How To Improve Your FPS For Better Gaming (Without Buying New Hardware)

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You don't need a new GPU to increase your frame rates, but you'll need to turn off some fancy graphical enhancements.

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Generally, PC gamers care more about frame rates than their console-playing counterparts. And they should: as a platform, PC offers far greater levels of customization than consoles, letting you tweak all manner of graphical presets, output resolutions and advanced rendering techniques like ray tracing. But what if you're a PC player who doesn't want to buy new hardware to boost frames rates in your favorite games?

Though many panic-bought PCs to avoid RAMageddon 2026, the fiscally sensible don't need to obliterate their bank balances on a new GPU or upgraded RAM to experience a smooth 60 or even 120 fps. Below, we'll guide you through simple settings tweaks to boost performance, while also telling you what graphical features to avoid if you're on a modest rig...

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