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Best Settings To Play CS2 With RX 9060 XT

By / Tech / July 6, 2025

Here are the best competitive settings to play CS2 with your RX 9060 XT 8GB or 16GB models at 16:9 or 4:3 resolutions.

Best Settings To Play CS2 With RX 9060 XT
Image captured from within the game (Image via Valve)

CS2 is CS: GO’s direct replacement with a newer game engine and better graphics on offer. All of this translates to one thing: beefier system requirements to run the game at a high refresh rate, with consistent 1% and .1% lows. AMD cards, particularly those based on RDNA 4, initially had mediocre performance, but recent driver updates have addressed these issues. That said, here are the settings to achieve the highest framerates while preserving visibility.

Note: If you have a CPU that doesn’t support the Resizable bar, you won’t benefit much, as old CPUs, particularly Intel 8th and 9th gen budget chips, lack the raw processing power to keep up with this game’s requirements. With the Source 2 engine, Valve has made the game much heavier than it used to be. For starters, CS: GO even ran at 100+ FPS on a Haswell Intel Core i3 with Intel HD Graphics at a 1024 x 768 resolution. However, the game eventually became heavier, and now, with Source 2, all of these lower-end combinations are barely effective.

CS2 – RX 9060 XT Best Settings for 16:9 and 4:3 Resolutions

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A few keynotes to consider:

  • All of these settings are meant for the 1024 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1600 x 1200 (4:3), and 720p, 900p, and 1080p (FHD) at 16:9 format.
  • Using 1440p high settings and beyond is a GPU-bound scenario for this particular range of cards, and as a result, the framerate will be significantly lower than what lower resolutions with competitive settings offer.
  • You won’t run out of VRAM at all. The 8GB model will work just fine.
  • When changing resolutions, be sure to adjust your sensitivity and crosshair size as well, as both of these factors determine the quality of your aim.

Best Settings Explored

Settings Name Value 
Boost Player Contrast Enabled 
V-Sync Disabled 
AMD Anti-Lag Enabled 
Maximum FPS In Game 0 
Maximum FPS In Menus 60 (Saves power and GPU Usage) 
Multisampling Anti-Aliasing Mode 2X MSAA (Raise this as per your monitor’s PPI and visibility) 
Global Shadow Quality Medium 
Dynamic Shadows Sun Only 
Model / Texture Detail High 
Texture Filtering Mode Anisotropic 16X 
Shader Detail Low 
Particle Detail Low 
Ambient Occlusion Medium 
High Dynamic Range Performance 
FidelityFX Super Resolution Disabled (Highest Quality) 

Verdict

That concludes the recommendation for the RX 9060 XT. Since you cannot use Afterburner without allowing the use of a third-party parameter (via launch options), use Steam’s performance metrics and take FPS measurements. Experiment further, and whichever option impacts the most FPS, adjust that.

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