Best XDefiant PC settings: High FPS, graphics, visibility, more

Check out the best XDefiant PC settings to improve your gameplay on both high-end and low-end hardware.

XDefiant might not be the most demanding title out there, but if you’re not using the right PC settings, you might face technical issues that ruin your experience.

On that note, here are the best PC settings for XDefiant to get the game running smoothly.

• XDefiant PC system requirements
• Best XDefiant graphics settings for high-end hardware
• Best XDefiant graphics settings for low-end hardware
• How to update graphics drivers for XDefiant

XDefiant PC system requirements

Here are the XDefiant PC system requirements with minimum and recommended specs.

Minimum Specifications

• OS: Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit versions)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 @3.2GHz／Intel Core i7-4790K @4.0GHz
• RAM: 8 GB (running dual-channel mode)
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 560 4GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB
• DirectX: Versions 11 & 12
• Storage: 65 GB

Recommended Specifications

• OS: Windows 10 or 11 (64bit versions)
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @3.2GHz／Intel Core i7-4970K @4.0GHz
• RAM: 16 GB (running dual-channel mode)
• GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1060 6GB
• DirectX: Versions 11 & 12
• Storage: 65 GB

Best XDefiant graphics settings for high-end PC

Gameplay & UI

Gameplay Settings

• Field of View: 120
• ADS Field of View: Consistent

For XDefiant‘s Gameplay and UI settings, there are really only two settings that can impact your graphics and visibility, and those are your Field of View and ADS Field of View.

Having a higher FOV makes it a lot easier to spot enemies around you and get kills, while a Consistent ADS field of View will allow you to control recoil more easily and see more around you while aiming down sights as well.

Video & Graphics

Video Settings

• Windowed Mode: Fullscreen
• Resolution: Your monitor’s resolution (e.g 2560×1440)
• Refresh Rate: Refresh rate of your monitor (e.g. 144)
• Monitor: The monitor you game on
• Enable Reduced Latency: Yes
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled+Boost
• Brightness: 15
• Contrast: 15

Graphics Settings

• Enable DX12 Renderer: Yes
• HDR: Off
• Graphics Quality: Custom
• V-Sync Mode: Off
• Framerate Limit: Off
• Framerate Limit: Refresh rate of your monitor (e.g. 144)
• Shadow Quality: Medium
• Spot Shadows: Medium
• Spot Shadow Resolution: Medium
• Contact Shadows: Low
• Resolution Scale: 100%
• Sharpening: 8
• Particle Detail: High
• Volumetric Fog: Medium
• Reflection Quality: High
• Local Reflection Quality: High
• Vegetation Quality: Medium
• Sub Surface Scattering: On
• Parallax Mapping: Yes
• Ambient Occlusion: High
• Object Detail: 100
• Extra Streaming Distance: 5
• Lens Flare: Off
• Water Quality: Medium
• Chromatic Aberration: Off
• High-Resolution Sky Textures: Yes
• Terrain Quality: High

These settings have been tuned to give players with a high-end rig the best of both worlds in XDefiant, meaning great graphics while also boosting FPS and visibility.

Best XDefiant graphics settings for low-end PC

Gameplay & UI

Gameplay Settings

• Field of View: 120
• ADS Field of View: Consistent

Video Settings

• Windowed Mode: Fullscreen
• Resolution: 1080×1920
• Refresh Rate: Refresh rate of your monitor (e.g. 144)
• Monitor: The monitor you game on (1)
• Enable Reduced Latency: Yes
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled
• Brightness: 15
• Contrast: 15

Graphics Settings

• Enable DX12 Renderer: Yes
• HDR: Off
• Graphics Quality: Custom
• V-Sync Mode: Off
• Framerate Limit: On
• Framerate Limit: Refresh rate of your monitor or lower (e.g. 60)
• Shadow Quality: Low
• Spot Shadows: Low
• Spot Shadow Resolution: Low
• Contact Shadows: Off
• Resolution Scale: 85%
• Sharpening: 7
• Particle Detail: Low
• Volumetric Fog: Low
• Reflection Quality: Low
• Local Reflection Quality: Low
• Vegetation Quality: Low
• Sub Surface Scattering: On
• Parallax Mapping: Yes
• Ambient Occlusion: Low
• Object Detail: 50
• Extra Streaming Distance: 5
• Lens Flare: Off
• Water Quality: Low
• Chromatic Aberration: Off
• High-Resolution Sky Textures: No
• Terrain Quality: Medium

Make sure to use these settings if you have a less powerful PC setup, as this should maximize your FPS and visibility.

How to update graphics drivers for XDefiant

You may find that your FPS is suffering while playing XDefiant and this can sometimes be because you need to update your graphics card drivers. Whether you have an AMD or NVIDIA graphics card, follow the steps below.

How to update NVIDIA graphics driver

If you have an NVIDIA graphics card:

1. Download GeForce Experience through NVIDIA.com.
2. Open GeForce Experience.
3. Click the ‘Drivers’ tab.
4. Select ‘check for updates’ in the upper right corner.
5. Follow the steps if an update is available.

How to update AMD graphics driver

If you have an AMD GPU:

1. Right-click your desktop.
2. Select AMD Radeon Settings.
3. Click the Home icon.
4. Select ‘New Updates’ on the bottom left.
5. Click ‘check for update.’
6. Follow the steps if an update is available.

That’s all for the best XDefiant PC settings. If you’re interested in finding out more about Ubisoft’s free-to-play shooter, check out:

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