CS is a shooter where every millisecond is vital. Many players complain about poor optimisation and input latency in Counter-Strike 2, so we are going to show you how to fix this problem. In this guide, you'll learn how to fix input latency in CS2.
After playing several games at high ranks, we have found that some settings have a major effect on input latency. Through a lot of tinkering with the game's settings and files, we found the optimal settings for a comfortable experience. Below you can find all the details on how to resolve these issues.
How to Fix Input Latency in Counter Strike 2
Input latency is one of the most common problems experienced by gamers. It is mainly influenced by your settings, some of which can increase latency. Let's take a look at what you need to do to play CS2 without encountering latency problems:
In Game Settings
Some settings have a significant impact on input lag, here are some of them:
- Disable Vertical Sync. With Vertical Sync enabled, input lag increases by 15 ms. You will agree that this is quite a lot for one setting. Turning it off will significantly improve the input latency.
- The Multisampling Anti-Aliasing mode provides an input latency of around 0.89ms. We recommend that you reduce this setting as it will have an important effect on input latency.
- The Ambient Occlusion setting also has a significant impact on input latency. Reduce this setting to at least Medium for the lowest input latency.
- Global Shadow Quality is another setting that increases the delay by 0.30ms.
- Unlock the FPS. Start the game, open the Toggle Console and enter the following command: fps_max 0.
- Disable Nvidia Reflex. If you have an Nvidia video card, turn off this technology. This should help reduce input latency in CS2.
Nvidia Control Panel Settings
- Enable Low Latency in Nvidia settings. This is one of the methods that can improve the input latency situation.
- Prioritise maximum performance. This setting will not only affect input latency but also FPS, which is also very important.
- Enable Fixed Refresh and High-Performance Texture Filtering. Enabling these settings can improve the input latency situation.
Windows Settings
- Disable Full-Screen Optimisation. Browse to the local game files, open the game folder, then bin and win64. Right-click on cs2.exe and open its properties. Select the Compatibility tab and disable Full Screen Optimisation.
- Turn off Game Mode. This mode usually just ruins everything and makes performance worse.
By the way, if you want to read even more CS2 content, here we have a guide on how to fix no Audio Issue in Counter Strike 2, make sure to check it out!
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