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Recommended Apex Legends PC Settings for Smooth Performance
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Answer
EA's current PC guide recommends monitor-default display settings, a 90–110 FOV starting range, and video options adjusted for your hardware and symptoms. On Windows 11, use these as a reversible starting point and test one change at a time.
Measure the current result
Open Apex Legends and enable Performance Display in Settings under Gameplay. Note FPS, latency, and packet loss before changing video settings so you can compare the same match or Firing Range session.
Open the Video tab
From Apex Legends Settings, select Video. This is where EA places the display, Field of View, and advanced video options covered by its current PC guide.
Start with monitor-default display choices
Set Aspect Ratio and Resolution to the monitor default. EA recommends Full Screen for one monitor and Windowed when you use more than one monitor.
Choose a Field of View starting point
Set Field of View between 90 and 110, then test how it feels. A higher FOV shows more surroundings but makes distant objects appear smaller, so there is no single best value for every player.
Set the first advanced options carefully
Use EA's starting guidance: leave V-Sync disabled unless you see screen tearing, enable Nvidia Reflex only with an Nvidia GPU, and leave Adaptive Resolution FPS Target disabled unless you have frequent FPS drops.
Reduce costly detail only when needed
If the measured FPS is still too low, use the documented low or disabled starting points for shadows, ambient occlusion, volumetric lighting, effects detail, impact marks, and ragdolls. Keep Texture Streaming Budget low or medium.
Test one comparable scenario
Return to the same Firing Range or match situation and compare Performance Display. Keep any setting that solves a real symptom, then change only one further option before another test.
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If it does not work
- If the game looks worse but Performance Display did not improve, undo the last change rather than lowering every option. EA says options it does not list are not expected to affect performance.
- If you see screen tearing after disabling V-Sync, use EA's exception and test V-Sync again; do not assume the same setting is best for every display.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows.
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