Call of Duty is among the most prominent names for competitive First-Person Shooters. With the release of Modern Warfare 2, players are already jumping to get behind cover and lay down suppressing fire. However, as beautiful as the visual graphics are, they can take a toll on your hardware, causing the game to drop frames in the process. This can mean a victory or a win in the heat of battle. Therefore, in this guide, we’ll tell you which settings you need to tweak to increase your FPS in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Best settings to increase FPS in Modern Warfare 2

The most effective way to increase FPS in Modern Warfare 2 is to change key graphics and video options from the in-game settings. The overall graphics settings are divided into display, quality, and view. To tweak your settings, go to the Settings page from the main menu. Then, select the Display tab from the options on the left of your screen. The following are the best settings options to optimize FPS in Modern Warfare 2.

Display Settings:

  • Display Mode: Fullscreen ExclusiveDisplay Monitor: AutoDisplay Adapter: AutoScreen Refresh Rate: 240Display Resolution: AutoDynamic Resolution: OFFAspect Ratio: AutoV-SYNC (Gameplay): OFFV-SYNC (Menu): OFFCustom Frame Rate Limit: CustomGameplay Custom Frame Rate Limit - 300Menu Custom Frame Rate Limit - 100Out of Focus Custom Frame Rate Limit - 30Display Gamma: 2.2 (SRGB)Brightness: 55Focused Mode: OFFHigh Dynamic Range: OFF

Quality Settings:

  • Quality Presets: CustomRender Resolution: 100Upscaling / Sharpening: FidelityFX CASFidelityFX CAS Strength: 75Anti-Aliasing: SMAA T2XAnti-Aliasing Quality: LowVideo Memory Scale: 90Texture Resolution: LowTexture Filter Anisotropic: HighNearby Level of Detail: LowDistant Level of Detail: LowClutter Draw Distance: ShortParticle Quality: HighParticle Quality Level: LowBullet Impacts & Sprays: OFFShader Quality: LowTessellation: OFFTerrain Memory: MaxOn-Demand Texture Streaming: OFFStreaming Quality: LowVolumetric Quality: LowDeferred Physics Quality: OFFWater Caustics: OFFShadow Map Resolution: Very LowScreen Space Shadows: OFFSpot Shadow Quality: LowCache Spot Shadows: ONSpot Cache: LowCache Sun Shadows: ONParticle Lighting: LowAmbient Occlusion: OFFScreen Space Reflections: OFFWeather Grid Volumes: OFFNvidia Reflex Low Latency: ONDepth of Field: OFFWorld Motion Blur: OFFFilm Grain: 0.00

View Settings:

  • Field of View (FOV): 120ADS Field of View: AffectedWeapon Field of View: DefaultVehicle Field of View: Default1st Person Camera Movement: Least (50%)3rd Person Camera Movements: Least (50%)

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  • Gameplay Custom Frame Rate Limit - 300Menu Custom Frame Rate Limit - 100Out of Focus Custom Frame Rate Limit - 30

  • FidelityFX CAS Strength: 75