Fortnite’s gaining a “Performance Mode” later this month on PC
Fortnite’s gaining a “Performance Mode” later this month on PC
With Performance Mode, PC gamers will receive higher framerates than ever, making the game playable on lower-end hardware. Even those using budget laptops with Integrated graphics will now be able to play Fortnite with playable framerates, significantly lowering the game’s minimum system requirements on PC.
This new rendering mode will be accessible from Fortnite’s options menu on December 15th, trading visual quality for higher framerates on low-end PCs.
Below are two test cases from Epic Games, both of which see framerate increases of over 100%, delivering playable framerates on both setups. Soon, Fortnite will be playable on any modern PC, even laptops with integrated graphics.
Within Fortnite’s options within the Epic Games Store launcher, Fortnite players will now be able to opt-out of Fortnite’s high-resolution texture pack. allowing the game’s install size to be shrunk by 14.48GB. This will drop Fortnite’s total install size far below 30GB, which is great news for PC gamers with limited storage space. 
Below is a quick look at what Fortnite looks like at 720p in performance mode on PC without the game’s high-resolution textures. Not bad considering the hardware that this mode is expected to run on.
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