Performance
Best Marvel Rivals Settings for a Low-End PC or Laptop
To run Marvel Rivals on a low-end PC or laptop, turn off the High-Resolution Pack, render at 50 to 67 percent of your screen resolution with FSR upscaling, set Texture Quality to Low and Shadow Quality to Off or Low, turn Motion Blur and Depth of Field off, and cap the frame rate at 60. Aim for a steady 60 FPS rather than a higher average that drops in fights.
Paused on Season 11
Since Season 11 on November 13, 2026, graphic packs, the Graphics tab's settings and the Quality presets are paused: the game removes the files they need when you reach the lobby. RIVALSFPS.GG 5.5.1 or later turns them off by itself. Lower Render Resolution and the in-game settings still work. More in Maps white on Season 11.
This guide is for budget graphics cards, integrated graphics, gaming laptops and older cards with 4 GB to 8 GB of video memory. Make one change at a time and test it before the next, so you know what each one did.
What frame rate should you aim for?
On weak hardware, aim for a steady 60 FPS before anything higher. A 60 that holds when several ultimates land at once plays better than a 90 that sinks in every team fight. Judge a change by the average over several runs; see how to measure FPS properly.
Can Marvel Rivals run on a low-end PC?
It depends on how your PC compares with NetEase's published requirements, and no setting can promise a frame rate. These are the requirements on the game's Steam store page, as listed on October 12, 2026:
| Part | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 / Intel Arc A380 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Super) / AMD RX 5700-XT / Intel Arc A750 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Storage | 70 GB available space | 70 GB available space |
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit (1909 or newer) | Windows 10 64-bit (1909 or newer) |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
Both tiers also carry the note "We recommend you install the game on SSD drive for better experience." A PC at or a little above the minimum is the case this guide is written for. With less than 16 GB of RAM, close every other program before you play.
Start with these two changes
Make these two before you work through the table.
1. Turn off the High-Resolution Pack
It is an optional download of sharper characters and environments, and the app's own note says that keeping it off frees up video memory. Steps for Steam and for the app are in the High-Resolution Pack section below.
2. Lower the render resolution and turn on upscaling
Rendering at 50 to 67 percent of your screen resolution and letting the upscaler rebuild the image cuts the pixels your GPU draws each frame, and the picture stays readable. In game, set Anti-Aliasing and Super Resolution Type to FSR, then Super Resolution Mode to Performance, Balanced or Quality.
Best Marvel Rivals settings for a low-end PC: the table
Start every row at its low-end value. If you then hold 60 FPS with room to spare, raise one setting at a time and check the result before you raise the next.
| Setting | Low-end value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Aliasing and Super Resolution Type | FSR (DLSS, XeSS or TSR also work) | Turns on upscaling, so the game can render below your screen resolution. Lower Render Resolution in RIVALSFPS.GG needs one of these four as well. |
| Super Resolution Mode | Performance, Balanced or Quality | Sets the render size. Performance draws about 50 percent of your resolution and Quality about 67 percent, with Balanced in between. |
| Texture Quality | Low | Lower texture detail needs less video memory, and a 4 GB to 8 GB card has little to spare. |
| Shadow Quality | Off or Low | Fewer and simpler shadows to draw on every frame. |
| Motion Blur | Off | One screen effect fewer, and a sharper picture when you turn quickly. |
| Depth of Field | Off | Another screen effect gone, and the background stays in focus. |
| View Distance | Near or Medium | Less far-off detail drawn each frame. |
| Frame Rate Cap | 60 | A target the PC can hold, so the GPU is not chasing frames it cannot keep in a fight. |
Gaming laptops and integrated graphics
A laptop has limits a desktop does not: power, heat and sometimes two graphics chips. Check these before you blame the settings:
- Stay plugged in. Laptops can cut GPU power on battery to save charge, so play on the charger.
- Use the dedicated GPU. Prefer High-Performance GPU, one of the 14 Windows Optimizations in RIVALSFPS.GG, tells Windows to run Marvel Rivals on the dedicated GPU instead of the integrated chip. The NVIDIA or AMD control panel can set the same thing for the game.
- Check the power settings. Use the High performance power plan and any performance mode in the laptop maker's app. If you also apply Power Throttling Off from the same tab, know that it costs battery on laptops: it stops Windows slowing background apps to save power.
- Watch the heat. A hot laptop slows itself down. Keep the vents clear and raise the back for airflow.
- Integrated graphics only? The requirements on the Steam page list only dedicated graphics cards, so start from the lowest value in every row of the settings table and use Performance for Super Resolution Mode.
Windows Optimizations for Marvel Rivals explains each of the 14 settings and how Revert puts them back.
Should you turn off the High-Resolution Pack?
The High-Resolution Pack is Marvel Rivals' official pack of sharper characters and environments, a free DLC on Steam. The HD Texture Pack card in RIVALSFPS.GG puts it at around 35 to 40 GB of disk (once the pack is installed, the card shows its real size) and says the difference shows mainly at 1440p and above. NetEase's store page for the pack says: "This pack is recommended for players with mid-to-high-end graphics cards and sufficient storage space."
Does it cost FPS?
There is no measured figure for it. The app's note on the same card reads: "Keeping this off frees up VRAM and can improve FPS, especially on mid-range GPUs." If you play at 1080p on a low-end card, you are below the resolution where, by the app's description, the extra detail mainly shows, so you give up little by removing it.
