Changing the XDefiant graphics settings can give you a big advantage against enemies especially if you have a high refresh-rate monitor. Better settings optimization means more frames per second which can make a massive difference. It can even be the difference between life and death. In this guide, I go over the best XDefiant graphics settings for both high-end and budget PCs.
Best XDefiant Graphics Settings
The following are the best Xdefiant graphics settings that I recommend for high-end and budget PCs.
Best Graphics Settings For high-End PCs
If you have a high-end PC with hardware that is relatively recent then you will be able to run XDefiant just fine. You can still optimize the settings to get even better performance. The following are the settings that I can recommend for high-end PCs.
| Field of View | 120 |
| ADS Field of View | Consistent |
| Windowed Mode | Fullscreen |
| Resolution | Your monitor’s resolution |
| Refresh Rate | Your monitor’s refresh rate |
| Enable Reduced Latency | Yes |
| Nvidia Reflex Low Latency | Enabled |
| Brightness | 15 |
| Contrast | 15 |
| Enable DX12 Renderer | Yes |
| HDR | Off |
| Graphics Quality | Custom |
| V-Sync Mode | Off |
| Framerate Limit | On |
| Framerate Limit | Your monitor’s refresh rate |
| Shadow Quality | Medium |
| Spot Shadows | Medium |
| Spot Shadow Resolution | Medium |
| Contact Shadows | All Low |
| Resolution Scale | 100% |
| Sharpening | 8 |
| Particle Detail | High |
| Volumetric Fog | Medium |
| Reflection Quality | Medium |
| Local Reflection Quality | Medium |
| Vegetation Quality | Low |
| Sub Surface Scattering | On |
| Parallax Mapping: | Yes |
| Ambient Occlusion | High |
| Object Detail | 100 |
| Extra Streaming Distance | 5 |
| Lens Flare | Off |
| Water Quality | Medium |
| Chromatic Aberration | Off |
| High-Resolution Sky Textures | Yes |
| Terrain Quality | High |
Graphics Settings For Low-End PCs
Low-end or older PCs may require you to tweak the game settings even further in order to get a consistent experience. The following are graphics settings that I recommend for budget PCs.
| Field of View | 120 |
| ADS Field of View | Consistent |
| Windowed Mode | Fullscreen |
| Resolution | 1920×1080 |
| Refresh Rate | Your monitor’s refresh rate |
| Enable Reduced Latency | Yes |
| Nvidia Reflex Low Latency | Enabled |
| Brightness | 15 |
| Contrast | 15 |
| Enable DX12 Renderer | Yes |
| HDR | Off |
| Graphics Quality | Custom |
| V-Sync Mode | Off |
| Framerate Limit | On |
| Framerate Limit | Your monitor’s refresh rate |
| Shadow Quality | Low |
| Spot Shadows | Low |
| Spot Shadow Resolution | Low |
| Contact Shadows | Off |
| Resolution Scale | 85% |
| Sharpening | 8 |
| Particle Detail | Low |
| Volumetric Fog | Low |
| Reflection Quality | Low |
| Local Reflection Quality | Low |
| Vegetation Quality | Low |
| Sub Surface Scattering | On |
| Parallax Mapping: | Yes |
| Ambient Occlusion | Low |
| Object Detail | 50 |
| Extra Streaming Distance | 5 |
| Lens Flare | Off |
| Water Quality | Low |
| Chromatic Aberration | Off |
| High-Resolution Sky Textures | No |
| Terrain Quality | Medium |
Best Controller Settings
| Stick layout | Default |
| Aim assist | Standard |
| Aim assist strength adjustment: | 0 |
| Aim assist follow adjustment | 0 |
| Aim response curve type | Reverse S-Curve |
| ADS sensitivity multiplier (Low Zoom) | 0.90x |
| ADS sensitivity multiplier (High Zoom) | 0.90x |
| Invert horizontal axis | Personal preference |
| Invert vertical axis | Personal preference |
| Horizontal sensitivity: | 30-40 |
| Vertical sensitivity | 30-40 |
| Acceleration speed multiplier | 1.00x |
| Dead zone – Left stick | As low as you can go before you get stick-drift. |
| Dead zone – Right stick | As low as you can go before you get stick-drift. |
| Controller Vibration | Off |
These are the best XDefiant graphics settings that I can recommend for high-end and low-end PCs. To learn more, check out our article on why you should give XDefiant a chance.
