Valorant is designed to run at high frame rates on a wide range of hardware. Its settings affect visibility and competitive performance more than visual quality β here is how to approach it based on your monitor.
The Monitor-First Approach
Most Valorant guides start with in-game settings. But your monitor settings determine how the game actually looks. Getting monitor calibration right first means your in-game settings are not compensating for a poorly configured display.
By Monitor Resolution
1080p monitors:
Valorant at 1080p is where frame rate matters most. Your GPU can deliver 200+ FPS here on most mid-range hardware. Settings goal: max FPS, no concessions.
- Resolution: 1920Γ1080
- Display Mode: Fullscreen
- Limit FPS: cap at monitor refresh rate
- All quality settings: Low or Off except Texture Quality (High)
1440p monitors:
A harder balance β you still want high frames but you have more pixels to push. An RTX 3060 or above handles 144+ FPS at 1440p with these settings:
- Resolution: 2560Γ1440
- Anti-Aliasing: MSAA 2x or None
- Detail Quality: Low
- UI Quality: Low
- Texture Quality: High
- Vignette: Off
- VSync: Off
4K monitors:
Valorant at 4K is sharp but most GPUs will struggle above 60 FPS at native. Consider 1440p upscaled or capping at 60Hz if you prioritise resolution.
Monitor OSD Settings for Valorant
Valorant's maps have bright exteriors and dark interior chokepoints. On your monitor:
- Brightness: 60β75 (Valorant's palette is bright β avoid washing it out)
- Black Equalizer / Shadow Boost: 3β5 lifts visibility inside buildings without breaking outdoor lighting
- Color Temperature: Neutral 6500K β Valorant's UI and maps are colour-balanced for it
Community Presets
Valorant players have submitted their monitor settings and in-game configurations at BestSettingsFor.com/games/valorant. You can filter by GPU or monitor to find settings from people on similar hardware.
