Best Settings To Play Broken Arrow at 1440p

Adjust these settings on Broken Arrow to achieve optimal visuals and FPS improvements, giving you a competitive edge at 1440p.

Best Settings To Play Broken Arrow – 1440p
Image captured from within the game (Image via Slitherine Ltd.)

Broken Arrow is a PVP-based modern warfare-style RTS game. It’s built on the Unity engine, and it’s impressive for its capabilities. For starters, this game is significantly more demanding than typical RTS-type games with which we are familiar. At 1440p, the sweet spot for all games, this becomes a real challenge for mid-to-high-end GPUs. Players report that VRAM usage is high, and performance can drop during intense combat.

Whether you’ve bought a new RTX 5060 or 5060 Ti with 8 or 16GB of VRAM, or if you have any GPU that falls within the 8-12GB VRAM range and is in a performance tier, such as the RTX 3070 or RX 6800 and above—this guide is for you.

Note: Currently, the game is plagued by numerous issues, including smearing, temporal artifacts, and image flickering, particularly on trees and vegetation. Using upscaling over this will make things even worse.

Best Settings for Broken Arrow (1440p Optimized)

Broken Arrow RTS Game - Settings Page
Broken Arrow RTS Game – Settings Page (Image via Slitherine Ltd.)

A few keynotes to consider:

  • You will need RTSS (MSI Afterburner) to keep monitoring VRAM usage and frame pacing while adjusting the settings. Once you apply the changes, ensure that you restart the game to use the settings correctly.
  • DLSS support is yet to be disclosed by the developers. FSR 3 is here, and it’s the only option available for upscaling. Use this as per your FPS requirements. Anything below Quality will cause the image to degrade severely.
  • Gamers have reported memory leaks. The Unity engine can consume more VRAM at times. Restarting the game occasionally is a temporary fix.
  • Regarding anti-aliasing, using TAA produces a softer image, while SMAA results in shimmering; choose your option accordingly.

Best Settings Explored

SettingValue
Screen resolution2560×1440
Screen modeFull screen
VsyncOff
Frame rate limit300 (the max it can get)
PresetCustom
Image scalingOff (this is upscaling)
Rendering qualityMedium / High
Stream budget128 MB (8GB VRAM) / 12+GB use 256 MB
Terrain qualityHigh
Water qualityMedium
Water reflectionsMedium
CausticsMedium
DecorationsLow
Decorations destructionLow
3D Models qualityHigh
GrassOff
Unit dirtOff
ShadowsOn
Shadow qualityLow
Shadow resolutionLow
Shadow cascadesOff
Post processingMedium
Anti-Aliasing(Preference)
Volumetric fogOff
Volumetric cloudsOff
Sharpness15%
Visual effects countLow
Visual effects qualityLow
Visual effects lens flareoff
Light sources count 10

Conclusion

That wraps up the Broken Arrow 1440p best settings guide. Always test your configuration in live matches; 5v5 PVP fights can get really intense. It’s surprising what the devs have managed to do with the Unity engine. As for optimization, let’s hope things get better eventually.


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