Apex Legends Best PC Settings: How To Improve FPS And Visibility

Apex Legends Best PC Settings: How To Improve FPS And Visibility
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Written by 

Tarran Stockton

Published 

9th Jan 2023 13:15

You might need a primer on the Apex Legends best PC settings if you play the game on a computer, and want to get the best possible performance to improve your gameplay. Apex Legends is a massively popular battle royale with hero shooter elements, and due to the fast-paced nature of the game you will need the highest FPS possible to keep up with the action. So, read on for our breakdown of the Apex Legends best PC settings.

Apex Legends Best PC Settings: System Requirements

Apex Legends Best PC Settings: System Requirements
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Before messing with all the different settings, you need to make sure you can run Apex Legends by meeting the minimum or recommended system requirements. This is also a good indicator of how high you can push the settings, as someone whose hardware is well above the recommended settings can max out everything with penalty to performance. 

Minimum Requirements

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7
  • Processor: AMD FX 4350 or Intel Core i3 6300
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7730 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 56 GB space

Recommended Requirements

  • OS: 64-bit Windows 7
  • Processor: Ryzen 5 CPU
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 290 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 56 GB space

Apex Legends Best PC Settings

Apex Legends Best PC Settings
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Below, we will cover each individual setting and what you should set them to for the best possible performance. We do recommend experimenting a little with the settings to get the perfect ones for you, and obviously, if you can get still get 60+ FPS on max settings it's worth it.

  • Display Mode - Full Screen
  • Resolution - Native monitor resolution
  • Field of View - 90 or more
  • V-Sync - Disabled (Enable if you get screen tearing)
  • Adaptive Resolution Target - 0
  • Anti-Aliasing - 2x
  • Texture Streaming Budget - Medium
  • Texture Filtering - Anisotropic 2x
  • Ambient Occlusion Quality - Low
  • Sun Shadow Coverage - Low
  • Sun Shadow Detail - Low
  • Spot Shadow Detail - Low
  • Volumetric Lighting - Disabled
  • Dynamic Spot Shadows - Disabled
  • Model Detail - Medium
  • Effects Detail - Low
  • Impact Marks - Low
  • Ragdolls - Low

That's all for our breakdown of the Apex Legends best PC settings, and now you know what settings to use to get the best performance of your rig.

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Tarran Stockton
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Tarran Stockton
Tarran Stockton is a Guides Writer at GGRecon. He started his career writing video game reviews for his college newspaper, and studied Media and Communication at the University of Leicester. These days you can find him cranking his FOV up to 100 and playing retro shooters until hand cramp sets in.
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