Best Valorant Settings: Sensitivity, Crosshair and FPS

The best Valorant settings for most PC players are Fullscreen at your monitor's native resolution, VSync off, Multithreaded Rendering on (if your PC qualifies), low Material, Texture, Detail and UI quality, and Vignette, Bloom, Distortion and Cast Shadows off. For aim, a common starting point is 800 DPI at 0.35 in-game sensitivity, which is 280 eDPI. Treat that as a place to start, not a rule.

Last checked: November 9, 2026 (patch 13.09). Riot revamped the PC settings screens in patch 12.07, so a few options may sit under slightly different headings than in older guides.

Video settings: General

If you play at 16:10 or 21:9, Riot's support team suggests windowed mode, because full-screen can cause problems at those aspect ratios. 4:3 resolutions such as 1280×960 are supported too. Resolutions that aren't on Riot's supported list get cropped with black bars.

Video settings: Graphics Quality

Multithreaded Rendering spreads rendering work across your CPU cores. Riot recommends turning it on only if you have at least 8 GB of RAM, 2 GB of video memory and a CPU with at least 8 threads. Most mid-range PCs from recent years qualify, and on those it usually helps.

VSync stops screen tearing but adds input delay. Leave it off for competitive play. If tearing bothers you, a monitor with G-Sync or FreeSync plus a frame cap is a better fix.

Texture Quality usually costs little frame rate when your graphics card has enough video memory, so try raising it if the game looks too blurry.

Test changes with the in-game FPS counter during real fights, not in the menu or an empty range. If your frame rate barely moves, keep the setting that looks better to you.

Mouse sensitivity and eDPI

Valorant sensitivity numbers are small, usually well under 1. What matters is eDPI, your mouse DPI multiplied by your in-game sensitivity. Two players with the same eDPI turn at the same speed, even if one uses 400 DPI and the other 1,600.

• eDPI = DPI × in-game sensitivity
• Example: 800 DPI × 0.35 = 280 eDPI

Sensitivity guides that track pro players put most pros between 200 and 400 eDPI, with 800 DPI the most common mouse setting. At 280 eDPI, a full 360-degree turn takes about 47 cm (18.4 inches) of mouse movement.

How to find your own number:

1. Start at 800 DPI and 0.35 sensitivity.
2. In the Range, keep your crosshair on a bot's head while you strafe left and right.
3. If you keep overshooting, lower the sensitivity slightly. If you can't keep up, raise it.
4. Then test flicks between targets at different distances.
5. Once it feels right, stop changing it. Your hand gets better at a number it has used for weeks.

Valorant also has a Scoped Sensitivity Multiplier for zoomed weapons. Change it only if scoped aim feels clearly faster or slower than your normal aim.

Older guides tell you to turn on Raw Input Buffer. Riot removed that option in patch 11.06 and now keeps it on for everyone, so there's nothing to change.

Converting your sensitivity from CS2 and other games

Valorant turns the camera 0.07 degrees per mouse count at sensitivity 1, while CS2 turns 0.022 degrees. That makes the conversion simple:

• CS2 to Valorant: divide your CS2 sensitivity by about 3.18 (or multiply by 0.314), at the same DPI.
• Valorant to CS2: multiply your Valorant sensitivity by about 3.18.

For example, CS2 sensitivity 1.1 at 800 DPI becomes about 0.346 in Valorant. To convert from Apex, Overwatch 2, Fortnite, Rainbow Six Siege or other games, or to change DPI at the same time, use our sensitivity converter. It works across games and keeps your cm/360 the same.

Crosshair settings

You'll find the crosshair under Settings > Crosshair. A few principles hold up regardless of style:

• Pick a color that stands out against most map surfaces. Cyan, green, yellow and white are popular because they don't blend into common backgrounds or red enemy highlights.
• Keep it small. A small crosshair or a center dot hides less of the enemy's head.
• Add a thin outline so the crosshair stays visible against bright backgrounds.
• Consider a static crosshair. Turning off movement and firing error makes the crosshair stay the same size. Many players find it easier to aim with, because the game's spread doesn't change based on what the crosshair shows.

Valorant lets you save crosshair profiles and share them as profile codes, so you can import a friend's crosshair, test it in the Range and switch back if you don't like it.

Other settings worth changing

• Enemy Highlight Color: the default is red. Some players switch to one of the yellow options because it stands out more against many maps.
• Movement: in the Controls settings, under Movement, you can set run or walk as your default and make walk and crouch toggles instead of holds.
• Minimap and map: turn on Show Map Region Names to label callouts on the full map, which speeds up learning the current map pool.
• Audio: Valorant has an HRTF option for headphones that improves directional sound for some players. If you turn it on, disable other virtual surround features (such as Windows Sonic or your headset's surround mode) so they don't stack.

Settings for low-end PCs and laptops

• Put every graphics quality option at its lowest and turn Multithreaded Rendering off if your PC is below Riot's requirements for it.
• Update your graphics driver. Riot notes the game needs current drivers.
• Plug laptops in and make sure the game uses the dedicated graphics card if you have one.
• Close browsers, overlays and launchers you don't need.
• Lower resolution only as a last resort, because it makes enemies harder to see.

Check the Valorant system requirements to see which frame rate tier your hardware should reach.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best Valorant settings for FPS?

Use Fullscreen, VSync off, Multithreaded Rendering on (if your PC has 8 GB of RAM, 2 GB of video memory and 8 CPU threads), low Material, Detail and UI quality, and Bloom, Distortion, Vignette and Cast Shadows off. NVIDIA owners should also turn on Reflex.

What is a good sensitivity for Valorant?

A common starting point is 800 DPI at 0.35 sensitivity, which is 280 eDPI. Most pros sit between 200 and 400 eDPI. Adjust in small steps from there and then stick with what works.

How do I convert CS2 sensitivity to Valorant?

Divide your CS2 sensitivity by about 3.18 at the same DPI. For example, 1.1 in CS2 becomes about 0.346 in Valorant. A sensitivity converter can also handle DPI changes.

Should I turn on Multithreaded Rendering in Valorant?

Yes, if your PC has at least 8 GB of RAM, 2 GB of video memory and a CPU with 8 or more threads, which are Riot's recommended minimums for it. Below that, leave it off and compare your frame rate both ways.

Should I use VSync in Valorant?

For competitive play, no. VSync removes screen tearing but adds input delay. A variable refresh rate monitor or a frame cap is a better way to reduce tearing.

What happened to Raw Input Buffer in Valorant?

Riot removed the Raw Input Buffer option in patch 11.06. It is now always on for every player, so there's no setting to change.