: Lowering or turning off MSAA/FXAA can reduce the GPU load significantly.

The most direct way to increase performance is by adjusting the game’s internal settings. High-impact settings that offer the best "FPS-per-visual-cost" include:

: Always use the latest drivers from NVIDIA or AMD . NVIDIA Control Panel Settings : Power Management Mode : Set to Prefer maximum performance . Texture Filtering Quality : Set to High Performance . Low Latency Mode : Set to On or Ultra to reduce input lag.

: For a quick fix, enable this to allow the game to adjust settings on the fly based on your hardware usage.

Your graphics card's control software can squeeze out extra performance that in-game settings might miss.