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SageTweaks · FPS Cheat Sheet
Stingray-engine settings and Windows-side checks for stability testing during dense 4-player Helldive fights.
Expected effect varies by setup.
sagetweaks.com/fps-cheat-sheet/helldivers-2 · Restart the game after applying settings.
Display Mode → Fullscreen
V-Sync → Off (use G-Sync/FreeSync if available)
Render Scale → Quality (67%) or Balanced (75%)
Quality Preset → Low
Texture Quality → Medium
Particle Quality → Low
Effects Quality → Low
Volumetric Fog → Low
Screen Space Global Illumination → Off
Big FPS recovery
Ambient Occlusion → Low
Motion Blur → Off
Bloom → Off
Sharpness → 0.3–0.5
Enable Ultimate Performance power plan
Helldivers 2 is heavily CPU-bound on 1–2 cores
Set helldivers2.exe priority to High
Disable Game Bar / DVR
Disable Discord overlay during dense fights
Move install to NVMe SSD — game has 100GB+ asset streaming
Close OneDrive / cloud-sync apps during play
Want a deeper walkthrough? Read the full Helldivers 2 FPS boost guide →