For those who grew up with the comics and movies set in the Marvel universe, Marvel Rivals presents the ultimate throwback to their childhood. In this new Hero Shooter by NetEase Games, players can choose from an iconic roaster of more than 30 Marvel heroes and utilize the team-up powers between them to seize victory.

But it takes more than just mastering your abilities and honing your skills to truly excel at the game. Without optimizing your graphical options, you'll be playing at a massive disadvantage against your opponents. Thankfully, Marvel Rivals gives you plenty of options to tweak the graphics in the game to squeeze out the best performance from your hardware.

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Marvel Rivals has a lot of costumes, but some will require you to redeem them manually.

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Marvel Rivals doesn't require players to own top-of-the-line hardware to get good performance. The game's system requirement is reasonable, with an RTX 2060 as the recommended graphics card. On top of that, the game offers several adjustment options to set the graphics to your liking. Whether you're after the highest visual fidelity or want to get the most FPS without any flashiness, you'll be able to experience the game the way you see fit.

Here's the setting we recommend to get the most FPS out of your hardware without sacrificing too much of the visuals.

Setting Type

Setting Name

Recommended Option

Note

Display

Target Display

Primary Monitor

If you have multiple displays, this makes sure the game runs on your primary screen.

Display Mode

Fullscreen

This setting ensures your system dedicates the maximum resources to the game instead of background applications.

Aspect Ratio

Depends on your primary Display Monitor

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Resolution

Depends on your primary Display Monitor

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Anti-Aliasing and Super Resolution Type

DLSS/Xess/FSR

Choose DLSS for Nvidia, Xess for Intel, and FSR for AMD graphics cards.

Super Resolution Mode

Quality

Offers a good balance of image clarity and performance.

Super Resolution Sharpening

70–80

Setting it at a higher value causes image distortion.

Frame Generation Mode

Off

Turning it on increases input lag.

Low Latency Mode

Nvidia Reflex Low Latency.

Reduces input lag and increases responsiveness. Requires an Nvidia graphics card.

Brightness

50

Has no impact on performance. Adjust according to taste.

Limit FPS

Off

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V-Sync

Off

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Graphics

Graphics Quality

Custom

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Global Illumination

SSGI - Low Quality

Adjusts Global Illumination. Higher settings offer better lighting, but the performance cost is high. We recommend setting it low for best performance.

Reflection Quality

Screen Space Reflection

Affects the quality of reflections. Screen Space Reflection has low performance hit.

Model Detail

High

Makes the hero models look more realistic. The performance impact is low when set to high.

Post-Processing

Low

Reduces the quality of in-game visual effects. High impact on performance.

Shadow Detail

Medium

Affects the quality of shadows. Medium offers realistic shadows without compromising performance.

Texture Detail

High

Higher setting increases the clarity of object textures in the game.

Effects Detail

Low

Enhances the quality of ability effects and scenes. Set it to low to avoid a massive performance hit.

Foliage Quality

Medium

Affects grass and other in-game foliage. Medium offers a good balance.

You can click on the Optimize button under Optimized Settings option to let the game choose the best graphical preset for you.

While our recommended PC settings can serve as a baseline, if you're playing on old hardware, adjust the options further to get the most in-game FPS. Refer to the notes we dropped beside each option while adjusting until you strike a good balance of visuals and performance in Marvel Rivals.

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Third-Person Shooter
Action
Multiplayer
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Top Critic Avg: 78 /100 Critics Rec: 84%
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Released
December 6, 2024
ESRB
T For Teen // Violence
Developer(s)
NetEase Games
Publisher(s)
NetEase Games
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
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Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
Cross-Platform Play
Limited - console crossplay, no PC crossplay
Cross Save
No
Franchise
Marvel
Number of Players
1-6
Steam Deck Compatibility
Unknown
PC Release Date
December 6, 2024
Xbox Series X|S Release Date
December 6, 2024
PS5 Release Date
December 6, 2024
Genre(s)
Third-Person Shooter, Action, Multiplayer
How Long To Beat
7.5 hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
20 GB