F1 2020 is out now and the game does have relatively high requirements on PC. The recommended CPUs are the Intel Core i5 9600K and AMD Ryzen 5 2600X. The recommended graphics cards are the Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti and AMD RX 590. If you do not meet the recommended requirements of F1 2020 PC then you need not worry. In this F1 2020 PC optimization guide, we are going to go over how you can run the game at 60 FPS and above.
F1 2020 PC Optimization
The following are some steps that you can follow in order to get the best performance when playing F1 2020 on PC.
Update Your Graphics Drivers
Before doing anything at all, make sure that your graphics drivers are up to date. When a new game is released, Nvidia and AMD release a new driver update that improves the performance of your graphics card for that specific game. Make sure that your graphics card drivers are up to date in order to get the best possible performance. Use the links below to learn about the latest drivers and install them.
Steam Launch Tweak
You can tweak Steam settings to make sure that your hardware is being used to the max. Launch steam and go to your games library. Find F1 2020 and right-click on it. Click on properties and go to the set launch options section located in the general tab. Past the following in the command box:
-USEALLAVAILABLECORES -high
Best PC Settings For F1 2020
With that out of the way you can head over and launch the game. The following are the settings that we recommend you try out first.
| HDR | Off |
| Anisotropic Filtering | Off |
| Anti-Aliasing | TAA |
| Frame Rate Limit | Off |
| VSync | Off |
| Display Mode | Fullscreen |
If these settings do not do the trick and you need better performance then you can use the following settings instead:
| HDR | Off |
| Anisotropic Filtering | Off |
| Anti-Aliasing | Off |
| Frame Rate Limit | Off |
| VSync | Off |
| Display Mode | Fullscreen |
With the video settings out of the way, we can move on to the advanced graphics settings. Head over to the game options and select settings. Head over to graphics settings and select the advance settings options. Try the following settings first:
| SSRT Shadows | Off |
| Skidmarks Blending | Off |
| Skidmarks | Off |
| Ground Cover | Low |
| Weather Effects | Low |
| Vehicle Reflections | Medium |
| Texture Streaming | High |
| Screen Space Reflections | Off |
| Ambient Occlusion | Off |
| Mirrors | Ultra High |
| Crowd | Low |
| Particles | Medium |
| Advanced Smoke Shadows | Off |
| Smoke Shadows | Off |
| Shadows | Medium |
| Post Process | Low |
| Lighting Quality | Medium |
If these settings do not meet your needs and you need more FPS then you can use the following settings. These settings will reduce image quality dramatically.
| SSRT Shadows | Off |
| Skidmarks Blending | Off |
| Skidmarks | Off |
| Ground Cover | Low |
| Weather Effects | Low |
| Vehicle Reflections | Ultra Low |
| Texture Streaming | Ultra Low |
| Screen Space Reflections | Off |
| Ambient Occlusion | Off |
| Mirrors | Low |
| Crowd | Low |
| Particles | Off |
| Advanced Smoke Shadows | Off |
| Smoke Shadows | Off |
| Shadows | Ultra Low |
| Post Process | Low |
| Lighting Quality | Low |
Apply these changes and restart the game. If you notice stream tearing then you can try using VSync. If you monitor supports G-Sync or FreeSync then you can go with those as well.
That is all for our F1 2020 PC Optimization guide. If you are interested in learning more about the game then you can check out our F1 2020 MyTeam guide.