Introduction
Battlefield 6 is, to many, a return to form for the series. It’s by far the most successful Battlefield PC release ever, and tens of thousands of people are enjoying the chaotic and exhilarating gameplay at any given time. Running on the Frostbite engine (which was specifically made for Battlefield), the game is nicely optimized, but that of course doesn’t mean that there aren’t any settings that you should tweak. In our Battlefield 6 settings guide, we’ll tell you what to use so that you can get into the action as quickly as possible. It’s worth reading this guide all the way through, as Battlefield 6 has lots of hidden toggles and settings that you should optimize for a better gameplay experience.
Video Settings
With our video settings, we try to maximize framerates without decreasing the visual fidelity and reducing the game to a pixelated soup. In addition to that, we always want to eliminate ‘eye candy settings’ like lens flare that are meant to make a game look more realistic, but can be detrimental to your gameplay.
You can choose the ‘performance’ preset if you want to get going straight away, but we prefer tinkering with things on a slightly more detailed level.
| Setting Name | Setting Value | More Info |
|---|
| Graphics Quality | Custom | We’ll want to tweak things for ourselves. |
| Texture Quality | High | If you’re on a modern GPU, you can set this to high for a crisper game. If you’re on an older GPU, go for Low or Medium. |
| Texture Filtering | High | This setting doesn’t have a big framerate cost, so we keep it at high. |
| Mesh Quality | Medium | A good balance between performance and visuals. |
| Terrain Quality | Medium | This decides the level of quality of the ground. We go for Medium here, but if you need frames desperately, you can set it to low. |
| Undergrowth Quality | Medium | This decides how good the foliage looks. We find that Medium gives a nice compromise between visibility and performance. |
| Effects Quality | Low | You don’t need fancy-looking effects for competitive performance. |
| Volumetric Quality | Low | Impacts how good smokes look. You don’t need those to look amazing if you’re playing competitively. |
| Lighting Quality | High | This is, again, dependent on your GPU. If it’s a rather new/powerful one, go for High. Otherwise, opt for Low or Medium. |
| Local Light & Shadow Quality | High | We find that going for lower looks pretty ‘off’ so we suggest going for High. |
| Sun Shadow Quality | Medium | Sun shadow is not as important for the overall visibility and graphical fidelity, so Medium is a good compromise between performance and fidelity. |
| Shadow Filtering | PCF | High settings take up too much frames. |
| Reflection Quality | Medium | Again: this is a nice balance between visuals and performance. |
| Screen Space Reflections | Low | You don’t need high quality reflections in a competitive game, so set this to Low. |
| Post Process Quality | Low | This won’t have a lot of effect with out other recommended settings, so leave this at Low. |
| Screen Space AO & GI | GTAO Low | For performance reasons, go for GTAO Low. |
| High Fidelity Objects Amount | Medium | Medium is a good middle ground between performance and fidelity. |
Advanced Video Settings
Battlefield 6 has some other settings tucked away in the ‘advanced’ section of the graphics settings. Here, you can tweak some things as well.
| Setting Name | Setting Value | More Info |
|---|
| Fixed Resolution Scale | 100 | Controls at what scale of your resolution the game is run at. For example, 1920×1080 at 100 will render it at 1920×1080; anything lower will make the game look a lot blurrier. |
| Frame Rate Limiter | Off | We don’t want our framerate to be capped. |
| Dynamic Resolution Scale | Off | Actively changes your resolution during the game. If you are getting low fps, the game will be rendered at a lower resolution to maintain your desired frames. It can be useful, but Upscaling is better for this. |
| NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency | Enabled + Boost | This setting lower your overall system latency. Either use Enabled or Enabled + Boost here. |
| Anti-Aliasing | TAA | TAA offers a good balance between performance and visuals. |
| Upscaling Technique | Off | We don’t like to use upscaling if it’s not necessary, and if you use our recommended settings and you have a decent PC, there’s no need for it. |
| NVIDIA Frame Generation | Off | Frame generation can introduce latency, so we leave it off. |
| Future Frame Rendering | Off | This can add latency, so we leave it off. |
| Performance Overlay | Off | If you want to see your framerate and other stats while gaming, turn this on. However, we find that it can be distracting in BF6, so we leave this off. |
Graphics Settings
Battlefield 6 also has some pretty important settings under the ‘graphics’ header.
