How to increase FPS in Counter-Strike 2? — best settings for beta testing

Counter-Strike 2 has a lot of new features and is still in beta mode, which makes the shooter quite demanding on hardware. Users of even not the weakest computers often face low FPS, due to which they cannot play normally. A user with the nickname jot4 told what settings of the CS2 beta version will help increase the frame rate per second.

Launch parameters of Counter-Strike 2

Before starting to play CS2, you need to configure the launch parameters of the shooter. To open the launch parameter settings, you need to right-click on the game in the Steam library, then select the "Properties" section and in the "General" tab fill in the "Launch Parameters" line. You just need to write the following parameters in the line separated by space:

+cl_updaterate "128" +cl_interp_ratio 1 +cl_interp "0.015625" +fps_max "0" -high -nod3d9ex +rate 786432

Full screen optimization

Open the game and minimize it;
Right-click on the CS2 icon;
Again, right-click on CS2.exe;
Select "Properties";

Go to "Compatibility" and disable "Full Screen Optimization".

Graphics settings for CS2

Find the CS2 installation path;
Go to "Graphics settings" in Windows;
Add CS2.exe from the previously found path;
Select "High performance";
Right-click on "CS2 Properties", and you will find the path where the game is installed.

CS2 settings for users with AMD graphics cards

Add CS2 in your graphics card settings;
Apply settings for maximum performance;
If you experience delays during the game, disable SAM or RESIZE BAR if you have them.

CS2 settings for users with NVIDIA graphics cards

Add CS2 in your graphics card settings;
Apply settings for maximum performance.

In-game settings of Counter-Strike 2

Check the "image", "advanced image settings", and "sound" sections. In some cases, certain parameters can cause delays and lags. Here are some recommendations for trying to troubleshoot:

Process Lasso

Open Process Lasso and go to the "Active Processes" section;
Start CS2, minimize it, and with the help of Process Lasso find CS2 in the "Active Processes" section;
Right-click on CS2.exe and in the "Processor Affinity" section select "Always" and deactivate CPU 0;
Adjust the "I/O Priority". Always select "HIGH".

Power settings in Windows for improving CS2

Go to Control Panel > Power Options;
It is recommended to use the options provided by Bitsum, which are integrated during the installation of Process Lasso.

The official release of Counter-Strike 2 was planned for the summer of 2023. Despite the end of the calendar summer, in the United States, they often use the astronomical calendar to determine the time of year. In fact, Valve can still manage to release CS2, as promised, in the summer of 2023. You can read more about this in the article.