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When gaming, the first thing you want to optimize is the FPS, or “frames per second.” A better and more consistent framerate means a smoother and more enjoyable gaming experience. To increase FPS, you must optimize in-game settings and keep an eye on external influences on the app as it’s running on your device. Whether that’s physical, like lack of cooling, or a program-related thing, like having a million Chrome tabs open, you want to ensure the game runs as smoothly as possible. Let’s discuss how to increase FPS and decrease lag in Genshin Impact.
THE SHORT ANSWER
To get higher FPS in Genshin Impact, get into the game and open the Paimon Menu. Select Settings >Graphics. Tweak the graphics settings to match the maximum performance of your device's graphics processor.
Alternatively, you canclose other running apps and programs,use a RAM booster (mobile),update your graphics driver (PC),set Genshin's priority to 'High' (PC), andoverride high DPI scaling behavior (PC).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Increasing FPS in Genshin Impact (mobile)
- Optimizing in-game settings
- Closing other running apps
- Using a third-party RAM booster
Increasing FPS in Genshin Impact (desktop)
- Optimizing in-game settings
- Closing other open programs
- Updating your graphics driver
- Prioritizing Genshin Impact
- Override high DPI scaling behavior
How to make Genshin Impact run smoother (mobile)
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Before we get too deep, it’s important to take a moment and recognize how impressive it is that a game like Genshin Impact runs on a mobile phone at all. It’s a massive, sprawling game with better graphics than most Nintendo Switch games. Think about that before complaining too much about not hitting a perfect 60fps on your four-year-old midrange device.
With that out of the way, there are some simple ways to tweak settings to get higher FPS or more stable performance on any modern mobile device. Here’s a quick rundown of what you can do.
MINIMUM SPECS FOR GENSHIN IMPACT (MOBILE)
- CPU: Snapdragon 845
- RAM: 4GB
- GPU:Adreno 630
- Operating System: Android 8.1
- Storage: at least 8GB
OUR TEST RIG
- CPU: Snapdragon 865
- RAM: 8GB
- GPU:Adreno 650
- Operating System: Android 12
- Storage: 128GB
Optimizing in-game settings
Open Genshin Impact on your device and start the game. Tap the Paimon icon in the top left to open thePaimon Menu.
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Tap the gear-shapedSettings icon from the vertically-aligned menu on the left.
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Within Settings, tap the Graphics tab from the options on the left.
At the top, there will be an indicator of theCurrent Performance Load. If you are experiencing stuttering or lag, there’s a good chance this will readOverclocked. To fix this and increase performance, you must lower the settings in the Custom section.
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CUSTOM SETTINGS FOR GENSHIN IMPACT (MOBILE)
- Render Resolution:Low (if your device can handle it, try Medium orHigh for a better-looking game)
- Shadow Quality:Low
- Visual Effects:Low
- SFX Quality:Lowest
- Environment Detail:Low
- FPS:60(if your device cannot handle it, drop this setting to30)
- Motion blur:Off
- Bloom:Off
- Anti-Aliasing:TAA
- Crowd Density:Low
- Co-Op Teammate Effects:Off
When you are satisfied with your new graphics settings, exit out of the menu and return to the game. You may want to restart the app to apply all of the new settings.
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Closing other running apps
Modern Android phones are pretty good amount managing resources on their own, but if you have other demanding apps actively running in the background, Genshin Impact can slow down significantly. Open your running apps tray and clear out all of the other apps running in the background on your device.
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When Genshin Impact is the only app open on your device, return to it to see if the game is running any better.
Using a third-party RAM booster
Genshin Impact needs a good deal of free RAM to run properly. If you find the game is running poorly, you may not have enough RAM. Try downloading the RAM Booster (Memory Cleaner) app from the Google Play Store. This is an excellent tool for quickly freeing up RAM, especially if you don’t have a tool built into your device already.
Open the Ram Booster app and tap the rocket-shaped icon at the bottom. Tap it again on the next page to clear that amount of RAM.