Turn it off on Steam
Uncheck it under DLC in the game's Properties in Steam. Steam then removes the files. Checking it again makes Steam download them.
Turn it off in RIVALSFPS.GG
On a Steam copy, open Settings, then Display, and switch off HD Texture Pack. Close Marvel Rivals first. RIVALSFPS.GG then shuts Steam down and reopens it (the button reads Restart Steam & Remove), and Steam removes the files; Restart Steam & Enable brings them back the same way. Steam may show its account picker when it reopens. The card only appears for Steam copies.
Epic Games and Loading Bay
The app has no HD Texture Pack switch for Epic Games or Loading Bay copies, so use that launcher's own options.
A graphic pack is a different thing, closer to the opposite: it replaces map textures with simpler ones that the app generates from the game's own files, as Marvel Rivals texture packs explains.
Going lower than the menu allows
Once every row of the table sits at its floor, what is left is the map itself: RIVALSFPS.GG can build layers on your PC that switch off a map's placed lights and cast shadows and hide its far skyline, and the Max FPS preset turns all three on together, with see-through foliage and hidden decals. Of those, Lights: Reduced is about 7% more FPS in testing, and how to increase FPS in Marvel Rivals lists the other measured changes.
AMD or Intel graphics: Lower Render Resolution
Lower Render Resolution, a switch on the RIVALSFPS.GG Quality tab, draws the game at a smaller size and upscales it to your screen, and no particular graphics card is needed. It needs Anti-Aliasing and Super Resolution Type on DLSS, TSR, FSR or XeSS, and if you already lowered Super Resolution Mode from the table above, there may be little left to gain. Lower Render Resolution on any graphics card explains its four strengths.
Next to it, the Quality presets work through the NVIDIA driver, so they run on NVIDIA cards only; Marvel Rivals potato graphics (NVIDIA only) covers them, and Ultra Potato vs Potato vs Standard helps you pick one.
On a weak PC, try Lower Render Resolution (any graphics card) and the Max FPS preset in RIVALSFPS.GG, a free Windows app. Both apply when you start the game with Launch Marvel Rivals.
Free for Windows 10 and 11.
Download for WindowsClear the system, not just the settings
On a low-end machine, every other program competes with the game for the same hardware. Close browser tabs and background apps before you queue, leave some free space on the drive Marvel Rivals is installed on, and keep Windows and your graphics driver up to date. If hitches remain after that, the Marvel Rivals stuttering fix sorts them by when they happen.
Frequently asked questions
Can Marvel Rivals run on a low-end PC?
It can, but how well depends on your hardware, and no setting guarantees a frame rate. The minimum on the game's Steam store page is a GTX 1060, RX 580 or Arc A380 class graphics card with 16 GB of RAM. Near that level, turning off the High-Resolution Pack, upscaling from 50 to 67 percent of your resolution and setting textures and shadows to Low are the first changes to make for a steady 60 FPS.
What are the best low-end settings for Marvel Rivals?
FSR for Anti-Aliasing and Super Resolution Type (DLSS, XeSS or TSR also work), Super Resolution Mode on Performance, Balanced or Quality, Texture Quality Low, Shadow Quality Off or Low, Motion Blur and Depth of Field off, View Distance Near or Medium and a Frame Rate Cap of 60, with the High-Resolution Pack turned off. The table in this guide gives the reason for each value.
Why is Marvel Rivals stuttering on my low-end PC?
Check video memory first, since hitches on corner turns or in new areas point that way: lower Texture Quality, and turn off the High-Resolution Pack, which the app says frees up VRAM when it is off. Then close background apps and update your graphics driver. The stuttering fix guide matches each kind of stutter to its likely cause.
How do I boost Marvel Rivals FPS on a gaming laptop?
Play on the charger, make sure the game runs on the dedicated GPU rather than the integrated chip, use the High performance power plan and any performance mode in the laptop maker's app, and keep the vents clear. In RIVALSFPS.GG, Prefer High-Performance GPU on the Windows Optimizations tab sets the dedicated GPU for Marvel Rivals.
Do graphic packs help on a low-end PC?
A little: a colorway pack swaps the map textures for flatter ones generated from the textures already on your PC, and the increase FPS guide lists the published figures for packs and settings. Start with the render resolution and the settings table, and add a pack after that if you like the look.
Does the Quality tab work on a low-end PC?
Its Lower Render Resolution switch works on any graphics card, as long as the game's upscaler setting, Anti-Aliasing and Super Resolution Type, is DLSS, TSR, FSR or XeSS. The Quality presets are NVIDIA driver presets and work on NVIDIA cards only, and both features apply when you start the game with Launch Marvel Rivals.
Does the High-Resolution Pack lower FPS?
No measured figure exists for it. The HD Texture Pack card in RIVALSFPS.GG says: "Keeping this off frees up VRAM and can improve FPS, especially on mid-range GPUs." The same card says the extra detail shows mainly at 1440p and above.
Related guides
- How to increase FPS in Marvel Rivals, with every FPS figure RIVALSFPS.GG publishes
- Marvel Rivals stuttering fix, for hitches the settings above do not clear
- Best competitive settings, once your PC has headroom above 60
