Best Warzone settings guide: Controller, graphics, and audio

Updated on July 10, 10:30 a.m. (GMT+8): Added relevant Warzone and Modern Warfare 3 guides.

If you’re looking to optimize your gameplay in Warzone, we’ve got you covered.

In this ONE Esports guide, we go over the best Warzone settings for controller, graphics, and audio, so you can jump in ready to pick up victories, not worrying about what your settings should be.

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Best Warzone settings: Controller

Below you can find all of the best controller settings for Warzone broken up by category.

Remember, this is not a hard fast kind of situation, and you can adjust settings for your comfort or what works best for you.

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Input settings:

SETTING	OPTION
Button Layout Preset	Tactical
Bumper Ping	Off
Flip L1/R1 with L2/R2	Off – Claw grip may want to turn this on
Stick Layout Preset	Default
Controller Vibration	Off
Trigger Effect (PS5)	Off

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SETTING	OPTION
Test Stick Deadzone	Off
Left Stick Min	0
Left Stick Max	99
Right Stick Min	4
Right Stick Max	99
Left Trigger	0
Right Trigger	0

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Aiming settings:

SETTING	OPTION
Horizontal Stick Sensitivity	6
Vertical Stick Sensitivity	6
ADS Sensitivity Multiplier	1.00
Sensitivity Multiplier
Ground Vehicles	1.00
Tablet	1.00
Vertical Aim Axis
On Foot	Standard
Ground Vehicles	Standard
Tac-Stance Sensitivity Multiplier	1.00
Aim Response Curve Type	Dynamic
ADS Sensitivity Multiplier (Focus)	1.00
ADS Sensitivity Transition Timing	Instant
Custom Sensitivity Per Zoom	Preference per scope zoom

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Aim assist settings:

SETTING	OPTION
Target Aim Assist	On
Aim Assist Type	Black Ops
Third Person ADS Correction Type	Assist

Motion Sensor Aiming:

SETTING	OPTION
Motion Sensor Behavior	Off

Movement behaviors:

SETTING	OPTION
Automatic Sprint	Automatic Tactical Sprint
Auto Move Forward	Off
Tactical Sprint Behavior	Single Tap Sprint
Grounded Mantle	Off
Automatic Airborne Mantle	Partial
Automatic Ground Mantle	Off
Slide/Dive Behavior	Slide Only
Plunging Underwater	Trigger
Parachute Auto-Deploy	Off
Sprinting Door Bash	On
Ledge Climb Behavior	Mantle Only
Slide Cancel Sprint	Off

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Combat behaviors:

SETTING	OPTION
Aim Down Sight Behavior	Hold
Change Zoom Activation	Sprint/Tactical Sprint/Focus
Focus Behavior	Hold
Equipment Behavior	Hold
Weapon Mount Activation	ADS + Melee
Weapon Mount Exit Delay	Short
Tactical Stance Activation	ADS + Down Button
Tactical Stance Behavior	On Toggle
Interact/Reload Behavior	Prioritize Reload
Armor Plate Behavior	Apply All
ADS Stick Swap	Off
Backpack Control	Directional Buttons
ADS Interruption Behavior	Interrupt
Depleted Ammo Weapon Switch	Off
Quick C4 Detonation	One by One
Manual Fire Behavior	Press

Vehicle behaviors:

SETTING	OPTION
Vehicle Camera Recenter	Short Delay
Camera Initial Position	Free Look
Lean-Out Activation	Melee

Vehicle behaviors:

SETTING	OPTION
Ping Wheel Delay	Moderate
Killstreak Wheel Behavior	Hold

Best Warzone settings: Graphics

We mainly cover the quality and view tab, as the display tab is pretty straightforward for player preference.

Set your monitor to the correct one, move your refresh rate to the highest possible, and turn off Vsync. You can try uncapping your FPS. If it’s smooth, keep it. Otherwise, cap it.

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For Nvidia users, if you have a CPU that is stronger than your GPU, turn your Nvidia Reflex Low Latency to On + Boost. If both are pretty strong, just leave it to on.

Quality settings:

SETTING	OPTION
Quality Presets	Custom
Render Resolution	100
Dynamic Resolution	OFF
Upscaling/Sharpening	FIDELITYFXCAS (85)
Anti-Aliasing	SMAA T2X
VRAM Scale Target	80
Variable Rating Shading	ON
Texture Resolution	Very Low
Texture Filter Anisotropic	Low
Depth of Field	OFF
Detail Quality Level	High
Particle Resolution	Low
Bullet Impacts	ON
Persistent Effects	OFF
Shader Quality	Medium
On-Demand Texture Streaming	OFF
Local Texture Streaming Quality	Low
Shadow Quality	Normal
Screen Space Shadows	Low
Ambient Occlusion	Both
Screen Space Reflections	OFF
Static Reflection Quality	Low
Tessellation	Near
Terrain Memory	Medium
Volumetric Quality	Low
Deferred Physics Quality	OFF
Weather Grid Volumes	Normal
Water Quality	Water Caustics

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View settings:

SETTING	OPTION
Field of View	120 (100-120 is typically fine)
ADS Field of View	Affected
Weapon Field of View	Wide
3rd Person Field of View	90
Vehicle Field of Views	Wide
World Motion Blur	OFF
Weapon Motion Blur	OFF
Film Grain	0.00
1st Person Camera Movement	Least (50%)
3rd Person Camera Movement	Least (50%)
Spectator Camera	Game Perspective
Inverted Flashbang	Preference
Brightness	Preference
Safe Area	Preference

Best Warzone settings: Audio

The game provides six different audio mix presets for various audio setups. Here’s a look at what they all do.

PC — Tightest dynamic range and EQ for use with PC speakers.
Headphones — Tighter dynamic range and EQ for use with headphones.
Headphone Bass Boost — Tighter dynamic range and EQ with enhanced low-end frequencies for use with headphones.
Sound Bar — Tighter dynamic range and EQ for use with soundbar.
Home Theater — High dynamic range setting for use with home theater systems.
Cinema — Highest dynamic range setting for use with cinema theater systems.

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Home Theater is shaping up to be the best pick so far. It makes footsteps stand out more in the audio mix, while ambient noises come in slightly softer.

However, one downside is its apparent focus on treble frequencies, so gunfire can sometimes sound a little shrill. We still recommend it, though.

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SETTING	OPTION
Audio Mix	Home Theater
Speakers/Headphones Game Sound Device	Default System Device
Speaker Output	Stereo
Master Volume	50 (preference)
Music Volume	0
Dialogue Volume	70
Effects Volume	100
Voice Chat Volume	50 (preference)
Hit Marker Sound Effects	Classic
Mono Audio	Off
Reduce Tinnitus Sound	ON

We recommend starting with these settings and then making any adjustments you may see fit as you tune them to your personal playstyle.

Most settings are not one size fits all, so don’t be scared to change things as needed to optimize your performance, and make your experience more enjoyable.

For more Warzone and Modern Warfare coverage, check out our Call of Duty directory.