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Halo Infinite brings the franchise to a new level of accessibility because not only is it free but it's also available on PC as well as Xbox consoles. So, as long as you have a good enough computer, you can now play Halo without buying an Xbox. On PC, Halo fans now also have access to the game's video settings, but finding that balance between performance and graphics can be difficult.

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In this guide, you will find a list of optimized settings. Plus, short descriptions of what these settings do. We also briefly cover the minimum requirements to run Halo Infinite and the kind of performance impact you can expect from the game. At the end of this guide, you will find information on further increasing your fps, but at severe graphical cost.

Minimum And Recommend Specs For Halo Infinite

These are the minimum and recommended specs to run Halo Infinite on PC.

Minimum Specs Recommended Specs
OS Windows 10 (RS5 x64) Windows 10 (19H2 x64)
Processor AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel i5-4440 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or Intel i7-9700k
Memory 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
Graphics AMD RX 570 or Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti Radeon RX 5700 XT or Nvidia RTX 2070
Direct X Version 12 Version 12
Storage 50 GB 50 GB

The minimum specs are a hardware setup that is the bare minimum required to run the game at 1080p 30 fps. In no way is this setup ideal for Halo Infinite, and you will ideally want a computer with similar hardware to the recommended specs.

Additionally, you should make sure that your video card drivers are up to date. For Nvidia video cards, driver updates happen through the GeForce Experience app. For AMD cards, you can update them through the AMD Radeon Settings. You will need a graphics card with at least 4 GB of V-Ram to have a smooth experience.

What's The Difference Between Low, Medium, High, and Ultra Settings On Halo Infinite?

There are four preset graphics options in Halo Infinite. The primary difference between all four is the quality of textures, anti-aliasing, and rendering effects. The Low preset sacrifices many graphical flourishes to drastically increase your frame rate, and while it is the worst graphics setting in the game, it still looks great. However, bear in mind that the low preset in Halo Infinite is still demanding on your hardware, especially on lower spec machines. Setting the game to Medium will involve a slight hit on your performance but give a noticeably better image. If your graphics card can handle medium and retain a frame rate of over or around 60 fps at 1080p, this is a solid option and will give you the most balanced experience.

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Once we get to the high and even ultra settings, you will likely want to be using a newer graphics card, either a top-of-the-line previous-generation card or a current-gen (RTX 3000 series or the Radeon 6000 series). The reason is that these settings require a significant amount of resources to bring the game over the 60 fps mark, and the newer cards will be the best to accomplish that goal.

At High and Ultra, you will get the cleanest image, as well as the sharpest effects possible in the game. These presets look great, but the difference from Low to Ultra is not as drastic as you might assume.

Does Halo Infinite Have DLSS or AMD Fidelity FX? What about Ray-Tracing?

The short answer is no. Halo Infinite does not have support for DLSS or Fidelity FX at launch. Nor does Halo Infinite support Ray Tracing at launch.

DLSS and AMD Fidelity FX are upscaling technologies that increase your framerate while preserving graphical detail. Currently, Halo Infinite uses a proprietary upscaling technology when you use the resolution scale. Ray Tracing is a graphically expensive rendering setting that drastically improves lighting settings.

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Seeing as this article focuses on Multiplayer only, you will want to avoid Ray-Tracing settings anyways because it will not benefit your experience in any meaningful way. Fidelity FX and Ray-Tracing support might come to Halo Infinite someday because Microsoft has announced a continued partnership with AMD. Until then, you will have to make do with traditional graphics settings on PC.

What Settings Should I Use For The Halo Infinite Campaign?

Like most single-player games, fps matters less, so feel free to bump up the graphics settings to medium or high. A high-end graphics card like an RTX 3080 is ideal for the ultra preset, so you will want to use medium to high for any graphics card below that performance level.

When balancing your settings for the campaign, aim for around 60 fps with the best texture qualities that you can muster. On an RTX 3060, you can run the game at 60 fps on the high preset at 1440p, although you might want to toggle dynamic resolution scaling by setting the minimum frame rate to 60.

Best Optimized Settings For Halo Infinite Multiplayer

These settings are the best ones to optimize your frame rate and graphical settings. We tested them on an Nvidia RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card, and we managed to get 100-120 frames per second. Lower-end video cards will have fewer frames but should still hit 60 fps as long as you use a graphics card that is better than the minimum requirements and has at least 4 GB of V-Ram. Higher-end video cards will easily surpass 120 fps with these settings.

