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Researched August 2026. Copy any config below to grab these values.| Setting | PvP | Balanced | Visual Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Display modeGuides consistently recommend Fullscreen over Borderless or Windowed for the lowest input latency and best frame pacing in ASA. | Fullscreen | Fullscreen | Fullscreen |
| Ambient occlusionNone of the consulted guides configure ambient occlusion directly; disabling it favors the performance and clarity intent of this profile. | Off | Off | On |
| Anti-aliasing qualityGuides focus on upscaler choice (TSR/FSR/DLSS) rather than the native AA quality slider, so Medium is an editorial middle ground that limits shimmering without the full AA cost. | Medium | Medium | High |
| Resolution scaleResolution scale is called out as the single biggest FPS lever in ASA, with guides recommending starting around 85% and dropping toward 70% only if stutter persists. | 85 | 90 | 100 |
| Texture qualityGuides note ASA texture quality is largely VRAM-bound rather than GPU-render-bound, so keeping textures High costs little FPS while preserving resource and creature clarity at range. | High | High | Epic |
| Effects qualityPerformance-tier guidance lowers effects quality to Low since particle and effect density is called out as a frame-time drain during fights. | Low | Medium | High |
| Frame rate limitPerformance-tier guidance favors an uncapped or monitor-matched frame rate rather than a fixed cap, since GPU load is the limiting factor in ASA before any artificial cap would help. | Uncapped | Uncapped | Uncapped |
| Shadow qualityShadows are repeatedly identified as one of ASA's biggest GPU costs, and performance-tier guidance drops them to Low first. | Low | Medium | High |
| Simulation distanceNot covered by the consulted FPS guides; a lower simulation distance reduces server-side tribe and dino sync load during fights, kept conservative for this performance-first profile. | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| VSyncEvery consulted guide disables VSync across all hardware tiers to cut input latency, which matters most for PvP. | Off | Off | Off |
| Motion blurMotion blur off is a universal recommendation across every consulted guide and hardware tier, since it hurts combat clarity for no performance benefit. | Off | Off | Off |
| Post-process qualityGuides set post-processing to Low in performance-first configurations to reduce GPU load with minimal PvP visibility downside. | Low | Medium | High |
| View distance qualityEven the most aggressive performance tiers stop at Medium rather than Low for view distance, since PvP survival play depends on spotting distant raiders, dinos and structures. | Medium | High | Epic |
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