Youll want to optimize your game to ensure you're getting the best frame-per-second (FPS) possible when playing Call of Duty: Vanguard on PC. Here's all you need to know about the best Vanguard PC settings.
The PC has become a Call of Duty staple platform, with Vanguard the latest game in the series to be available on Battle.net. Players may customize how the game appears and boost performance as well.
With so many different settings to choose from, achieving the perfect balance between performance and visual effects may be difficult. Luckily, we have everything you need to maximize the game on your PC.
Here are the best Vanguard PC settings to use in Season 5.
- Vanguard system requirements
- How to update graphics drivers
- How to use DLSS in Vanguard
- Best Vanguard graphics settings for low-end hardware
- Best Vanguard settings for high-end hardware
CoD: Vanguard system requirements
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| OS | Windows 10 64 Bit (1909 or later) | Windows 10 64 Bit (latest Service Pack) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-2500k or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-4770k or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB / GTX 1050Ti 4GB or AMD Radeon R9 380 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / GTX 1660 6GB or AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 |
| HDD | 45GB HD Space | 45GB HD Space |
The following are the minimum and recommended system requirements for Call of Duty Vanguard. For the minimum requirements, you will need only a slightly larger rig than if you were to play Warzone.
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To meet the recommended requirements, you'll need a fairly beefy PC, as you'll need a GTX 1070 8GB for a solid frame rate and visuals.
How to update graphics drivers
Before you dive into Vanguard on PC, we recommend you check that your graphics drivers are up to date to ensure that your rig is performing at its best level of performance.
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How to Update Your Graphic Drivers is Listed Below.
The GeForce experience app will take care of this for you if you have an NVIDIA graphics card.
If you have an AMD GPU, you can update your drivers via the Radeon Settings.
How to use NVIDIA DLSS in Vanguard Season 4
NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) allows players with NVIDIA RTX graphics cards to get significantly more frames at higher resolutions. DLSS sets your game to a lower resolution, increasing performance, but giving the appearance of a high resolution.
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In Vanguard, you can turn on DLSS through the Post Processing Effectstab in the Quality Settings. From here, you can set DLSS to Ultra Performance, Performance, Balanced, or Quality.
Ultra Performance will give you the highest frames, but it will not be as visually appealing, and Quality will maintain the impressive image.
Low-end hardware will appreciate the best Vanguard graphics settings.
You want to get at least 60 frames per second if you fall between the minimum and recommended settings in Call of Duty Vanguard.
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Vanguard still looks fantastic on low settings, and youll have a much smoother and more enjoyable experience when you reach a decent frame rate.
If youre on lower-end hardware, here are some suggestions for setting your settings.
- Display Mode: Fullscreen
- Monitor: Your primary gaming monitor
- Refresh Rate: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 144)
- Sync Every Frame (V-Sync): Off
- Framerate Limit: Custom
- Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 144)
- Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
- Minimized Game Custom Framerate Limit: 15
- NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled
- Display Resolution: Your monitors resolution (e.g 19201080)
- Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
- Focused Mode: Off
- Focused Mode Opacity: 0
- Display Adapter: Your graphics card
- On-Demand Texture Streaming: Off
- Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 144)
- Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
- Minimized Game Custom Framerate Limit: 15
- Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 144)
- Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
- Minimized Game Custom Framerate Limit: 15
You want to make sure that your Framerate limit matches your monitors refresh rate. If youre approaching frames that are significantly higher than what your monitor can display, you might notice screen tears.
Quality at the Global Level
- Render Resolution: 100
- VRAM Usage Target: 80%
If you set your VRAM Usage Target too high, you may notice stuttering and hitching. If this is happening to you, continue decreasing the target until you experience smooth gameplay.
