Best Graphic Settings for Competitive Play in Overwatch 2

Video Display Settings Key to Balancing Performance and Graphics

The key to playing your best is having high frames per second (FPS) and a low Input Delay. These are the two most important statistics behind having the upper hand in Overwatch 2. The settings you edit in your Video section, in addition to things like your mouse settings, will give you optimal performance based on your PC or Console, helping you climb the ranks. In order to compete with the best, maximizing your FPS and minimizing visual clutter is essential. 

All of the settings for Overwatch 2 discussed below assume you have the highest performing computer and monitor, and which is required to be ranked among the best players.

Best In-Game Resolution for Overwatch 2 Competitive Players

Aspect Ratio	Native resolution to your PC
Dynamic Render Scale	Off
Render Scale	Custom
Frame Rate	Capped to your monitor’s refresh rate.
V-Sync	Off
Triple buffering	Off
Reduce buffering	On
NVIDIA Reflex	Enabled + Boost
Gamma Correction	Default gameplay settings
Contrast	Default
Brightness	Default

The best settings mean that Dynamic Render Scale should be turned off in order to increase your input delay. Having your Render Scale set for over 100% will trigger the image sharpening feature and improve your visibility. Also, be sure to always cap your refresh rate, even if you have the best computer, because Overwatch 2 will make your frame rate inconsistent, making your computer perform poorly. Though you want to have the highest frame rate possible, you also want to limit fps to what your computer can handle.

Reduce buffering will help you have a smaller input latency, though this can be turned off as it doesn't make a massive difference. But remember, each small settings for Overwatch that you adjust will help build a better performance overall.

Best Graphics Settings for Competitive Play

For most of the Graphics Quality tab, you want to set the quality and detail as low as possible for better Overwatch 2 gameplay, and for higher FPS and computer performance.

Graphics Quality	Low
High Quality Upsampling	AMD FSR 1.0
Texture Quality	Low to medium.
Texture Filtering Quality	Low - 1x

Graphics settings on Overwatch 2 like medium texture filtering quality and triple buffering are redundant and slow down the performance of your game.

Having a medium texture quality, high antialias quality, and local reflections on adds nice nice visuals, but for optimal FPS in Overwatch 2, you can set this to low. For shadow detail, there are times when having the setting on medium will help you find a Phara floating above you. However, the visual clutter shadow details adds may be distracting and slow down your Input Delay. Having a high lighting quality is redundant in a game like Overwatch 2, as the colors are already bright, and the higher this setting is, the slower your Input Delay will be.

High screenshot quality does not affect your Overwatch 2 gameplay, but only affects the quality of the picture you create. Feel free to adjust these settings for your personal preference.

Local Fog Detail	Low
Dynamic Reflections	Off
Shadow Detail	Off or medium
Model Detail	Low
Effects Detail	Low
Lighting Quality	Low
Antialias Quality	Low
Refraction Quality	Low
Screenshot Quality	1x Resolution
Ambient Occlusion	Off
Local Reflections	Off
Damage FX	Low

Best Details Video Settings for Competitive Play

The details sections allow you to see how your computer is performing when running the best video settings for Overwatch 2. Having these on or off will not affect your gameplay, but they will give you important information if you are experimenting with your settings. Having your Framerate and Network Latency on all the time is useful so you can see the changes in your FPS and your ping.

Display Performance Stats	On
Show Framerate	On
Show GPU Temperature	Off
Show VRAM Usage	Off
Show Network Latency	On
Show Network Latency	On
Show Network Interpolation Delay	Off
Display System Clock	Off