It is always refreshing to see a new Diablo game enter the gaming industry. After the horrendous release of Diablo Immortal, one of the greediest games of all time, it’s up to Diablo 4 to carry the franchise to the finish line. Well, the most recent beta test of the title, conducted from March 17 to March 26, 2023, has left a smile on the faces of the players. The game is releasing on a number of platforms, including Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, and PC (Battle.net). Since it is available on PC, there is a wide array of graphical settings that you can calibrate to get the best experience out of the game. Hence, in this article, we will guide you through the best settings to use in Diablo 4 to get high FPS and low input lag.
FPS and input lag are two of the most important things you need to take care of, especially in a game like Diablo 4, where things get tremendously chaotic. With hundreds of mobs chasing you in a small dungeon, your poor GPU cannot process millions of particles, game models, and game events all triggering within a blink of an eye. Since the game is scheduled to release on June 5, 2023 (with early access releasing on June 1), we want you to be ready with the best graphics settings to get the most FPS and the least input lag for a smooth playthrough.
Diablo 4 Best Settings for High FPS and Low Input Lag
To get the best FPS, you need to tweak the in-game settings. In the Main Menu, click on Options, and the Graphics Settings tab will be displayed. Finally, select the Graphics Settings tab and apply the changes as mentioned below.
Screen
- Display – Consists of three options namely Fullscreen, Windowed, and Windowed Fullscreen. If you want the best experience, make sure to set the Display option to Full Screen. However, if you experience FPS drops, consider switching to Windowed Fullscreen.
- Adapter – To get the most performance, select the dedicated GPU you have from the dropdown list if you have multiple GPUs running on your PC.
- Sharpen Image – Increasing the slider means sharper and better-looking images. So, you might want to tune that to about 30. If it causes FPS and input lag, crank it down to around 5 or 6.
- HDR – Turn it off to get more FPS. Please note that HDR is available only if your monitor supports it.
- Vertical Sync (VSync) – If your in-game FPS is greater than your monitor’s refresh rate, then turn VSync on. If not, then let it remain turned off since VSync can cause input lag.
- Peripheral Lighting – You can adjust this setting as per your preference.
Performance
- Resolution Percentage – Keep the Resolution Percentage to 100%. Do not increase or decrease the percentage above or below 100.
- Temporal Reconstruction – Turn it on to get better performance with (probably) compromised image quality.
- DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) – Turn it on to get more FPS at the cost of visual fidelity. If you don’t like what you see, you can turn this setting off.
- Max Foreground FPS – Tune Max Foreground FPS to a value close to your monitor’s refresh rate. It can be either 60/120/150/240.
- Max Background FPS – Tune that down to 10 to get rid of lag spikes and hence better performance.
Quality
The Quality section of the Graphics settings helps you to calibrate the in-game graphical aspects such as texture detail, anti-aliasing, shadows, etc. These settings should be kept as low as possible to get more FPS.
- Quality – If you have a potato PC, set the Quality to Low as it dishes out more FPS than Medium or High. Custom works best if you’re the type of person who wants more control over the individual aspects of each quality setting.
- Texture Quality – Set this setting to Low/Medium to get the best FPS possible. The trade-off is that the game looks a tad bit uglier.
- Anisotropic Filtering – Keep it at 2x or lower for better performance.
- Shadow Quality – Always set Shadow Quality to Low.
- Dynamic Shadows – Turn it off since it consumes way too much VRAM.
- Soft Shadows – Off
- Shader Quality – Low
- SSAO Quality – Low
- Fog Quality – Low
- Clutter Quality – Off
- Fur Quality Level – Low
- Water Simulation Quality – Low
- Anti-Aliasing Quality – Low
- Geometric Complexity – Low
- Terrain Geometry Detail – Low
- Physics Quality – Low
- Particles Quality – Low
- Reflection Quality – Low
- Screen Space Reflections – Turn it off
- Distortion – Depending on your preference, you can choose to either turn it off or on as it doesn’t affect the FPS or cause input lag.
- Low FX – Turn on Low FX to improve performance.
After you’re done calibrating the graphics settings to get the most FPS and least input lag in Diablo 4, click on the Save Changes option at the bottom of the screen. Head back to the main menu and start playing the game. You should notice a significant boost in gameplay. Also, do remember that these settings can be tweaked as per your preference. You can try different combinations and finally apply the one that suits you the best.
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