Best Marvel Rivals Settings for FPS and Performance

Marvel Rivals runs on Unreal Engine 5 with Lumen lighting, which looks great but punishes mid-range GPUs hard. These settings give you the best balance of high FPS, low input delay, and clean visibility so you can actually track fast heroes instead of fighting your frame rate.

The goal isn’t max eye candy — it’s stable frames and a readable screen during chaotic 6v6 fights.

Best Marvel Rivals settings

Setting	Recommended value
Display Mode	Fullscreen
V-Sync	Off
NVIDIA Reflex	On (or On + Boost)
Frame Rate Limit	Match refresh or cap slightly below
Global Illumination Quality	Low (biggest FPS setting — Lumen)
Reflection Quality	Low
Model Detail	Medium
Post Processing	Low
Shadow Detail	Low
Effects Quality	Low
Motion Blur	Off
Anti-Aliasing / Super Resolution	DLSS/FSR/XeSS Quality

The single most expensive setting is Global Illumination Quality (Lumen). Dropping it to Low typically reclaims the most FPS of any change in the menu.

Why Marvel Rivals is demanding

UE5’s Lumen global illumination and reflections are gorgeous but heavy, and the game throws a lot of simultaneous abilities, particles, and destructible cover on screen at once. A setup that’s fine in the practice range can collapse in a full 6v6 team fight. These settings prioritize the moments that decide rounds.

Display and latency first

These give the biggest competitive improvement instantly:

1. Use Fullscreen for cleaner focus and exclusive performance.
2. Turn V-Sync off to avoid added input lag.
3. Set NVIDIA Reflex to On (or On + Boost) on NVIDIA GPUs.
4. Cap FPS near your refresh rate if uncapped play feels unstable.

Good FPS cap starting points

• 141 FPS for 144 Hz
• 237 FPS for 240 Hz
• 117 FPS for 120 Hz

Graphics settings that matter most

Lower these first — they cost the most performance for the least competitive value:

• Global Illumination Quality (Lumen)
• Reflection Quality
• Shadow Detail
• Post Processing
• Effects Quality
• Motion Blur

Keep Model Detail around Medium so heroes still read clearly, and set textures based on your VRAM — drop them a step if you have 8 GB or less and see hitching.

Best upscaling choice

Marvel Rivals supports DLSS (NVIDIA), FSR (AMD), and XeSS (Intel), plus frame generation.

• Start with Quality upscaling for a big FPS boost with minimal clarity loss.
• Move to Balanced only if Quality still isn’t enough.
• For competitive play, leave frame generation off — it adds latency. See Marvel Rivals DLSS, FSR, and Frame Generation Best Settings for the full breakdown.

Best settings by goal

Smoother 1080p on a weaker PC

• Global Illumination and Reflections to Low
• DLSS/FSR Quality on
• sensible FPS cap
• textures down a step if frame times get messy

Cleaner high-refresh competitive setup

• stay near native with DLSS Quality if needed
• Reflex On
• blur and post-processing off
• prioritize stable frame times over ultra detail

Windows-side checks worth doing

1. Install the game on an SSD (UE5 streams a lot of data).
2. Close overlays, browsers, and capture tools you don’t need.
3. Use the correct discrete GPU on laptops.
4. Set Windows to a high-performance power mode.
5. Consider disabling VBS for extra CPU headroom.

For deeper system tuning, use How to Minimize Input Delay for Competitive Gaming and The Ultimate Guide to Timer Resolution for Gaming + Tier1Timer.

Build your Marvel Rivals cluster

• Marvel Rivals Stuttering Fix
• Marvel Rivals DLSS, FSR, and Frame Generation Best Settings
• Marvel Rivals Best Visibility Settings
• Marvel Rivals Best Audio Settings
• Marvel Rivals System Requirements

Related guides

• Marvel Rivals Stuttering Fix
• How to Minimize Input Delay for Competitive Gaming
• How to Optimize Your Monitor for Gaming

The best Marvel Rivals settings keep your frame rate stable and your screen readable once fights get busy. Drop Lumen-based Global Illumination first, keep Reflex on, and lean on Quality upscaling instead of frame generation for competitive play.