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Outriders - How To Boost FPS & Increase Overall Performance

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Changing your Outriders game settings usually makes the biggest performance improvement for low to mid-end systems. Open up your settings, and make changes according to your system’s specifications. Most of the setting changes showcased apply to low-end PCs. If you experience performance issues while using the recommended system requirements, then follow the next steps.

Change the Outriders In-Game Settings

Changing your Outriders game settings usually makes the biggest performance improvement for low to mid-end systems. Open up your settings, and make changes according to your system’s specifications. Most of the setting changes showcased apply to low-end PCs. If you experience performance issues while using the recommended system requirements, then follow the next steps.

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outridersdps.jpg

Navigate to your Display settings and set the resolution to your native monitor r…

Navigate to your Display settings and set the resolution to your native monitor resolution. Run the game in Fullscreen mode and ensure that the Resolution Scaling is at 100%, although reducing it will benefit your framerate. If you still need more performance after all of these tweaks, consider lowering your resolution. Disable V-Sync, and make sure to cap your FPS to a value above your screen’s refresh rate, but below the maximum FPS you can get to save some resources. In your Advanced Display settings, make sure to set the Quality Preset to either Medium or Low, depending on your system’s performance. We recommend reducing the Shadow Quality, disabling Antialiasing, and setting the View Distance Quality to High.

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outridersgs.jpg

Change Outriders Game Process Priority

To further increase your Outriders game performance on your PC, we will change the application’s priority compared to other programs running in the background. Right-click your taskbar to open up your Task Manager. In the Processes tab, right-click the Outriders process and select to go to details. In the Details tab, the application should be highlighted. Right-click the game process and set the priority to high.

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tmpriority.jpg

Update Device Drivers

Ensure that your peripherals and other devices are running the latest driver. In some cases, outdated driver software for your components can be the culprit of stuttering or FPS drops. Search for Device Manager in your taskbar to open it up.Here, expand Mice and other pointing devices. Right-click the device you are using, select Update Driver and then Search Automatically for updated driver software. In case you’re unsure about which device you are currently using, then repeat this step for each device. You should also update your network adapter, display adapter and disk divers.

Device Manager > Devices > Update Driver
Device Manager > Devices > Update Driver

Update Graphics Card Driver

NVIDIA graphics cards can utilize the GeForce Experience application. Click here to download the application to your system. When the download is completed, open up the application, and in the Drivers tab, select Download. This will download and install the latest GPU update and should take a few minutes to complete.

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GeForce_Experience.png

Update Windows Operating System

To optimize your system for performance, you should ensure your operating system is up to date. Search for Update in your taskbar search. In your Check for updates system settings window, download the latest update and restart your PC after that the download is completed. This will help you with performance issues.

Windows Settings > Windows Update
Windows Settings > Windows Update

Disable Windows Game Bar Recording

Some native Windows 10 settings can reduce your overall performance while playing Outriders. Disable Game Bar recording, as it continuously records your gameplay and audio. In your taskbar search, enter: Game Bar to open the Game bar system settings. Uncheck the recording option. In the Captures tab, make sure to disable the background recording. These settings will only reduce your performance. If you want to record your gameplay, we suggest using OBS Studio or an external capture card if you lack performance.

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game_bar.png

Adapt the NVIDIA Control Panel Options

Making changes to your NVIDIA control panel can be essential. Change a few options in your NVIDIA control panel to improve the game’s performance on your system. To open your NVIDIA control panel, right-click your desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel. In your control panel, navigate to Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings.

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NVIDIA_Control_Panel.png

Change the Outriders Graphics Preference

Windows 10 allows you to utilize power user settings, such as your graphics settings. To change your graphics settings, enter Graphics Settings in your taskbar search to open up your native settings. When selecting Browse, your file explorer will open up, where you will have to navigate to the drive and path where Outriders is saved. After adding the program to your graphics settings list, the operating system lets you choose between the following: Let Windows choose; Power Saving (Usually Intel HD Graphics); High Performance (Usually, your graphics card(s); Specific GPU (Choose which GPU to use) For most system performance, use the High-Performance option. If your GPU is bottlenecking your performance, you should set it to Let Windows Decide.

Graphics Settings > Outriders > Graphics Preference > High Performance
Graphics Settings > Outriders > Graphics Preference > High Performance

Delete Windows Temporary Files

Your hard drive might be cluttered with unwanted files. These files will induce lag if not removed properly. You can delete your temporary files manually or use PC cleanup programs, such as CCleaner. These applications are usually the best choice as they automatically keep your hard drive clean. To manually delete your temporary files, enter %temp% in your taskbar search and hit enter. A new folder will open up. Make sure to delete the content of your temporary files folder. If you haven't done this before, this can take a couple of minutes. Some files will most likely stay in your temp folder, as these are still in use by your programs. To completely delete these files, you should also make sure to empty your recycle bin.

Delete the Windows temporary files
Delete the Windows temporary files

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