FPSBOOST

Platform · PC / Windows

PC
Optimization

Seven sections. Forty-plus concrete steps. Built for Windows 10/11 desktops and laptops with NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel GPUs. Read top to bottom — order matters.

01

Update GPU drivers (clean install)

Download the latest game-ready driver from NVIDIA / AMD / Intel. Use DDU (Display Driver Uninstaller) in Safe Mode once a year to wipe stale driver leftovers. Game-ready drivers routinely add 5–15% FPS in new titles.

  1. 01Boot Windows into Safe Mode (Shift + Restart → Troubleshoot → Advanced).
  2. 02Run DDU, select 'Clean and shutdown'.
  3. 03Boot normally, install the latest driver — uncheck GeForce Experience / Adrenalin extras.
  4. 04Reboot, run a 3DMark Time Spy run as a baseline.
02

Tune Windows for performance

Windows ships with background services that steal frames. Strip the OS to gaming mode before tuning the game itself.

  1. 01Settings → System → Display → Graphics → set every game to 'High performance'.
  2. 02Enable Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling.
  3. 03Disable Xbox Game Bar, background recording, and 'Capture what just happened'.
  4. 04Power Plan → Ultimate Performance (or High performance on laptops).
  5. 05Disable Visual Effects → 'Adjust for best performance' (or keep font smoothing).
03

In-game settings that actually matter

Most settings are placebo. These five give you 80% of the FPS gain at 20% of the visual cost.

  1. 01Shadows: Medium → Low. Biggest single GPU win.
  2. 02Volumetric fog / clouds: Off or Low. Hidden frame killer.
  3. 03Anti-aliasing: TAA or DLAA at native res — avoid MSAA 8x.
  4. 04Post-processing / motion blur: Off. Smoother and clearer.
  5. 05Reflections / screen-space reflections: Low. Rarely noticed in motion.
04

Cap your framerate

Letting FPS run uncapped wastes power, raises temps, and adds input lag. Lock it just below your refresh rate.

  1. 01144 Hz monitor → cap at 141 fps.
  2. 02240 Hz monitor → cap at 237 fps.
  3. 03Use the in-game cap first, then RTSS, then NVIDIA Control Panel as a fallback.
  4. 04Enable G-Sync / FreeSync + V-Sync off in-game for tear-free, low-lag gameplay.
05

Upscaling: DLSS, FSR, XeSS

Modern upscalers render at lower resolution and reconstruct to native. Free performance with near-zero quality loss at Quality preset.

  1. 01NVIDIA RTX → DLSS Quality (or DLAA if you have headroom).
  2. 02AMD / older NVIDIA → FSR 3 Quality + Frame Generation if supported.
  3. 03Intel Arc → XeSS Quality.
  4. 04Avoid 'Performance' / 'Ultra Performance' presets on 1080p — they look soft.
06

Cooling, thermals, and undervolting

A CPU/GPU that hits its thermal limit will throttle and lose 10–30% of its frames. Cool silicon is fast silicon.

  1. 01Clean dust from intake/exhaust fans every 6 months.
  2. 02Re-paste the CPU every 2–3 years (PTM7950 if you can find it).
  3. 03Undervolt the GPU in MSI Afterburner — typical 5–10% lower temps, same FPS.
  4. 04Set a custom fan curve — silent below 50°C, aggressive above 70°C.
07

Benchmark and verify

You can't tune what you can't measure. Always benchmark before and after each change.

  1. 01Use CapFrameX or PresentMon for frametime data.
  2. 02Track average FPS, 1% lows, and 0.1% lows — stability matters more than peaks.
  3. 03Run the same scene 3 times, take the median.
  4. 04Document changes in a notes file. Revert if 1% lows drop.
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