Details and Textures
- Texture Resolution: Low
- Texture Filter Anisotropic: Medium
- Particle Quality Level: Medium
- Particle Resolution: Low
- Bullet Impacts & Sprays: Off
- Tesselation: Off
- Level of Detail: Low
- Level of Detail Distance Quality: Low
- Volumetric Quality Level: Low
Shadow and Light
- Shadow Map Resolution: Low
- Sun Shadow Cascades: Low
- Cache Spot Shadows: Off
- Spot Cache Size: Off
- Cache Sun Shadows: Off
- Spot Shadow Quality: Low
- Particle Lighting: Medium
- Ambient Occlusion: Off
- GTAO: Low
- Screen Space Reflection: Low
Post Processing Effects
- Anti-Aliasing: SMAA T2X
- Filmic Strength: 0
Vanguard requires you to use either SMAA T2X or Filmic SMAA T2X for anti-aliasing. Filmic can make your game look blurry, so we recommend you use the regular T2X.
This should be set to 0. It adds unnecessary visual noise to your game, making it appear worse for no reason.
- Field of View: 95-105
- ADS Field of View: Affected
- Camera Movement: Least (50%)
- World Motion Blur: Off
- Weapon Motion Blur: Off
- Depth of Field: Off
- ADS Field of View: Affected
- ADS Field of View: Affected
If youre using lower-end equipment, you should have your FOV set somewhere between 95 and 105. Youll still benefit from seeing more of the world in front of you, but you wont suffer from the performance loss.
You want to have all of the other options, such as Motion Blur and Depth of Field, set to off.
High-end equipment will benefit from Vanguard's graphics settings.
If you aren't going to spend hundreds, if not thousands, on the finest hardware, there's no point in spending money on it. NVIDIA 20 and 30 Series GPUs will be able to display high-quality graphics at high frame rates.
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If you're using high-end equipment, here are some suggestions for setting up.
- Display Mode: Fullscreen
- Monitor: Your primary gaming monitor
- Refresh Rate: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 165)
- Sync Every Frame (V-Sync): Off
- Framerate Limit: Custom
- Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 165)
- Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
- Minimized Game Custom Framerate Limit: 15
- NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled
- Display Resolution: Your monitors resolution (e.g 25601440)
- Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
- Focused Mode: Off
- Focused Mode Opacity: 0
- Display Adapter: Your graphics card
- On-Demand Texture Streaming: Off
- Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 165)
- Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
- Minimized Game Custom Framerate Limit: 15
- Gameplay Custom Framerate Limit: Your monitors refresh rate (e.g 165)
- Menu Custom Framerate Limit: 60
- Minimized Game Custom Framerate Limit: 15
Your Framerate limit must be met by your monitor's refresh rate. If youre exceeding the framerate limit, your screen may fray.
Global Quality
- Render Resolution: 100
- VRAM Usage Target: 90%
High-end equipment should achieve a VRAM Usage Target of 90%, but make sure to reduce it if you begin experiencing stuttering or hitching.
Details and Textures
- Texture Resolution: Medium
- Texture Filter Anisotropic: Medium
- Particle Quality Level: Medium
- Particle Resolution: Low
- Bullet Impacts & Sprays: On
- Tesselation: Nearby Only
- Level of Detail: High
- Level of Detail Distance Quality: High
- Volumetric Quality Level: Low
Shadow and Lighting
- Shadow Map Resolution: High
- Sun Shadow Cascades: Medium
- Cache Spot Shadows: On
- Spot Cache Size: Medium
- Cache Sun Shadows: On
- Spot Shadow Quality: Low
- Particle Lighting: High
- Ambient Occlusion: Off
- GTAO: Medium
- Screen Space Reflection: Medium
Post Processing Effects
- Anti-Aliasing: SMAA T2X
- Filmic Strength: 0
Filmic SMAA T2X is the preferred option, but it will make the game appear blurry, so it should be avoided. Again, Filmic Strength should always be set to 0.
- Field of View: 105-120
- ADS Field of View: Affected
- Camera Movement: Least (50%)
- World Motion Blur: Off
- Weapon Motion Blur: Off
- Depth of Field: Off
- ADS Field of View: Affected
- ADS Field of View: Affected
If youre using higher-end hardware, you can probably crank up your FOV up to 120 without experiencing a significant performance drop. However, some players dislike how it distorts and shrinks the screen, so you may want it lower.
And for other options, such as Motion Blur and Depth of Field, you'll always want them set to off.
And that's the best PC settings for Call of Duty: Vanguard! You can also check out the best PC settings for Warzone Pacific Season 5.