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Optimize Windows 11 for Marvel Rivals

September 11, 2025 · 11 min read

We measured this on mid and high-end rigs running Marvel Rivals and only kept the tweaks that moved 1% lows, not just the average FPS counter. Here's what survived testing.

Start with a clean Windows baseline

Before touching anything game-side, get the OS out of the way. A bloated startup and aggressive background services steal CPU time exactly when you're mid-fight.

Set the power plan to High Performance (or Ultimate), disable startup apps you don't need, and turn off Memory Integrity if you're chasing every last frame — re-test after each change.

  • Power plan → High Performance / Ultimate
  • Disable non-essential startup apps in Task Manager
  • Turn off Game Bar + background recording
  • Set Graphics preference → High Performance for the game's .exe

Lock your GPU control panel

Driver-level settings override in-game ones, so a misconfigured control panel quietly caps Marvel Rivals. We standardise these on every build.

Force the GPU into its max performance state so it doesn't down-clock between rounds.

  • Power management → Prefer maximum performance
  • Low Latency Mode → Ultra (or Radeon Anti-Lag On)
  • Texture filtering → Performance / High performance
  • Disable in-game V-Sync; cap FPS just under your refresh instead

Kill input latency at the source

End-to-end latency is the metric that actually decides duels in Marvel Rivals — not raw FPS. Reflex/Anti-Lag, a sane FPS cap and high polling all stack here.

Enable NVIDIA Reflex (or the AMD equivalent) where supported, run your mouse at 1000Hz+ and disable any 'enhance pointer precision' acceleration in Windows.

  • NVIDIA Reflex → On + Boost (if available)
  • Mouse polling → 1000Hz minimum (8000Hz on supported sensors)
  • Windows pointer acceleration → Off
  • Fullscreen (exclusive) over borderless where the game allows it
// The TL;DR
  • Power plan → High Performance / Ultimate
  • Power management → Prefer maximum performance
  • NVIDIA Reflex → On + Boost (if available)
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