Best Apex settings for RTX 3070
Recommended at 1440p: expect 147–187 FPS after applying the playbook below. Range derived from published benchmark measurements for this game. RTX 3070 pairs cleanly with Apex — no single component is the wall.
Your RTX 3070 and Apex are paired well — neither is the runaway bottleneck. The biggest FPS gains come from a balanced cut: drop a couple of expensive effects (shadows, volumetrics) without touching what makes the game look like Apex.
Apply these settings in Apex
Ranked by FPS impact for tier A hardware. Apply the high-impact ones first — top three usually account for 60% of the gain.
Adds input lag, ruins responsiveness. Apex caps at 300 FPS engine-side; no need for vsync.
Largest single FPS gain in Apex. Visibility doesn't suffer.
Huge GPU cost, dust effects barely visible. Always disabled in competitive setups.
Set to your VRAM minus ~1GB to leave headroom for the OS. Your 8GB card can comfortably stream 7GB of textures.
Sun shadows are a big GPU expense in outdoor zones. Low both keeps frametimes flat in firefights.
Big FPS spike when multiple bodies drop. Low keeps the fight clean.
Removes intro video and unlocks the FPS cap so you hit the engine's 300 ceiling on a capable GPU.
NVIDIA-specific tweaks
These are in NVIDIA Control Panel + GeForce App.
Single biggest input-latency improvement on NVIDIA. ~10–25 ms reduction depending on title. Always on.
Windows Settings → Display → Graphics. Enables CPU offload for GPU work scheduling. Small but consistent gain.
NVIDIA Control Panel → 3D Settings → set per game. Forces full clocks during play.
How Apex runs on RTX 3070
Apex Legends uses a modified Source engine (Respawn branch) that's famously CPU-bound. The engine caps at 300 FPS and relies on single-threaded draw submission, making CPU clock speed more important than GPU power above mid-tier cards. On a RTX 3070, you'll likely hit CPU limits before GPU limits unless you're running at 1440p+ with effects cranked.
With a RTX 3070, you have headroom to keep most visual settings at Medium or above. Focus optimization on the 2-3 settings that cost the most FPS (usually shadows and post-processing) rather than dropping everything to Low.
Known quirks for RTX 3070 in Apex
- •The 300 FPS engine cap means GPU upgrades past mid-tier have diminishing returns
- •Adaptive Resolution Target adjusts resolution on the fly — disable it for consistent visual clarity
- •Sun Shadow Detail is the single most expensive setting at 15-25 FPS cost
How we rank these settings
BetterFPS ranks each setting by its FPS-per-quality-cost ratio for your GPU tier. We pull from engine documentation, community benchmarks, and driver release notes to estimate each setting's render cost on NVIDIA A-tier hardware at 1440p. High-impact settings are those where disabling or lowering them recovers significant frame time with minimal perceptible quality loss. The personalized optimizer refines these further using your CPU, RAM, and monitor refresh rate.
About the RTX 3070
The RTX 3070 (2020 release, 8GB VRAM) is a high-end card. At 1440p in Apex, the biggest FPS levers are upscaling, shadow detail, and brand-specific latency reducers (NVIDIA Reflex). The settings above are the floor — for a fully personalized playbook factoring CPU, RAM, and your monitor refresh rate, run BetterFPS.
Keep this playbook current
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