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SageTweaks · FPS Cheat Sheet
Rust graphics + Unity engine flags + Windows tweaks for raid-night stability and large server FPS.
Expected effect varies by setup.
sagetweaks.com/fps-cheat-sheet/rust · Restart the game after applying settings.
Resolution → Native, Fullscreen
Mode → Exclusive
Quality → 0 to start (raise per-setting if FPS allows)
Particle Quality → 50
Object Quality → 100
Tree Quality → 200
High value reduces tree pop-in CPU cost
Shadow Quality → 0 (or 1)
Shadow Cascades → No Cascades
Shader Level → 100
Anti-Aliasing → SMAA
Anisotropic Filtering → 1
Parallax Mapping → 0
Grass Displacement → Off
Grass Shadows → Off
Contact Shadows → Off
Ambient Occlusion → Off
Steam → Rust → Properties → Launch Options
-malloc=system -force-feature-level-11-0 -cpuCount=<your cores> -exThreads=<your threads> -force-d3d11-no-singlethreaded -high
Enable Ultimate Performance power plan
Set RustClient.exe priority to High
Disable Game Bar / DVR
Move Rust install to NVMe SSD if possible
16GB RAM minimum, dual-channel — Rust streaming is RAM-hungry
Want a deeper walkthrough? Read the full Rust FPS boost guide →