Arc Raiders Optimization Guide: Best Settings for Optimal Performance

Here are the best settings to play Arc Raiders. These settings are optimized to not only deliver higher frame rates but also fewer stutters.

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Arc Radiers poster (Image via Embark Studios)

Arc Raiders is a free-to-play third-person multiplayer title with a focus on PvPvE extraction-style gameplay. The game requires you to fight robots, hunt for resources, and extract loot while fending off rival players. It’s a fun game, but the game has some performance issues.

The game may run at over 100 FPS, but don’t think that means it’s smooth. Despite such high frame rates, Arc Raiders suffers from sudden frame drops and stutters, which ruin the experience. However, our optimized settings can fix the performance issues and improve performance significantly. We are sharing the settings below.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Best Arc Raiders Settings for Optimal Performance

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Arc Raiders Graphics settings page (Image via Embark Studios)

Optimizing the graphics settings on Arc Raiders wasn’t easy, as the game has a lot of graphical issues. For example, there are a lot of asset popping issues on screen, which force us to use Epic settings for draw distance.

This doesn’t fix it, but this setting makes the popping easier on the eyes, and we optimized where we can. We finally settled on a set of settings that not only improves FPS but also relieves pressure from the PCU, which dramatically reduces stutters and frame drops. Here are all the optimized settings for Arc Raiders:

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s recommended specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080.

SettingsValues
Window ModeBorderless Fullscreen
Display Resolution1920 x 1080
NVIDIA DLSS Frame GenerationDisabled
VSyncDisabled (Enable if you don’t have FreeSync or G-Sync monitors)
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyOn (Only for Nvidia GPUs)
Frame Rate LimitUnlimited
Upscaled Resolution100% – 1920 x 1080
Resolution Scaling MethodNVIDIA DLSS/FSR/TAAU /TSR/XeSS (As per preference)
Scaling ApproachAnti-Aliasing
NVIDIA DLSS/AMD FSR/Intel XeSS QualityDLAA/FSR Native AA
Field Of View70
Motion BlurDisabled
NVIDIA RTX Global IlluminationStatic
Overall Quality LevelCustom
View DistanceEpic
Anti-AliasingHigh
ShadowsMedium
Post-ProcessingLow
TextureHigh
EffectsLow
ReflectionsMedium
FoliageMedium
Global Illumination ResolutionMedium
In-Game Performance OverlayDisabled
Idle Energy SavingDisabled
Inactive Window Energy SavingEnabled

Conclusion

We optimized the above settings using the right combination of Low, Medium, High, and Epic graphics values. This allowed us to reduce the load on the CPU and utilize the GPU more to deliver high performance with little to no stutters or frame drops. You can also disable the E-cores on Intel CPUs to reduce the stutters further.


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