In this guide, we will show you some suggestive tips to get decent FPS and visuals for NFS Heat. These graphical changes will aid you in enjoying the game with a good balance of framerates and graphics.
If you face issues with the game running in a choppy way or maybe a general lag is occuring, check the Performance Fix guide here.
Best Graphics Settings in NFS Heat
PC specs used to test
- CPU: i3 8100
- GPU: GTX 1050ti OC 4GB
- RAM: 16GB
- HDD: Seagate barracuda 1TB
Tweaking origin overlay
If you are experiencing low FPS, performance issues, or lags, Try turning the origin overlay in-game off. Then try again with it turned off. To turn it off, press ctrl+F1 from in-game or go to origin settings > toggle the “enable origin in-game” to off.
Best In-game Graphics Settings for NFS heat
- Effect Detail: Medium
- Geometry Detail: High
- Anti-Aliasing: FXAA
- Terrain Quality: Hight
- Vegetation Detail: Medium
- Post-processing Quality: High
- Reflection Quality: Medium
- Depth of field: Low
- Lighting Quality: High
These are the optimum settings for NFS heat at its current state. These settings should fetch you somewhere around 55-60 FPS. If these settings are still causing problems, you can disable the AA and lower the graphics to medium. That should be enough to run the game at 60FPS+.
System Requirements
MINIMUM SPECS
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10Processor: FX-6350 or Equivalent; Core i5-3570 or Equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD: Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 50 GB available space
RECOMMENDED SPECS
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10Processor: Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent; Core i7-4790 or Equivalent
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD: Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 50 GB available space
About The Game
A thrilling race experience pits you against a city’s rogue police force as you battle your way into street racing’s elite. Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.By day, Palm City hosts the Speedhunter Showdown, a sanctioned competition where you earn Bank to customize and upgrade your high-performance cars. At night, ramp up the intensity in illicit street races that build your reputation, getting you access to bigger races and better parts. But stay ready – cops are waiting and not all of them play fair.
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Last Updated on April 9, 2024
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My pc specs i3 3220 my gpu amd 5500xt 4gb ram 16gb but still getting between 25-32fps
I think your processor and gpu are hindering it. A 3rd gen intel with dual core is not supposed to run a game like Heat at very high fps. My frnd has ryzen 5 2600 with a 16gb ram and rtx 2060, and said that even he couldn’t run the game smoothly over 50-60fps. I have a ryzen 5 3600, and still i hardly get 65-70fps.
You are wrong..I have a i5 760 which is a first gen intel overclocked to 3.8ghz and paired it with zotac 1660 super amp, im getting a solid 70 fps in medium quality and scaling resolution to 150% in game….but if the processer is at default speed 2.8 ghz the fps struggles…cpu bottleneck there…
Turn the rendering resolution down to 1280×720 and turn on TAA. Keep depth of field off and lighting and shadows at low. Crank up whatever else you need, especially textures and geometry at high.
To play this game on older hardware turn the rendering resolution down to 1280×720 and turn on TAA. TAA will recreate the edges and upscale the game at very low resource cost and the game will still look crisp even at low resolution! Keep depth of field off and lighting and shadows at low. Crank up whatever else you need, especially textures and geometry at high.