In this tutorial, you will learn how to increase fps on Destiny 2. This guide will fix the issues such as fps drop, stuttering, spikes, freezing, lagging while playing Destiny 2.
If you’re dealing with low FPS, there are 17 ways to improve your frame rates in Destiny 2.
System Requirements for Running Destiny 2
| Minimum System Requirements | Recommended System Requirements | |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3 3250 3.5 GHz or Intel Pentium G4560 3.5 GHz / AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz | Processor Intel® Core™ i5 2400 3.4 GHz or i5 7400 3.5 GHz / AMD Ryzen R5 1600X 3.6 GHz |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 2GB or GTX 1050 2GB / AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB | NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 4GB or GTX 1060 6GB / AMD R9 390 8GB Memory 8 GB RAM |
| DirectX | – | – |
| RAM | 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | 105 GB available space | 105 GB available space |
| OS | Windows® 7 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack) | Windows® 7 / Windows® 8.1 / Windows® 10 64-bit (latest Service Pack) |
1) Best Graphics Settings for Destiny 2
You can skip this step if you don’t want to change graphics settings. These graphics settings are for PCs which close to the minimum system requirements.
If you have a good PC, you can increase the settings slightly.
Go to in-game video settings and make sure the settings are as follows.
| High Performance | Performance | |
| Window Mode | Fullscreen | Fullscreen |
| Vsync | Off | Off |
| Field of View | 60 | 60 |
| Graphics Quality | Custom | Custom |
| Anti-Aliasing | Off | Off |
| Screen Space Ambient Occlusion | Off | Off |
| Texture Anisotropy | Off | 2x |
| Texture Quality | Lowest | High |
| Shadow Quality | Lowest | Medium |
| Depth of Field | Off | Off |
| Environment Detail Distance | Low | Medium |
| Character Detail Distance | Low | Medium |
| Foliage Detail Distance | Low | Medium |
| Foliage Shadows Distance | Medium | Medium |
| Light Shafts | Medium | Medium |
| Motion Blur | Off | Off |
| Wind Impulse | Off | Off |
| Render Resolution | 100% | 100% |
| Chromatic Aberration | Off | Off |
| Film Grain | Off | Off |
Apply changes and Exit the game.
2) Steam Launch Options
- Go to the list of games in the Steam library.
- Right-click the Destiny 2 and click the Properties.
- Click the Set Launch Options in the General tab.
- Type the following commands into the space in the incoming window.
-high -USEALLAVAILABLECORES
3) Update Your Graphics Drivers
You should keep your computer’s graphics drivers updated.
People who have an NVIDIA graphics card can download and install their new drivers here.
People who have an AMD graphics card can download and install their new drivers here.
4) NVIDIA Control Panel Settings
- Open NVIDIA Control Panel
- Go to the Adjust image settings with preview tab.
- Click the “Use my preference emphasising“ (If you have a mid&high end pc, Let the 3D application decide)
- Put the bar in Performance mode.
- Apply
- Click the Manage 3D settings
- Click the Program Settings
- Click the Add
- Select the Destiny 2 from the list, then click on the “Add Selected Program” button.
- After, make the following settings
Antialiasing – Mode: Off
Power management mode: Prefer maximum performance
Texture filtering – Quality: High performance
Virtual Reality pre-rendered frames: 1 - If you have a notebook, make sure you are selected the “High-performance NVIDIA processor” on preferred graphics processor.
- Apply and close the NVIDIA Control Panel.
5) AMD Radeon Settings
- Open the AMD Radeon Settings window.
- Click on the Gaming tab.
- Then click on Global Settings.
- Go to the Anti-aliasing mode, choose Override application settings.
- Click on the Anti-aliasing level, so make sure you are selected the 2X
- Go to the Anisotropic Filtering Mode and turn it on.
- Then, click on the Anisotropic Filtering Level, so make sure you are selected the 2X.
- Click on the Texture Filtering Quality and select the Performance.
- Now, click on the Wait for Vertical Refresh and select the Always off.
- Click on the Tessellation Mode and select the Override application settings.
- Finally, click on the Maximum Tessellation Level and select the 32x or lower.
6) Intelligent Standby List Cleaner
The “Intelligent standby list cleaner” application will monitor and clear the memory standby list when it is > 1000mb (1gb). It will help players to fix stutters in games.
