Arc Raiders Stretched Resolution Guide: Best Values and Setup

Arc Raiders has no built-in stretch option, but you can run a 4:3 stretched image using GPU driver scaling — the same method that works in Warzone, Valorant, and most competitive games. This guide covers the best values to try, how to create the custom resolution in NVIDIA or AMD drivers, and how to force the GPU to fill your screen instead of adding black bars.

Best stretched resolutions for Arc Raiders

Base resolution	Aspect ratio	Feel
1440 × 1080	4:3	Widened enemy silhouettes, sharper detail — recommended starting point
1280 × 960	4:3	Maximum horizontal stretch, most FPS headroom
1728 × 1080	16:10	Subtle stretch, minimal field-of-view trade-off

Start with 1440 × 1080. The wider enemy and robot silhouettes help at medium range in extraction zones. Move to 1280 × 960 only if you want every extra frame you can get or prefer a more exaggerated stretch.

Step 1 — Create the custom resolution in your GPU driver

The resolution must exist in the driver before Arc Raiders can display it.

NVIDIA

1. Open NVIDIA Control Panel → Change resolution → Customize…
2. Click Create Custom Resolution.
3. Enter Horizontal pixels: 1440, Vertical lines: 1080 (or 1280 × 960).
4. Set the refresh rate to match your monitor, click Test, and accept if it displays correctly.

AMD

1. Open AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition → Settings → Display.
2. Under Custom Resolutions, click + Create.
3. Enter your resolution and refresh rate, then click Create and confirm.

Step 2 — Enable full-screen GPU scaling

Without this step, the driver renders the 4:3 image and then letterboxes it with black bars rather than stretching it to fill the panel.

NVIDIA

1. NVIDIA Control Panel → Adjust desktop size and position.
2. Scaling mode: Full-screen.
3. Perform scaling on: GPU.
4. Tick Override the scaling mode set by games and programs.
5. Click Apply.

AMD

1. AMD Software → Display tab.
2. Toggle GPU Scaling to On.
3. Scaling Mode: Full Panel.

Step 3 — Apply in Arc Raiders

1. Launch Arc Raiders and open Settings → Graphics.
2. Set Display Mode to Fullscreen — Borderless Windowed bypasses GPU scaling and will show black bars.
3. Change Resolution to your custom value (e.g., 1440 × 1080).
4. Apply and confirm. The image should now stretch to fill your monitor horizontally.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Black bars on both sides	Check Step 2 — GPU scaling must be Full-screen / Full Panel
Custom res missing from Arc Raiders	Re-create it in the GPU driver and relaunch the game
Image looks squished top-to-bottom	Scaling mode is Aspect Ratio — switch it to Full-screen (NVIDIA) or Full Panel (AMD)
Monitor OSD is overriding	Set the monitor’s aspect-ratio setting to Full or Auto via its hardware OSD

Why stretch in Arc Raiders?

The main reasons are consistent across competitive shooters:

• Wider enemy models — enemy robots and raiders appear wider relative to your crosshair at mid-range.
• More FPS — fewer rendered pixels (25% fewer at 1440 × 1080 vs. native 1920 × 1080) means more headroom in the GPU-heavy extraction zones.
• Reduced VRAM pressure — a lower-resolution framebuffer helps on 8 GB cards where textures already eat most of the budget.

For the smoothest extraction experience, combine stretched res with Arc Raiders’ DLSS/FSR upscaling: see Arc Raiders DLSS, FSR and Frame Generation Settings.

Related guides

• Arc Raiders Optimization Guide: Best Settings for Maximum FPS
• Arc Raiders Stuttering Fix
• Arc Raiders DLSS, FSR and Frame Generation Settings
• How To Get Custom Resolution / Stretch Res for Any Game
• How to Minimize Input Delay for Competitive Gaming

The best Arc Raiders stretched resolution is 1440 × 1080 — create it in your GPU driver, enable full-screen GPU scaling on the GPU, set Arc Raiders to Fullscreen, and the stretch fills your screen immediately.