Optimizing Helldivers 2 for the best experience on your PC doesn’t have to be a daunting task.
In this guide, we’re diving deep into the world of graphics settings to ensure you get the most out of your game in Helldivers 2.
Best graphics settings to boost FPS for PC in Helldivers 2
The goal is to achieve the best FPS and gameplay performance, focusing on in-game settings without delving into Windows optimization.
Adjust Display Settings
Field of View: Personal preference; slight impact on performance. A wider field of view gives you more visibility but can slightly affect FPS.
Camera Shake: Reduce for comfort, especially if prone to motion sickness.
Graphics Device: Ensure the correct GPU is selected and match the game’s resolution to your monitor’s for optimal clarity.
Resolution: Keep resolution on the same or lower than your device can handle.
Render Scale: Adjusting render scale affects game resolution and performance. Lower settings increase FPS at the cost of image quality. Upscaling technologies can improve performance with minimal visual compromise. Experiment with different upscaling options from “Ultra Performance” to “Ultra Quality” to find a balance between FPS and visual fidelity.
Supersampling: Utilizing Supersampling can enhance visual quality at the cost of performance. Useful if your hardware can handle the extra load.
Graphics Optimization
Motion Blur: Reducing or disabling motion blur can make fast movements clearer and reduce visual discomfort, beneficial for players sensitive to rapid screen changes.
Depth of Field: Disabling improves clarity, especially for distant objects, with minor performance gain.
Bloom: Based on your preference. It adds more of a visual style to your game.
Sharpness: Based on your preference. It will mostly make an impact based on your Render Scale.
Anti-Aliasing: Adjust based on whether you’re using native resolution or upscaling. It smooths edges but can blur visuals when upscaling. Smoothens jagged edges. The impact on visuals vs. performance varies; higher settings improve smoothness but may blur images when combined with upscaling.
Texture Quality: Match this with your GPU’s VRAM to optimize performance without sacrificing too much quality.
Key Settings with FPS Impact
Object Detail Quality: Adjust based on preference. Does not affect FPS that much.
Render Scale: Adjust based on preference. Does not affect FPS that much. If you have a less powerful device, it is recommended to lower this setting.
Shadow Quality: Lower to improve FPS. Around 2-3 FPS increase.
Particle Quality: Reducing this setting can significantly increase FPS especially from switching from Low to High. Recommended to lower this if using a less powerful device. Recommended to go for either Lowest or Medium to balance FPS and visual quality.
Reflection Quality: Lowering this can also provide a noticeable FPS boost in exchange of having no reflections. Recommended to keep this at Low for a high impact on FPS.
Ambient Occlusion: Recommended to keep this Off as this have a significant boost in FPS.
Screen-Space Global Illumination: Off for a minimal FPS gain.
Vegetation and Rubble Density: Recommended to turn off for a slight boost in FPS.
Volumetric Cloud Quality: Has a high FPS impact from Lowest to High. Recommended to switch between Low, Medium or High based on your device.
Anti-Aliasing: Has a noticeable impact on graphics and minimal boost FPS. Turning Anti-Aliasing Off will improve FPS in exchange of better graphics.
Video Guide
Want a video guide? Check out TroubleChute’s guide on the best graphic optimization for Helldivers 2.
The guide concludes with recommendations for balancing performance and visual quality, emphasizing adjustments like Anti-Aliasing based on resolution and personal preference for upscaling settings.