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More FPS, explained

What actually makes games run faster on Windows, what doesn't, and how to check the difference yourself.

• Minecraft Java: settings for more FPS

  Which Minecraft Java video settings really change your FPS, which barely matter, and the order to lower them in. Works for vanilla 1.20 and 1.21.

• Fortnite: best settings for low-end PCs

  The Fortnite settings that buy the most FPS on weak GPUs and laptops, in order, plus Performance mode and the frame-rate limit most people get wrong.

• Is my game using the wrong GPU?

  Gaming laptops have two graphics chips, and games sometimes start on the slow one. Here's how to check which GPU a game uses and pin it to the fast one.

• CPU vs GPU bottleneck explained

  Every frame waits on either your processor or your graphics card. How to tell which one limits your game, and why the answer decides which settings are worth lowering.

• Does Game Mode help?

  What Windows 11 and 10 Game Mode actually changes, whether it raises FPS, and whether you should leave it on.

• How to measure FPS properly

  Why one glance at an FPS counter isn't proof, and a simple method for before-and-after tests: repeatable scenes, three runs, 1% lows and frame times.

• PC optimization myths

  RAM cleaners, registry packs, HPET and timer tweaks, disabling services, core parking: what popular FPS tweaks really do, and what to do instead.

• Rocket League: FPS settings

  Which Rocket League video settings cost the most FPS, which ones pros turn off for clarity, and how to set the frame rate cap correctly.

• Stuck at 60 FPS? 6 things to check

  If your games never go above 60 FPS on a high refresh rate screen, one of these six settings is usually the cause. How to find it and fix it.

• Gaming laptop checklist

  Gaming laptops lose a lot of performance to power limits, heat and the wrong GPU. A practical 10-step checklist to get the FPS your laptop should have.