How to Limit Your Game’s Framerate

High FPS (Frames Per Second) can sometimes interfere with the optimal functioning of shaders in ReShade. This guide provides several methods to limit your game’s framerate.

AMD Adrenalin | Driver-Based (For AMD GPU only, Affects All Games)

You can use AMD Adrenalin’s Frame rate target control feature to limit the FPS of your games:

Note: This will affect all games on your system.

Step 1: Open Adrenalin

Quick Access: Right-click your desktop and select AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition.
Alternative Access: Use the Windows Search Bar to find Adrenalin.

Step 2: Enable “Frame rate target control”

Navigate to Gaming in the top bar and select Graphics.
In the Graphics tab, go to the Advanced section and turn on Frame rate target control.
Adjust the Max FPS according to your needs.

NVIDIA Control Panel | Driver-Based (For NVIDIA GPU only, Affects All Games)

You can use NVIDIA’s Control Panel to globally limit the FPS of all your games:

Note: This will affect all games on your system.

Step 1: Open NVIDIA Control Panel

Quick Access: Right-click your desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel.
Alternative Access: Use the Windows Search Bar to find NVIDIA Control Panel.

Step 2: Adjust 3D Global Settings

On the left panel, select Manage 3D Settings.
Switch to the Global Settings tab.
Enable Max Frame Rate and select a value between 20 and 1000.

NVIDIA Control Panel | Driver-Based (For NVIDIA GPU only, Specific Games)

You can use NVIDIA’s Control Panel to limit the FPS for specific games:

Step 1: Open NVIDIA Control Panel

Quick Access: Right-click your desktop and choose NVIDIA Control Panel.
Alternative Access: Use the Windows Search Bar to find NVIDIA Control Panel.

Step 2: Adjust Per-Game 3D Settings

On the left panel, select Manage 3D Settings.
Navigate to the Program Settings tab.
Click Add next to Program to customize:.
Select the game you want to limit.
Enable Max Frame Rate and choose a value between 20 and 1000.