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At the bottom of each graphics setting section will be a short write-up about options that have a drastic effect on your frame rate. Depending on your gaming PC, you can play with some settings, but the ones below will squeeze out the most performance while keeping the game looking good.

Best Custom Display Settings For Halo Infinite Multiplayer

Field of View 90-100 (Personal Preference)
Display Adapter Your Primary Graphics Card
Display Monitor Your Primary Monitor
Borderless Fullscreen On
Window Size Disabled
Resolution Scale Target 1080p
Minimum Frame Rate 60 fps
Maximum Frame Rate Monitors Refresh Rate
V-Sync Off (Personal preference) (Non-VRR monitors might have screen tearing and if this is a problem turn it back On)
Limit Inactive Frame Limit On

The most important settings that affect performance in the display section are Resolution Scale, Minimum Frame Rate, and Maximum Frame Rate.

The Resolution Scale should be set to 1080p or 1440p in most cases, even if you have a better monitor. This setting renders the game in the target resolution and upscales the image to your monitor's resolution. If you are concerned that your video card cannot reach 60 fps even with these optimized settings, you can set the minimum frame rate to 60 fps.

What this setting will do is scale your resolution dynamically when your framerate drops below the target so that the game prioritizes frames over image quality. The same principle applies to higher frame rates on higher-end cards, but this kind of resolution scaling is far more noticeable at higher fps. It is best that you only use this setting if you have to.

The final noteworthy graphics option is the maximum frame rate, which you should set to the maximum refresh rate of your panel. So, if you have a 144hz panel, set this to 144. Likewise, if your monitor can only do 60 hertz, set the limit to 60.

Best Custom Graphics Settings For Halo Infinite Multiplayer

Quality Preset Custom
Anti-Aliasing Low
Texture Filtering Low
Ambient Occlusion Low
Texture Quality Medium
Geometric Quality Medium
Reflections Low
Depth of Field High
Shadow Quality Low
Lighting Quality Medium
Volumetric Fog Quality Low
Cloud Quality Low
Dynamic Wind Off
Ground Cover Quality Low
Effects Quality Low
Decal Quality Medium
Animation Quality Auto
Terrain Quality Low
Simulation Quality Low
Flocking Quality Low
ASync Compute Off

These custom settings hit the sweet spot in terms of graphics and performance. As mentioned above, Low settings in Halo Infinite are far from bad, and the performance gained by dropping down to Low is significant.

You will notice that some settings are Medium, and that is because these settings don't drastically hinder your performance at Medium detail. That said, if you have limited V-Ram, you may need to cut these down to Low. This section is where you can play around the most and get lost in the minutia of weighting performance vs. graphics. Use these settings as a starting place, and if your graphics card is outpacing your monitor's maximum refresh rate, start cranking up the quality.

Best Custom Sensory Settings For Halo Infinite

Blur 0-100% (personal preference)
Screen Shake 0-100% (personal preference)
Exposure 50-100% (personal preference)
Full-Screen Effects 0-100% (personal preference)
Speed Lines On or Off (personal preference)
Sharpening 50-100% (personal preference)

This last section is entirely up to you because these settings do not affect performance, and people have strong opinions about these details. Most people dislike motion blur and prefer a cleaner image as they move around, but sometimes motion blur enhances the feeling of a game. The same idea applies to the rest of these settings. So, if you want pure uncinematic gameplay, make sure to turn them all off.

A pro-tip for those who feel motion sickness while playing games is to turn off screen shake. This setup will reduce the intensity of on-screen motion and make it a more pleasant experience for you.

Going Beyond Optimized Settings AKA How To Get More FPS

If you have a 1440p or 4K monitor, the best way to get more fps is to cut down your resolution to 1080p or 1440p. You will lose some sharpness from scaling down, but it is not that bad on a desktop monitor. The performance gained from dropping 1440p to 1080p or 4K to 1440p is rather significant.

In a test for this article, the performance increase from going down from 1440p to 1080p was over 20 fps. Going below 1080p is not recommended.

The Low preset is probably the sweet spot for maximizing fps, but if you want as many frames as possible, you should consider turning off Reflections and Volumetric Fog. Additionally, it is time to revisit the Minimum Frame Rate option because you can toggle it to ensure that you get at least 60 fps. As mentioned before, this option will dynamically change your resolution to ensure that you always hit that base number. This feature can be great on lower-end video cards, but you will have to put up with some noticeable resolution shifts. Minimum Frame Rate can also apply to much higher frame rates (like 120 fps), and it will work well, but this will drastically affect your image quality when your fps dips below that threshold. That said, if you do not mind hazier graphics, this is a valid option.

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