Fortnite Adds Performance Mode for PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 December 2020 / 2,614 Views
Epic Games announced the PC version of Fortnite will be getting a Performance mode today.
Also added to the game is the ability to save hard drive space by opting out of high-resolution textures via the Epic Games Launcher installation options page. This will remove about 14 GB of high-resolution content.
"Beginning December 15th, we’re launching a new performance mode on all PCs that meet Fortnite’s minimum specifications," said the Fortnite team in a blog post.
"Available in Alpha, Performance Mode will be selectable through the in-game settings menu and offers significant performance gains by trading out visual quality to lower memory usage and lighten the load on CPU and GPU. For players already on low scalability settings or less powerful hardware, this mode will allow the game to run better than ever before and maintain a smoother framerate.
"Performance Mode is opt-in for most users and will launch with support for Battle Royale and Creative mode only. Users running on older hardware will see a prompt pushing them to the mode to try it out as the recommended way to experience the game. Performance Mode can be enabled or disabled at any time through the in-game settings menu and restarting the game."
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