Modern Warfare 2: How to maximize FPS in Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2

High and consistent framerates in first-person shooter titles such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 are crucial. It makes the image appear smoother and delivers the latest updated frame to the user, providing them with the most up-to-date information about the enemies' location. As a result, high refresh rate monitors have become common among gamers who want to improve and be competitive.

While Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 are targeted at the casual gamer, they also come with a Ranked Play mode, which tests the players' skills. In such a competitive scenario, one must ensure that their lag is minimum and the framerates are high. However, with recent updates, players have been reporting that they aren't getting the FPS they used to before these patches.

Hence, to assist players in improving their framerates in their games, this guide will take a closer look at the best graphics settings for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2, which will help them achieve high framerates and improve visibility.

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What are the best Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 graphics settings?

Graphics settings in games, if tweaked correctly, yield the maximum performance. Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 allow the users to tweak a host of settings and implement technologies such as DLSS and FSR to improve framerates even further. Since these are first-person shooters, the main objective should be to not only maximize framerates but also visibility.

Here are the recommended settings:

Display

Display Mode: Fullscreen Exclusive
Display Monitor: Select your monitor
Display Adaptor: Select your GPU
Screen Refresh Rate: Select your monitor's maximum refresh rate
Display Resolution: Select your monitor's maximum resolution
Dynamic Resolution: Off
Aspect Ratio: Automatic
V-Sync (Gameplay): Off
V-Sync (Menus): Off
Custom Framerate Limit: Custom
Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: 200
Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
Out of Focus Custom Framerate Limit: 15
Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
Brightness: 50 (personal preference)
Constrain Mouse to Game Window: Off
Focused Mode: Off
High Dynamic Range (HDR): Off

Quality

Global Quality

Quality Presets: Custom
Render Resolution: 100
Upscaling/Sharpening: FidelityFX CAS
FidelityFX CAS Strength: 100
Anti-Aliasing: SMAA T2X
Anti-Aliasing Quality: Low
Video Memory Scale: 90

Details & Textures

Texture Resolution: Low
Texture Filter Anisotropic: Normal
Nearby Level of Detail: High
Distant Level of Detail: High
Clutter Draw Distance: Short
Particle Quality: Low
Particle Quality Level: Very Low
Bullet Impacts: Off
Persistent Damage Layers: Off
Shader Quality: Low
Tessellation: Off
On-Demand Texture Streaming: Off
Streaming Quality: Low
Volumetric Quality: Low
Deferred Physics Quality: Low
Water Quality: Water Caustics and Wave Wetness

Shadow & Lighting

Shadow Map Resolution: Low
Screen Space Shadows: Low
Spot Shadow Quality: Low
Cache Spot Shadows: On
Spot Cache: High
Particle Lighting: Low
Ambient Occlusion: Off
Screen Space Reflections: Off
Static Reflection Quality: Low
Weather Grid Volumes: Low

Post Processing Effects

NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On+Boost
Depth of Field: Off
World Motion Blur: Off
Weapon Motion Blur: Off
Film Grain: 0.00

View

Field of View

Field of View: 90 – 120 (As per personal preference, but recommended to set it above 90)
ADS Field of View: Affected
Weapon Field of View: Wide
Vehicle Field of View: Wide

Camera

1st Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)
3rd Person ADS Transition: Personal preference
Default Spectator Camera: Personal preference

These graphics settings will give the best results for most Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 players. However, it is worth noting that these settings are suggested by considering the average system. Hence, depending on your hardware and personal preference, they might need some tweaking.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 Season 4 will launch on June 14, 2023. The update will be available on Windows PC (via Battle.net and Steam), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

About the author

Rishabh is a gaming journalist at Sportskeeda who mainly covers Call of Duty and Valorant content. After completing his post-graduation in Finance, he went off the beaten track and decided to build a career in video game journalism. The opportunity to interview Valorant Pacific franchised teams back during VCT 2023: Pacific was a career highlight for Rishabh.

Rishabh prioritizes diving into the game himself and figuring out the specifics to ensure authenticity of content. He also tracks the social media accounts and blogs of developers and publishers to learn about official announcements and press releases, and cross-checks all facts even if they are derived from reputed sources.

Rishabh embarked on his video game journey in 2002, playing Contra and Mario, and his first AAA title was Max Payne 1. Currently, first-person shooter games engage him the most.

Rishabh regards streamer and esports athlete Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek as an inspirational figure since he rose from a humble background to become one of the biggest CS players and streamers in the world through sheer hard work and dedication.

Rishabh likes to keep himself updated on the latest trends in technology and listens to progressive rock music in his spare time.

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