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How to make Genshin Impact run smoother (desktop)
Playing Genshin Impact on a dedicated desktop PC is a pretty enjoyable experience, as long as the gacha system doesn’t ruin your day. That said, this is still a pretty intensive game, and one of the older laptops we tested the game on didn’t hold up too well. In fact, equipped with a GTX 1050, it was even more stuttery than on mobile.
So, instead of throwing money at Genshin’s Wish system, you may want to invest in a proper gaming setup first.
RECOMMENDED SPECS FOR GENSHIN IMPACT (DESKTOP)
- CPU: Intel Core i7 / Ryzen 5
- RAM: 16GB (or more)
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (or better)
- Operating System: Windows 7 / 8.1 / 10 / 11 64-bit
- Storage: at least 30GB
OUR TEST RIG
- CPU: Intel Core i7-10750H
- RAM: 16GB
- GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060
- Operating System: Windows 11 64-bit
Optimizing in-game settings
Open the Paimon Menu. On desktop, do this by holding down Alt and clicking the Paimon icon in the top left or by pressing Esc on your keyboard.
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In the Paimon Menu, click the gear-shaped Settings button in the vertical toolbar along the left.
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Within Settings, click theGraphics tab from the options along the left.
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Within the Graphics tab, scroll down to all of the options underneathCustom. To increase FPS, you must tweak these settings based on the current specs of your computer.
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RECOMMENDED SETTINGS FOR HIGHER FPS (DESKTOP)
- FPS: 60
- V-Sync: On (without G-SYNC or FreeSync monitor) /Off (with G-SYNC or FreeSync monitor)
- Render Resolution:0.8 (set to '1.0' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- Shadow Quality:Low
- Visual Effects:Lowest (set to 'High' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- SFX Quality:(up to you)
- Environment Detail:Lowest (set to 'High' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- Anti-Aliasing:SMAA
- Volumetric Fog:Off
- Reflections:Off (set to 'On' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- Motion blur:Off
- Bloom:Off
- Crowd Density:Low (set to 'High' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- Co-Op Teammate Effects:Off (set to 'On' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- Subsurface Scattering:Off (set to 'High' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
- Anisotropic Filtering:1x (set to '8x' if you have an RTX 2060 or better)
Once finished, close the game and restart it to apply your new graphics settings.
Closing other programs
If you have other apps running in the background, Genshin Impact can slow down significantly. Open your running apps tray and clear out all of the other apps running in the background on your device.
The best way to do this is to pressCtrl+Alt+Deleteon your computer and open the Task Manager.
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In theProcesses tab, close any open apps or programs that aren’t Genshin Impact. Alternatively, if there are open apps that you absolutely must keep open, close only the ones that have a high impact on your CPU, Memory, or GPU.
To close an app or program from the Task Manager, right-click on its name. From the subsequent options, selectEnd task.
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Updating your graphics driver
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This is another thing that can help. If your computer has an NVIDIA graphics card, or GPU, then you can open theGeForce Experienceapp on your computer, go to theDRIVERS tab, and download the latest GeForce Game Ready Driver.
If you have an AMD graphics card, go to the AMD support website and manually install your driver updates.
Prioritizing Genshin Impact
You can set Genshin Impact’s priority to ‘High’ in the Task Manager. Prioritizing running apps will provide a small performance boost that some perceive as quite noticeable.
To do this, press Ctrl+Alt+Deleteon your computer, and open theTask Manager. From there, click theDetails tab.
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Within Details, locateGenshinImpact.exe, and right-click it. Hover your mouse cursor overSet priority, then, from the extended menu, clickHigh.
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Override high DPI scaling behavior
Use the search function in the Windows Start menu to locate Genshin Impact. Right-click the app, then selectOpen file location.
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In the File Explorer, right-click the Genshin Impact app. From the subsequent options, clickProperties.
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Within Genshin Impact Properties, click theCompatibility tab from the options along the top. Then, in Compatibility, click theChange high DPI settings button in the Settings section.
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Click the checkbox next toOverride high DPI scaling behavior. Make sure the scaling is performed by the application, then clickOK.
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Apply your settings, then exit out and return to your game.
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