: Set all of these to Off . Shadows alone can cost over 50% of your performance.

: If the game still stutters, lower this to 50–75% . This renders the game world at a lower resolution while keeping your HUD (UI) sharp.

: Laptops throttle performance by up to 50% when on battery.

The most critical change is switching your to Performance - Lower Graphical Fidelity . This can triple your FPS on older hardware by using mobile-style assets that are much lighter on the GPU.

: Open Command Prompt as Admin and run: powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61 . Then, select the Ultimate Performance plan in your power settings.

: Always use Fullscreen . Never use Windowed or Windowed Fullscreen, as they introduce input lag and lower average FPS.

: Go to Settings > Gaming > Game Mode and turn it ON . This tells Windows to prioritize Fortnite's CPU threads over background maintenance. 3. Laptop Specifics If you are on a laptop, your biggest enemy is heat .