Should You Turn On The Multithreaded Rendering in Valorant? [Explained]
Valorant is currently one of the most popular if not the most popular online FPS shooter with millions of players.
Even though Riot Games developed it keeping the most humble PC systems in mind, games like Valorant thrive on higher framerates.
Like me, if you ever turned to the internet, looking for ways to get more performance in Valorant, you must have heard of this frequently discussed tip to turn on the multithreaded rendering.
Yes, turning on multithreaded rendering in Valorant could theoretically boost up your FPS but many players have complained that it did nothing for them, and it even crashed their PCs in some cases!
So, what gives? In this article, I’ll tell you what multithreaded rendering is and whether turning it on in Valorant boosts FPS or not, stick around!
What is Multithreaded Rendering?
Modern CPUs come with Cores; these are smaller physical, independent CPUs built within them. These cores are further divided into Threads (virtual cores).
Modern CPUs can distribute multiple tasks to these cores and threads, so the workload gets lighter, this is called multithreading.
And, multithreaded rendering in video games is about splitting the workload and taking off the burden from the CPU so you may get better performance.
FYI: Multithreading in Intel CPUs is called ‘Hyperthreading’ and in AMD processors, it is known as SMT or ‘Simultaneous Multithreading’.
Multithreaded Rendering in Valorant On or Off?
In order to use multithreaded rendering in games such as Valorant and Fortnite to gain some FPS boost, there are a few requirements your PC must meet beforehand, they are:
If these conditions aren’t met, either the game will not show the multithreaded rendering option in its menu or it won’t work if it does.
So, if you have a high-end PC you should turn on the multithreaded rendering on in Valorant since this setting can significantly improve CPU performance and upscale the graphics quality!
How To Check If Your PC Meets The Multithreaded Rendering Requirements For Valorant
If you are unsure whether your PC meets the requirements for multithreaded rendering in Valorant or not, here’s a compact list to do just that:
To check your RAM:
Click on the Windows button and select “Settings”, go to “System” and click on “About”, you’ll see your RAM there.
To check your VRAM:
Open “Settings” again and select “Display”, go to “Advanced Display Settings” and click on “Display Adaptor Properties For Display 1”, you’ll see your VRAM or “Dedicated Video Memory”.
To check the number of cores:
Press “CTRL” + “SHIFT” + “ESC” together, then select “Performance” and click on “CPU”. You’ll see your cores and threads mentioned there.
How To Turn On The Multithreaded Rendering in Valorant?
Click on the gear [
] icon which is sitting in the upper right corner of the main menu to get to Options.
Now, click on Settings and then on Graphics Quality.
The first option here is Multithreaded Rendering, click it to the ‘On’ condition.
Multithreaded Rendering Not Showing Up in Valorant?
A significant portion of Valorant players has reported being unable to locate the multithreaded rendering option anywhere in the game menus.
If you too are unable to see the multithreaded rendering option then there could be a few reasons for that as encountered by the player base of Valorant in these years, these reasons were:
1. Your CPU Doesn’t Meet The Multithreading Requirements
As discussed above, if your PC isn’t multi-cored or lacks other requirements to perform multithreading then you won’t see the multithreaded rendering option in Valorant’s options menu in the first place.
2. Your Drivers Aren’t Updated
Another big reason that makes the multithreading rendering not show up in the Valorant options menu is that your graphics drivers are old.
Thus, first, make sure that all your graphics drivers are updated. Here’s how to update your graphics drivers in Windows 10:
Simultaneously press the Windows key and the ‘X’ key.
Select ‘Device Manager’ from the popped-up list on the left side of the screen.
Double-click on ‘Display Adapters’, this will show you your Graphics Card Name.
Right-click on it and it will show you a few options, the first one among them is ‘Update Driver’, click on that.
Now, click ‘search automatically for drivers’.
This will automatically update your old drivers, now restart the device.
