Overwatch 2: Best PC settings to boost FPS, graphics, and performance

Lawrence Scotti
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Any competitive game like Overwatch 2 has to have a stable frame rate to avoid being an easy target for enemies. Check our suggestions to optimize your PC settings and boost your FPS while also keeping good graphic quality.

Overwatch 2 is Blizzard’s very fast-paced hero shooter, and like with any game of the same genre, the PC settings you choose can significantly influence your performance during a match.

Like its predecessor, there are a ton of different graphics settings that you can switch around in order to get the best performance from your PC, and we’ve gathered them all, putting the game’s stability as a top priority.

Here are the best settings to optimize Overwatch 2’s graphics and boost your FPS at the same time.

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Many interesting characters were introduced in Overwatch 2.

Overwatch 2: Minimum PC requirements

Blizzard confirmed these are the minimum requirements for PC players.

Check out the settings below:

CATEGORYMINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
CPUIntel Core i3 or AMD Phenom X3 8650
RAM6 GB
OSWindows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 600 Series or AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series
Disk Space50 GB

Before you download the game make sure you have at least the minimum requirements for your PC to run the game.

For a better performance, these are the recommended PC requirements for Overwatch 2.

Check out the settings below:

CATEGORYRECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS
CPUIntel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 5
RAM8 GB
OSWindows 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack)
GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD R9 380
Disk Space50 GB
A screenshot of Mauga with his minigun taken from one of his highlights in Overwatch 2.

Best graphics settings for high FPS

Getting high FPS numbers is as important in Overwatch 2 as it is in every popular online shooter.

Here are the best Video, Advanced Graphics, and Gameplay settings.

Video settings

  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Resolution: Native resolution of your PC.
  • Field of View: 100 FOV and tweak to find the sweet spot
  • V-Sync: Off
  • Triple buffering: Off
  • Reduce buffering: On
  • Display Performance Stats: On
  • NVIDIA Reflex: On
  • Display System Clock: On
  • Limit FPS: 120 FPS
  • Graphics Quality: Low
  • Gamma Correction: 2
  • Contrast: Default
  • Brightness: Standard

Advanced Graphics settings

  • Texture quality: Medium
  • Texture filtering quality: 8x
  • Local fog detail: Medium
  • Dynamic reflections: Low or Off
  • Shadow detail: High
  • Model detail: Low
  • Effects detail: High
  • Lighting quality: High
  • Antialias quality: Low – FXAA
  • Refraction quality: High
  • Screenshot quality: 1x resolution
  • Ambient occlusion: Off
  • Local reflections: On
  • Damage FX: Default

Gameplay settings

  • Kill feed display: On
  • Play sound when enemy eliminated: Off
  • Play sound when teammate eliminated: Off
  • Always skip kill cam: Off
  • Snap Death Camera to Killer: Off
  • Waypoint Opacity: 100%
  • Respawn Icon Opacity: 100%
  • Ability Timer Ring Opacity: 100%
  • Player outline strength: 100%
  • Achievement display: UI

Not all of these settings will be exactly the ones you want so make sure you tinker with the settings before jumping into a ranked game.

That’s everything you need to know about the best settings to boost FPS while keeping good graphics in Overwatch 2! While you’re here, make sure to check out our other guides below:

All Overwatch 2 characters | Sojourn guide | Junker Queen guide | Kiriko guide | Support tier list | DPS tier list | Tank hero tier list | Overwatch 2 server status | How to download Overwatch 2 | How to unlock every hero in Overwatch 2 | Best Overwatch 2 heroes for beginners

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About The Author

Lawrence is a former Dexerto writer, based in New York City, who covered entertainment and games for Dexerto focusing on Hearthstone, World of Warcraft, NBA 2K, and any indie game he can review.