.

Full Screen is the all-time choice performance-wise, only you lot might adopt Borderless Window if you lot have a multi-monitor setup and you wish to move quickly on some other display.

Annotation: you can switch from Full Screen to Borderless Window by pressing Alt+Enter on the keyboard.

Aspect Ratio: use your native one.

In the screen below, you see 21:nine because I play on an ultrawide monitor. Your display should take a 16:ix aspect ratio.

Resolution: employ your native one.

Using your native resolution is desirable for a better view, but if you badly need a performance boost, decreasing the resolution volition greatly improve your fps. 720p is commonly a solid compromise between quality and performance.

Field of View: it depends on your preferences.

I published an article virtually the best FoV in Apex Legends, containing the results of a survey and detailed explanations on each setting.

A higher field of view (FOV) increases your peripheral vision, but at the same time all the targets are smaller, and it can cause a fisheye consequence. In any instance, lower values volition improve your performance.

V-Synch: disable it.
Adaptive Resolution FPS Target: 0.

By and large, using the adaptive resolution to proceeds fps is a poor choice because it lowers automatically your resolution merely also forces anti-aliasing, which is very expensive. Overall, you lot will savour a better performance by lowering the resolution manually.

Adaptive Supersampling: it is greyed out because our adaptive resolution is 0.
Anti-aliasing: off.
Texture Streaming Budget: your graphic carte VRAM.

This setting depends on the VRAM available on your graphic cards. Be enlightened that any value by medium might take an impact on the fps, so if you want to maximize them be sure to select 3GB even if you have more VRAM.

Texture Filtering: Anisotropic 2x.

You can lower this setting further, but I suggest to keep it at 2x for a better viewing experience.

Disable or put to Low all the remaining settings.
Use the changes.

It is mandatory to set up upwards your in-game settings before working on the videoconfig file.

Videconfig.txt file

To discover your videoconfig file, printing Win+R and so input the following line:

            %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Respawn\Apex\local

Right click on videoconfig.txt and open up it with WordPad or another text editor. I utilise Notepad++.

There are several options, but almost of them take been already set upwards via the in-game settings. Nosotros will but alter a few of them.

            setting.cl_ragdoll_self_collision

This is related to ragdoll physics, put it to 0.

            setting.mat_depthfeather_enable

The depth of field effect when y'all aim downwards sight (ADS); change information technology to 0.

            setting.r_lod_switch_scale

It is the model detail setting in-game. It changes the distance at which the game displays the higher quality models.

ane = high
0.viii = medium
0.6 = low

I suggest reducing it to 0.3 or 0.iv. Lower values may cause gameplay problems.

            setting.csm_enabled

Set it to 0. This setting brings a massive fps boost as it disables all shadows. Of form, you will be at a disadvantage in some situations in which you might have spotted the enemy if their shadow was visible, but it is a rare occurrence.

This is all; yous can save the file.

Right click on the file, become on Backdrop, General, Attributes, and mark it as Read-Just. If you lot don't, it will be overwritten as soon as you start the game, and you will lose all the changes.

If you demand to alter your in-game settings in the future, information technology is necessary to uncheck read-but. Afterwards, yous can change the settings, edit manually the videoconfig file, and set it as read-only once more.

Autoexec.cfg and NVIDIA Inspector

Everything I have explained and then far is totally legit and will better your functioning without causing issues, but there are more tools at our disposal.

Apex Legends is based on a heavily modified version of the Source engine. In detail, Respawn used previous generations of this engine in Titanfall ane and two, so the modding community has already uncovered all possible ways to customize information technology.

There are hundreds of lines you tin can add to the autoexec file to attain a amend performance or special effects, but I do not recommend this technique because information technology could cause problems and crashes.

If you lot look for more info, exist very conscientious: do not just re-create-paste thousands of lines of lawmaking without explanations!

Finally, Nvidia Inspector can be used to remove grass, terrain textures, and more. It immensely boosts the fps, but - IMHO - is barely legal every bit yous as well obtain a certain advantage removing whatever actress visual upshot.

I do not recommend this method because it might even cause you a ban for adulterous via Piece of cake Anti Cheat used by the game (unconfirmed).

Beware to Chrome

This is not a joke. I have 16GB of ram and I still come across issues sometimes as I tend to keep the browser open the whole 24-hour interval, so it ends using over 5-6GB of ram with many tabs open.

Close all your extra software if you want to maximize your functioning while gaming.

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Vincenzo "Skulz" Milella

Vincenzo is an esports author with ten years of experience. Former head editor for Natus Vincere, he has produced content for DreamHack, FACEIT, DOTAFire, 2P, and more. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook .