Nvidia App Best Settings For MAX FPS

Your graphics card is likely throttling itself or struggling with inefficient cache management, which causes frame drops and stuttering. You can force your GPU to stay at peak performance and eliminate input lag by adjusting driver-level overrides in the Nvidia App.

Before you start

Ensure you have the latest Nvidia App installed and your GPU drivers are up to date. You will be modifying Global Settings, which apply to all games automatically.

Steps

1. 01
   Open the Nvidia App from your system tray, navigate to the Graphics menu, and select the Global Settings tab.
2. 02
   Set Power Management Mode to Prefer Maximum Performance to prevent your GPU from downclocking during gameplay.
3. 03
   Set Low Latency Mode to Ultra to reduce input lag by limiting the number of frames queued by the CPU.
4. 04
   Scroll to the bottom, toggle Show Legacy Settings, and set Texture Filtering Quality to High Performance to gain extra frames.
5. 05
   Set Shader Cache Size to Unlimited to store more shader data and reduce stuttering in open-world games.
6. 06
   Under the DLSS overrides section, set Frame Generation, Super Resolution, and Ray Reconstruction to the Latest Recommended Model.
7. 07
   Set your Max Frame Rate to a value slightly below your monitor refresh rate to prevent screen tearing.
8. 08
   If you have a G-Sync or FreeSync monitor, go to System then Displays and enable G-Sync for Full Screen mode.
9. 09
   Press Alt+Z while in a game to open the stats overlay and verify that your frame rate and latency have improved.

Still not working?

If you are still seeing poor performance, check your Windows Power Plan to ensure it is set to High Performance. If frame drops persist, use DDU to perform a clean driver installation, as corrupted driver files can prevent these settings from applying correctly.

Frequently asked questions

Do these settings apply to every game I play?

Yes, changing these in the Global Settings tab ensures the Nvidia driver applies these optimizations to every game you launch.

Will setting Power Management to maximum damage my GPU?

No, it simply keeps the clock speeds higher while the app is active, which is safe for all modern RTX cards.

Why limit my frame rate below the monitor refresh rate?

Setting a frame cap slightly below your refresh rate prevents the GPU from hitting 100 percent usage, which helps eliminate micro-stutter and keeps frame delivery consistent.

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