- Download the Intelligent standby list cleaner
- Run the 7-zip file.
- Extract to a folder.
- Go to the that folder.
- Run the “Intelligent standby list cleaner ISLC” application.
- Check the “Start ISLC minimized and auto-Start monitoring”
- Also, check the “Launch ISLC on user logon”
- Now, click on the Start button
- Minimize
7) Full-screen Optimizations
- Go to the folder where the game is installed.
- Right-click on the destiny2.exe application
Location: …\Steam\steamapps\common\Destiny 2 - Tap the Properties
- Tick Disable full-screen optimisations on the Compatibility tab.
- Click on the OK
8) Power Options
If the CPU cooler is not enough, you can skip this setting. Processor temperature may increase by 5-6 degrees.
- Right-click the Windows icon on the bottom left.
- Click the Power Options
- Click the Additional power settings
- Select the High performance on the Preferred plans tab.
- After, click the Change plan settings link next to High performance.
- Tap on the Change advanced power settings
- Find Processor power management in the incoming list, click the + icon on the left side.
- Set Minimum processor state and Maximum processor state to 100%
- Click on the OK
9) Game Mode
- To turn off Windows 10 game mode, click the Start icon to bring up the Start menu. Then open the Settings.
- Click the Gaming
- On the Game Bar tab, set the “Record game clips, screenshots and broadcast using Game bar” to Off.
- On the Captures tab, set the “Record in the background while I’m playing a game” to Off.
- On the Game Mode tab, set the “Game Mode” to Off.
10) Windows Performance Options
- Type performance in the search section of Windows, click to Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows from the results.
- Select the Adjust for best performance from the options in the Performance Options window that opens.
- Click OK
11) Cleaning Temporary Files
- Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type %temp%
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the Temp folder that opens. You can skip undeleted.
- Again, Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type temp
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the folder that opens.
- Again, Simultaneously press the Windows logo and R keys.
- Type prefetch
- Press Enter key.
- Delete everything in the Prefetch folder that opens.
Finally, empty the Recycle Bin
12) SSD
If you have a Solid-State Drive, I recommend that you install the game on the SSD or move the game files to the SSD.
13) Optimize the Discord
If you are using Discord, disable the Hardware Acceleration and in-game overlay.
- Open Discord
- Go to the User Settings
- Then, go to the Appearance tab.
- Uncheck the Hardware Acceleration.
- Go to the Overlay on App Settings tab.
- Make sure unchecked the “Enable in-game overlay”
14) Optimize the Google Chrome
If you’re using Google Chrome, you’ll need to make this setting.
- Go to settings page in Chrome
- Click the Advanced
- Go to the System tab
- Finally, uncheck the “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed”
15) Background Processes
You should close all unnecessary Apps, such as Chrome, OneDrive. Also, if the Discord is idle, you should quit Discord.
Also, you can use the CCleaner to go through your startup and scheduled tasks, and disable everything that you consider unnecessary.
16) Increase The Priority
You need to adjust this setting every time you enter the game.
- Launch the game.
- Simultaneously press the ALT and TAB keys to minimize the game.
- Open the Task Manager
- Click on Details Tab
- In the list, find the destiny2.exe application.
- Right-click on the destiny2.exe application and Set priority to High.
17) Reduce Ping and Fix Lag
- Go to the ExitLag page
- Click on the “FREE 3 DAYS TRIAL” button.
- Create an account.
- Verify the Email
- Download and install the ExitLag.
- Launch the ExitLag.
- Search the Destiny 2 in the ExitLag app.
- Select the Destiny 2
- Select a game region
- Click on the APPLY ROUTES button.
why when i play destiny on TPP view in the moon is getiing zoomed i dont know it just not feel good when in pvp
please hlep me
When I move my cursor my game goes pixely and moves like it has an earthquake going on. What do?
Did you change Render Resolution in video settings? Make sure you are selected 100%
After a couple PC and game restarts it seems to be fine, but I got the render up to 100% still, thanks
Really good tips. I have found most of these in the past, but I book marked this page because you rarely find all of the performance settings you can use to optimize any game in one spot without watching a painfully long youtube video.
FOV 60? That’s lower than console
You don’t have to set it to 60 but it’s the best choice for performance. You are a free person. You have options.
Just like the other “Hunter B” said, this helped me too!!
Thank you so much! Helped me a lot.