War Thunder Optimization Tips
War Thunder is highly scalable and runs well on a wide range of hardware. The tips below will help you achieve smoother gameplay, reduce stuttering, and improve frame rates without sacrificing too much visual quality.
Windows Optimization Settings
- Update your graphics drivers to the latest NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel version.
- Set Windows Power Mode to High Performance or Best Performance.
- Close unnecessary background applications, especially browsers and overlays.
- Enable Game Mode and disable Xbox Game Bar if you don’t use it.
- Install War Thunder on an SSD to reduce loading times and texture streaming delays.
- Enable Fullscreen mode instead of Borderless Window.
- Match the game resolution to your monitor’s native resolution whenever possible.
- Enable V-Sync only if screen tearing is noticeable.
- Limit your FPS to your monitor’s refresh rate for more stable frame times.
Display Settings
- Use the Medium or Low graphics preset on older hardware.
- Lower Shadow Quality, Terrain Quality, and Particle Density first.
- Reduce Anti-Aliasing or use FXAA instead of higher-quality methods.
- Disable Motion Blur, Depth of Field, and other post-processing effects.
- Lower render resolution slightly if you need extra FPS.
Network Optimization Connection
- Use Ethernet when possible.
- Select the server with the lowest ping.
- Pause downloads and streaming while playing.
- Restart your router if ping becomes unstable.
Network Performance Tips
For games using internet connection, to avoid experiencing high ping, packet loss, unstable routing to game the server, then a gaming VPN may help improve connection stability. Results may vary due to your ISP and location.
Additional Gaming Tool ( Game Booster )
Some players use game booster software apps to close background processes, and improve gaming performance. A game booster will not increase hardware power but it free up system resources and makes the system to focus its power on game performance.