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Use Fortnite Performance Mode on PC

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Answer

Fortnite has a built-in Performance mode for lower graphical fidelity. It can help on supported lower-end PCs, but no single setting is best for every computer, display, or game version.

Guide steps6 steps
  1. Start Fortnite
  2. Open the player menu
  3. Open Video settings
  4. Find Rendering Mode
  5. Choose Performance
  6. Apply and restart
  7. If it still does not work

Start Fortnite

Launch Fortnite on the Windows PC where you want to change the rendering mode.

Open the player menu

Select the Player Icon in Fortnite.

Open Video settings

Select the Settings gear, then open the Video tab marked with a monitor.

Find Rendering Mode

In the Display section, locate Rendering Mode before changing other settings.

Choose Performance

Use the arrows to choose Performance - Lower Graphical Fidelity.

Apply and restart

Select Apply, restart Fortnite, and check the result in a real match rather than assuming a guaranteed FPS gain.

Open Fortnite Performance mode guidance

Video walkthrough

If it does not work

  • If Performance mode is unavailable or does not save, do not edit configuration files blindly. Use Fortnite's current support guidance for the shown symptom.
  • Performance depends on the PC. If frame rate remains low, compare the machine with Fortnite's current requirements before buying hardware or changing drivers.
  • Performance mode reduces graphical fidelity. Compare it in the same mode, map area, and match conditions before deciding whether the trade-off is worthwhile for the PC.
  • If the computer does not meet Fortnite's current requirements, a settings change may not resolve the issue. Keep the hardware and driver details for the matching Epic support article.
  • Do not copy competitive-player configuration files, use third-party optimizers, or promise a target frame rate. Epic's guidance makes clear that hardware determines the outcome.
Sources and verification

Checked against official documentation on . Scope: Windows & macOS.

Follow the linked first-party guidance if labels differ after a platform or app update.

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