Highguard Best Settings for Max FPS and Low Input Lag (2025)

Your frame rate is dipping during intense firefights and the input lag feels sluggish. Highguard defaults are often tuned for visuals rather than performance, leaving a massive amount of potential FPS on the table.

Why performance dips

Highguard relies heavily on complex post-processing and shadow effects that overwhelm mid-range hardware. Lowering these specific parameters clears the bottleneck, allowing your GPU to focus on frame delivery.

What you'll need

Access to the Highguard in-game settings menu. Ensure your graphics drivers are updated to the latest version before applying these changes.

Steps

1. 01
   Navigate to the Video or Graphics tab in the settings menu and set Windowed Mode to Fullscreen or Windowed Fullscreen to reduce latency.
2. 02
   Turn VSync to Off to prevent input delay, and set Max FPS to Uncapped or match it to your monitor's specific refresh rate.
3. 03
   Set FOV to 103 for the standard competitive field of view, and adjust Internal Resolution to 50 to significantly reduce the render load.
4. 04
   Select your Anti-aliasing mode based on your hardware: choose DLSS if you use an NVIDIA card or TSR if you are running an AMD GPU.
5. 05
   Lower Shadow Quality, Global Illumination, Reflections, Anti-aliasing Quality, Effects Quality, Foliage Quality, and Shading Quality all to Low.
6. 06
   Set Texture Quality to Medium and keep Post-Processing at High, as setting it to Low will introduce unwanted visual blur.

Still not working?

If your FPS remains low after these changes, check your system's power plan to ensure it is set to High Performance. If you are still struggling, your GPU might be thermal throttling; monitor your temperatures using software like HWMonitor to see if the hardware is hitting a ceiling.

Frequently asked questions

Will setting Internal Resolution to 50 make the game look unplayable?

It will noticeably reduce sharpness, but it is the most effective way to gain raw FPS on lower-end hardware. If the game looks too blurry for your taste, try bumping it up to 60 or 70 incrementally.

Why is Post-Processing set to High instead of Low?

In Highguard, the low setting for Post-Processing is poorly optimized and creates an artificial blur effect. Keeping it on High is necessary to maintain visual clarity for tracking enemies.

Does capping my FPS to my monitor refresh rate help?

Yes, it prevents screen tearing and keeps your frame times consistent, which makes the game feel much smoother even if you aren't hitting extreme high frame rates.

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