Best VALORANT settings
Not our opinion — a count. Every setting below is what 497 professional players with published configs actually use.
Why this is a count, not a recommendation
Every other guide ranking for this question is one person’s preference presented as fact. This page just counts what 497 professionals run and shows you the distribution, including where they disagree — which is often the most useful part.
Percentages exclude players who didn’t publish a given setting, so each one means “of the pros who stated this” rather than of everyone.
Resolution
492 playersNative 1080p is the clear majority. Stretched resolutions exist but are a minority choice, not the standard the internet implies.
Display mode
491 playersNear-unanimous. Fullscreen has the lowest input latency and almost nobody deviates.
Material quality
434 playersOverwhelmingly Low — frames and visual clarity beat fidelity when you're looking for a head.
Texture quality
434 playersSame story as materials. Low is the default among professionals by a wide margin.
Anti-aliasing
432 playersThe one setting with no consensus. It splits almost evenly between off and MSAA 4x, which tells you it's genuinely preference rather than a solved question.
V-Sync
432 playersOff, essentially universally. V-Sync adds input latency, which matters more than tearing.
Minimap rotation
376 playersA majority rotate the minimap so it turns with them, but a meaningful minority keep it fixed.
Keep player centered
375 playersSlightly favours off, which shows more of the map ahead of you at the cost of a consistent centre.
Mouse DPI
494 playersDPI on its own decides nothing — it’s DPI multiplied by in-game sensitivity that determines how far your hand travels. Still, the clustering here is striking.
Common questions
What are the best graphics settings for VALORANT?
Low material and texture quality, V-Sync off, fullscreen. That isn't a recommendation so much as an observation — it's what the overwhelming majority of the 497 professionals in this dataset run, because frames and clarity matter more than fidelity when you're looking for a head at distance.
Should I play VALORANT on a stretched resolution?
Most pros don't. Native 1080p is the clear majority here, with stretched resolutions a minority choice. It's a real preference some players swear by, but the idea that it's the standard among professionals isn't borne out by the numbers.
What DPI do most VALORANT pros use?
800 DPI, used by 54% of them, with 1600 second. What matters far more than the DPI itself is your eDPI — DPI multiplied by in-game sensitivity — since that's what actually determines how far your hand moves.
Should anti-aliasing be on or off?
This is the one setting with no professional consensus — it splits almost evenly between off and MSAA 4x. That's genuinely useful information: when the pros disagree this evenly, it means the setting is preference rather than a solved question, so use whichever looks clearer to you.