How to Cap and Uncap FPS Limit in Valorant?

Valorant is a popular 5v5 tactical shooter game. This first-person shooter game requires higher FPS (frames per second) for a smoother gameplay experience.

There are many discussions on whether you should cap your FPS limit in Valorant or not. This article will give you a detailed explanation of this topic.

FPS in Valorant

Here FPS in Valorant means frames per second. How many frames your hardware is generating to give you a smoother experience?

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Well, a good FPS count gives you an overall lag-free experience in Valorant. However, your monitor should be able to show you those FPS properly.

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Let’s say your GPU is sending 250+ FPS to your monitor. But if you have a 75Hz refresh rate monitor then those additional FPS are just useless for you. Your GPU doing additional work without giving you any value.

So, if you cap your FPS limit, your processing units will only render that amount of FPS. So less work, high efficiency on performance.

Cap Vs Uncap FPS in Valorant

If you cap your FPS limit in Valorant:

• Your CPU/GPU will produce FPS which is only visible to the user. No useless work.
• Less overheating components. CPU/GPU temperatures will stay under control.
• Other tasks will get priority on your PC. So, easy for multitasking.
• Smooth gameplay experience.

If you Uncap your FPS limit in Valorant:

• CPU/GPU utilizes its total capacity to render more FPS.
• Slight better in-game visual experience.
• Additional FPS beyond the showable limit will be eliminated.
• CPU/GPU generates more heat as it will be working on its max load.

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How to Cap or Uncap FPS Limit in Valorant?

To Cap or Uncap FPS Limit in Valorant just follow the steps mentioned below.

1. Launch Valorant game on your PC.
2. Click on the Gear icon in the top right corner.
3. Next, click on Settings>Video>General.
4. Here you can set the FPS limit for Valorant.
5. If you turn Limit FPS options On then it will cap your FPS limit. Turn them off to uncap the FPS limit.

Useful Settings:

• Limit FPS on Battery: Enable it to limit FPS if you’re device is running on a battery. Useful for Laptop users.
• Limit FPS in Menus: This will limit your FPS count on the menu section. Your in-game experience will not be affected by this.
• Limit FPS in Background: This will limit your FPS count when the game is running in the background.
• Limit FPS Always: This will limit the game to run on a fixed FPS amount.

Cap your Valorant FPS to 250 and thank me later

— GUARD valyn (@valynfps) May 4, 2022

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