Best Fortnite Power Plan Settings for Max FPS

Fortnite

May 7, 2025

Tarun Sayal

On the lookout for the best power plan settings for Fortnite to yield the max FPS? When it comes to getting every last frame in Fortnite, most players think about tinkering with in-game graphics settings, resolution and hardware upgrades. But one often neglected aspect is your system’s power plan.

For those who don’t know, on Windows, the power plan determines how your CPU and other components behave under different loads. Changing these settings can directly affect your frame rate, especially on lower or mid range systems.

How To Optimize Power Plan Settings To Get Max FPS in Fortnite

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So let’s start from scratch. By default, Windows usually runs with a “Balanced” power plan. We know that many players didn’t know about this because their PC is already delivering decent frame rates and the balanced is already an optimized option, thanks to Microsoft developers.

However, we can’t ignore the fact that the balanced setting is intended to save energy by automatically adjusting your CPU’s performance based on usage. Though this is okay for typical tasks such as browsing or video playback, it can lead to performance drops during intense gaming sessions, especially for those who play on mid-low end PCs.

Fortnite, with its intense build battles and quick environmental changes, requires constant high-performance output, which the Balanced plan is not designed to deliver as long as you don’t own an RTX 4090 machine.

To maximize the performance of your system, it is suggested to change to the High Performance or Ultimate Performance power plan. The High Performance plan disables most of the power-saving features that cap your CPU and keep your system running at top speed.

It enables smoother frame rates and quicker response times in heavy use cases. For most of you, this simple change will result in a tangible increase in FPS stability, especially in end-game where performance usually drops.

Take it a step further

If you want to take it a step further, the Ultimate Performance plan that is available in Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Windows 11 takes it even further by reducing micro-latencies and keeping all cores and hardware at 100% at all times.

It is specially designed for high-end workstations but can be manually enabled for gaming. Though the FPS boost from Ultimate to High Performance is usually quite low, it may cut down on tiny stutters or input lag on capable hardware.

To switch your power plan, go to Control Panel and Power Options. Then, choose High Performance or click “Show more plans” if it doesn’t show up. If you wish to enable Ultimate Performance, you will need to run a command:

powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61 (try at your own risk as it can lead to thermal throttling)

After pressing Enter, Ultimate Performance should show up in your power settings menu.

It is also necessary to combine these power plan modifications with other system tweaks. Make sure you have the latest GPU drivers, shut off background programs, and switch performance mode on in Windows settings if it is available.

While no power plan can compensate for weak hardware or poorly set game settings, it prevents your CPU from being artificially capped by power-saving features in the most critical moments of the game.