Best CS2 Settings for FPS & Aim
Practical, balanced settings to lift your frame rate and sharpen your aim — without chasing placebo tweaks.
Video settings for FPS
Frame rate is mostly won in the video menu. A high, stable FPS reduces input lag and makes peeking feel crisp.
- Run fullscreen at your monitor's native resolution and refresh rate.
- Lower shadow quality and model/texture detail first — these tend to give the biggest gains.
- Keep multicore rendering enabled on modern CPUs.
- Aim for FPS comfortably above your refresh rate (for example 200+ on a 144Hz screen) for headroom.
Sensitivity
Pick one sensitivity and commit. Many professionals sit on a fairly low eDPI — community figures often cite an average somewhere around 800 (for example 400 DPI at 2.0 in-game). Lower sens favours controllable sprays and steadier arm aim. Adjust only in small steps and give each change time.
Crosshair
A clean static crosshair helps placement. Good starting points:
- Style: static (no dynamic movement).
- Thickness around 1 and a small gap so it doesn't hide heads at range.
- A bright colour with a thin outline for visibility against any background.
Viewmodel and FOV
CS2 keeps a fixed field of view, but you can move the weapon model. Many players use a viewmodel_fov around 60–68 and push the gun slightly right and down so it blocks less of the screen. Save your values so they persist.
Launch options worth using
Keep launch options minimal. Common picks are -novid to skip the intro, -high for process priority and -fullscreen. Many old CS:GO flags no longer apply. For the specific console commands behind these tweaks, see our console commands guide, or search the FAQ for quick answers.