3. Your Windows Needs To Be Re-Installed
A few players have reported that once they re-installed Windows 10 on their PC, they could access the multithreaded rendering option in Valorant.
Beware that this process is a demanding one and requires a lot of caution.
Go to Microsoft’s support page to know how to re-install Windows on your computer.
4. Make Sure Your PC Has Allowance For Multithreading
Even if your PC can perform multithreaded rendering, you do need to turn this function on in your system.
To do that you first have to boot your PC in BIOS mode and then turn on the option of hyperthreading or SMT.
To enter BIOS mode, you have to shut down your PC or laptop and then restart it again. As it is restarting you have to press a special button repeatedly which differs in different systems.
Usually, it’s the ‘Esc’ key for most HP laptops, you can google your PC model's Startup Menu key to know your special key.
Once in the Startup menu, press ‘F10’ to enter BIOS settings. Once there do this:
First, select ‘Processors’ and then select ‘Properties’ from the menu.
Now, turn on the “Hyperthreading” or “Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT)”.
Now, hit ‘Exit’ and select ‘Save’ from the exit menu.
Best Settings To Ensure More FPS in Valorant
Even though Valorant works on almost every system but still there are a few option tweaks alongside multithreaded rendering to improve your FPS numbers, here they are:
Display Mode: Fullscreen
Resolution: Native resolution
Frame Rate Limit: Unlimited
Material Quality: Medium
Texture Quality: Medium
Detail Quality: High (or Medium if performance dips)
UI Quality: Low
Vignette: Off
Vsync: Off
Anti-Aliasing: MSAA 2x or 4x
Anisotropic Filtering: 8x or 4x
Improve Clarity: Off
Bloom: Off
Distortion: Off
First-Person Shadows: Off
These settings should give you a significant FPS boost in Valorant.
A Few More Tips To Improve Performance in Valorant
Additionally, you can try following these simple steps to squeeze more performance in your Valorant gaming sessions:
1. Turn off the ‘Show Corpse’ Option
Under the Mature Settings tab, turning off the ‘show corpse’ option is highly recommended since this will take away the load to render full-fledged dead bodies of fallen enemies resulting in better FPS.
2. Set Your PC For “High Performance”
In the windows search bar, type ‘control panel’, and open it.
Locate and open ‘Power Options’.
Set power plan to ‘High Performance’.
Exit.
3. Game Mode Settings Tweak
In the windows search bar, type ‘Game Mode’. Once it opens up, toggle it on.
Additionally, search for ‘Game Bar’ and turn it off.
Finally, search for Graphics Settings, inside the settings, add the ‘Valorant.exe’ file from the game’s installation folder and follow the instructions to set everything to ‘High Performance’.
4. Run It Simple!
You do not have to use multithreaded rendering since Valorant was developed keeping low-end CPUs in mind, just keep everything to as low as you want and start playing.
Many players with high-end CPUs have reported that turning on the multithreaded rendering Valorant dropped their framerates!
Following these tips, you could see some nice improvements in your FPS while playing Valorant.
FAQs
Why can’t I see multithreaded rendering option in Valorant?
Sometimes the multithreaded rendering doesn’t show up in Valorant because either your system can’t perform multithreading or your drivers aren’t updated. It is advised to update your graphics drivers to enable multithreaded rendering in Valorant.
Did Valorant remove multithreaded rendering?
No, the option to either switch on or off the multithreaded rendering in Valorant has not been removed by the developers.
Does using multithreaded rendering improve FPS and input lag?
While multithreaded rendering does tend to improve FPS in rendering optimized games, it has also been shown to increase input lag as well, as noted by many gamers. So, yes multithreaded rendering may increase FPS and input lags.
It all depends on how high-end your PC actually is. If you have a state-of-the-art PC then you should keep the multithreaded rendering on while playing Valorant. If you have a low or mid-tier PC, it’s better to play without the multithreaded rendering enabled.
Happy gaming.