| Setting Name | Setting Value | More Info |
|---|
| Field of View | ~105 | We find that 105 gives players a good overview of the game without becoming too ‘wide’. You can experiment with this yourself, though we’d suggest 105 as a starting point. |
| Vehicle 3rd Person Field of View | ~80 | This is personal preference. We leave it around default. |
| Weapon Field of View | Wide | Wide makes your weapon the smallest. Narrow makes your weapon take up more of your screen, thus reducing visibility. |
| Weapon Motion Blur | 0 | No need for motion blur of any kind in a competitive video game. |
| World Motion Blur | 0 | Motion blur reduces your ability to spot things while moving. Turn this off. |
| Camera Shake Amount | 50 | Excessive camera shaking reduces your ability to spot objects and enemies while moving. Lower this as much as you can see. |
| Reduce Sprint Camera Bobbing | On | We want to reduce unwanted screen movements as much as possible. |
| Vignette | Off | Vignette adds a dark border around the screen. It does nothing for performance and is merely an eye-candy setting. |
| Film Grain | Off | Film Grain adds a grainy filter over the game. We want the game to look as pure as possible, so turn off effects such as these. |
Display Settings
The display settings in BF6 are quite straightforward.
| Setting Name | Setting Value | More Info |
|---|
| Fullscreen Mode | Preference | Borderless is as good as dedicated fullscreen nowadays, so choose whichever you prefer. |
| Fullscreen Device | Use your main gaming monitor. | N/A |
| Fullscreen Resolution | Your monitor’s native resolution | BF6 has a lot of options to tweak the performance, so lowering the resolution to save some frames isn’t required. |
| Aspect Ratio | Auto | N/A |
| Refresh Rate | Your monitor’s refresh rate | N/A |
| Vertical Sync | Off | V-Sync introduces input lag, so leave that off. |
Other Settings to Consider
Minimap
Battlefield 6’s Minimap is extremely important. You can see a treasure trove of information on it, so we absolutely recommend making it as large as possible. The opacity and so on is down to personal preference, but we feel like ‘Large’ should’ve been the default here.
Zoom Coefficient
This is set at 178 by default. If you’re new to Battlefield, it’s fine to leave it there. If you’re a veteran and you want to experience what it was in earlier iterations, go for 133.
Sound
The sound engine in BF6 works quite well, so what you go for here will depend on your setup and personal preferences. However, we do absolutely recommend turning off the tinnitus sound effects. These are meant to simulate the ear-ringing that you get after being close to an explosion, but it serves no gameplay purpose beyond being slightly more realistic. In a game such as BF6, you want to hear everything at all times, so leave that off.
Crosshair, hit indicators, and HUD colors
The default colors in BF6 can be a bit muted. We recommend using a custom color scheme for your HUD colors so that you can make enemy players stand out a bit more. Furthermore, the standard white crosshair can be difficult to see in some sections of the map, so it can be a good idea to go for a cyan or light green crosshair.
Finally, you can make some tweaks to the hit indicator values. We recommend increasing the indicator number size to medium (so it’s easier to see how much damage you’ve done) and giving headshots a different hit indicator color so you can get a quick visual cue when you’ve shot someone in the head while spraying.
You can find this under ‘Graphics’ -> ‘Icons and Indicators’ -> ‘Crosshairs and Indicators’.
Conclusion
Battlefield 6 is a game with tons of options to tweak. A lot of those are down to personal preference, and it will take a while before your game is 100% dialed in, but with this guide you’re ready to get started with optimized settings that reduce on-screen chaos and improve visibility.
Former semi-pro gamer turned writer, product reviewer, and community manager.
