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Fortnite’s new “performance mode” hopes to double framerates on older hardwareBelow the lowest graphics sliders.
Below the lowest graphics sliders.
Wouldn’t be showing off too many screenshots, but acceptable enough if you’re a decade behind the hardware curve.
It’s a bit rougher, with distant scenery looking particularly “soft”, but Fortnite’s cartoon aesthetic helps carry the lack of detail. Honestly, as someone who kinda exclusively does their Fortnite’ing on Switch these days, it looks perfectly playable.
Folks running Fortnite on older hardware will be prompted to turn on performance mode on login, or else enabled through the game’s graphics options with a quick restart. Example comparisons show a machine with an Intel i5 CPU and integrated graphics doubling in framerate - though, as always, your mileage will vary.
Of course, folks running in performance won’t be needing all those drive-filling textures. Today’s update also adds a nice little install option, letting you opt-out of “high-resolution textures”. This chops roughly 14GB off the game’s install size, bringing Fortnite down to a minimum footprint of 17.3GB. Combined withthat 60GB file shrinkthe other month, and the prospect of just downloading Epic’s behemoth battle royale becomes a lot less daunting.
Who wants to sit around waiting for downloads when they could beflossing with the Mandalorianordriving a tiny Halo car around, anyway? Fortnite really did get weird, huh.
