Last Updated on 1st February 2023
In this post, I will show you exactly how to uncap your FPS in Apex Legends with a few simple steps that should take less than a minute to complete.
If you are asking yourself why I am only getting 144 FPS while I have a beast PC. The answer to this is that Apex Legends, by default, has an FPS cap set to 144, which means that even if your PC can go up to 400 FPS, you will never see the number nor the benefits of having a higher FPS.
At the same time, many players have reported unstable performance when the FPS limiter is unlimited. That shouldn’t stop you from experimenting and unlocking your FPS in Apex Legends to see the full potential of your PC.
In my opinion, uncapping your FPS and, in general, settings that are crucial for the performance of your game should be easily accessible in the game settings menu, which in Apex Legends isn’t.
If you want to uncap the FPS in Apex Legends, you can do it really easily by adding a command to the launch options of either Steam or Origin launcher. The command is different for each platform so pay close attention.
Below you will find one method for each platform that Apex Legends is available on PC. Let’s get straight to the guide!
How To Uncap Your FPS on Apex Legends on Origin
- Make sure Apex Legends is not running on your PC.
- Open the Origin Launcher.
- Navigate to the Game Library.
- Locate Apex Legends.
- Right-Click on Apex Legends and choose Game Properties.
- Click on the Advanced Launch Options tab.
- Copy this command -> +fps_max unlimited.
- Paste it under the Command line arguments tab.
- Click Save, and you are good to go!
You have successfully uncapped your FPS on Apex Legends on the Origin launcher.
If you want to cap your FPS at a specific number, then just replace 0 with your preferred number. For example, let us say you wanted to cap your FPS at 285; the command you should enter on Command line arguments should be +fps_max 285
How To Uncap Your FPS on Apex Legends on Steam
- Make sure Apex Legends is not running on your PC.
- Open the Steam Launcher.
- Navigate to the Game Library.
- Locate Apex Legends.
- Right-Click on Apex Legends, and choose Properties
- Click on the General tab.
- Copy this command -> +fps_max 0
- Paste it under the Launch Options tab.
- Click Save and you are good to go!
You have successfully uncapped your FPS on Apex Legends on the Steam launcher.
If you want to cap your FPS at a specific number than just replace 0 with your prefered number. For example, lets say you wanted to cap your FPS at 285, the command you should enter on Launch Options should be +fps_max 285
Make Sure VSYNC is OFF
If your FPS seems stuck again after applying the command above, you will have to ensure that VSYNC is disabled.
To do that do the following:
- Right-Click on your Desktop, and choose either Nvidia Control Panel or AMD Radeon Software depending on your graphics card.
- Navigate to the settings and Locate V-Sync and make sure to turn it OFF.
- Next, run Apex Legends.
- Navigate to Apex Legends Graphics settings and locate V-Sync.
- Make sure to set it to OFF.
- Locate, Adaptive Resolution FPS Target and set it to 0 / Disabled.
- Now your FPS should be uncapped on Apex Legends.
Now that you uncapped your FPS, it’s time to set the best settings for Apex and make sure you are getting the maximum performance possible on your PC. Below you can find some guides to help you boost FPS in Apex Legends and any other game.
