Marvel Rivals is a visually stunning game, but that beauty comes at a massive cost to performance. Because it is a 6v6 hero shooter, there are moments where 12 different ultimate abilities (like Magneto’s lasers and Storm’s tornadoes) are going off on your screen simultaneously. If you are playing on “High” graphics, your framerate will tank, and you will lose the team fight.
The best video settings for Marvel Rivals require turning all graphical quality settings to “Low” or “Disabled.” You must also disable visual clutter like Bloom and Motion Blur to ensure you can actually see the enemy targets through the chaos of ability spam.
Even if you have the Best Mouse for Marvel Rivals, your tracking will suffer if your PC is dropping frames. Here is exactly how to optimize your video settings to maintain a stable 144+ FPS.
1. Display & Resolution Settings
Open your settings menu and navigate to the Video tab.
- Display Mode: Full Screen (Crucial! Borderless Windowed introduces massive input lag).
- Resolution: Your monitor’s native resolution (e.g., 1920×1080 or 2560×1440).
- V-Sync: Disabled (VSync caps your framerate and introduces massive input lag).
- NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost (This forces your CPU and GPU to sync perfectly, eliminating input delay).
- Max Frame Rate: Custom (Set to your monitor’s refresh rate + 10).
2. Advanced Graphics Settings
Scroll down to the Advanced Graphics section. In a competitive hero shooter, visual clutter gets you killed. You want the game to look as clean and flat as possible so enemy character models stand out against the background.
- Anti-Aliasing: Low (Turns off edge-smoothing, making the game slightly jagged but significantly sharper).
- Texture Quality: Low (Only turn to Medium if you have a high-end graphics card with plenty of VRAM).
- Shadow Quality: Low (Rendering dynamic shadows for 12 flying characters tanks your FPS. Turn this down).
- Visual Effects Quality: Low (This is the most important setting. Setting this to low reduces the blinding particle effects of ultimate abilities).
- Post-Processing Quality: Low
- Foliage Quality: Low (Removes useless grass and bushes that enemies can hide in).
- Motion Blur: Off (Never use Motion Blur in a competitive shooter).
- Bloom: Off (Turns off the blinding glow around energy weapons).
- Chromatic Aberration: Off
3. Should You Use DLSS or FSR?
Marvel Rivals supports upscaling technologies like NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. These technologies render the game at a lower resolution and use software to upscale it, which massively improves your FPS.
- If you struggle to hit 60 FPS: Turn DLSS or FSR to “Performance” mode.
- If you struggle to hit 144 FPS: Turn DLSS or FSR to “Quality” mode.
- If your PC easily hits 144+ FPS: Leave upscaling Disabled. Upscaling introduces slight input latency and can cause “ghosting” or blurring on fast-moving targets like Spider-Man. Native resolution is always best for competitive integrity.
(Once your video settings are dialed in, make sure your controls are optimized. Read our guide to the Best Marvel Rivals Keybinds & Settings for PC).
(Is your keyboard holding back your movement? Read our guide to the 5 Best Keyboards for Marvel Rivals).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does turning settings to Low give me a competitive advantage?
Yes. Aside from increasing your FPS, turning settings like “Visual Effects Quality” and “Foliage Quality” to Low actually removes visual clutter from the map. It makes the game look flatter and less distracting, allowing you to focus entirely on tracking the enemy character models.
Why does my game feel laggy even with high FPS?
If your game says you are getting 144 FPS but it feels choppy, your monitor’s refresh rate might not be set correctly in Windows. Right-click your desktop, go to Display Settings > Advanced Display Settings, and ensure the “Refresh Rate” dropdown is set to the highest possible number (e.g., 144Hz or 240Hz).
