Genshin Impact PC Settings: Best Graphics and FPS Setup

The Genshin Impact PC settings that matter most are Render Resolution, Shadow Quality and the FPS cap. On most computers the best start is your monitor's native resolution, Render Resolution at 1.0, FPS at 60 and medium shadows. If the game still stutters, lower Render Resolution first. Everything else is fine-tuning, and your progress stays the same on PC and phone as long as you log in with the same HoYoverse account.

Genshin Impact PC requirements in plain words

The game runs on 64-bit Windows and does not need a top machine. Exact part lists go out of date, so here is what matters in general:

• Graphics card. A dedicated card is recommended. Recent integrated graphics can often run the game on low settings, with drops in cities and busy fights.
• Storage. The game is large and grows with every version, so leave generous free space. On an SSD the loading screens get much shorter.
• Memory and processor. Any reasonably modern PC has enough of both. Crowded cities push the processor hardest.

The official site lists the current minimum and recommended hardware. The game is free to download there and installs through HoYoverse's own launcher.

On a laptop, play plugged in, choose the performance power mode, and check in the Windows graphics settings that the game uses the dedicated graphics card and not the integrated one.

Genshin Impact PC settings: where they are and what to set first

1. Press Esc to open the Paimon Menu, choose Settings, then the Graphics tab.
2. Set Display Mode to your monitor's native resolution in fullscreen.
3. Set FPS to 60. This is the frame rate cap: the game will not go above the value you choose.
4. Pick a Graphics Quality preset as a base. It moves every option at once, and it switches to Custom as soon as you change one option yourself.
5. Turn V-Sync on if the picture tears when the camera moves. Turn it off if the controls feel delayed.
6. Test in a demanding place: walk through a city, then fight a group of enemies with your whole team's skills on screen. Your graphics card's software can show a frame counter while you do.

About the cap itself: 30 saves heat and battery on a laptop, 60 is the standard, and a higher value is worth choosing only if your menu offers one and your monitor can display it. Outside tools that "unlock" the frame rate modify the game's files. They are not supported, and using them puts your account at risk.

The graphics settings that cost the most frames

From the heaviest down:

• Render Resolution. The option with the biggest effect. At 1.0 the game draws exactly the pixels of your display resolution. Above 1.0 it draws more and shrinks the picture, which looks sharper and costs a lot. Below 1.0 it draws fewer and stretches them, which looks softer and runs much faster.
• Shadow Quality. The second most expensive option. Medium looks close to high for a much lower cost.
• Environment Detail. Decides how much of the distant world is drawn. In the open world it loads both the graphics card and the processor.
• Volumetric Fog. Adds light shafts and haze. It looks nice, and the game plays the same without it.
• Reflections. Mostly visible on water and wet ground.
• Crowd Density. The number of townspeople in cities. If your frame rate falls only in cities, lower this one.
• Visual Effects and SFX Quality. They matter in fights, where the skills of four characters overlap.

Anti-Aliasing, Bloom, Motion Blur and Anisotropic Filtering cost little, so set them as you like. Many players turn Motion Blur off to keep the picture clear when the camera turns.

Genshin Impact best graphics settings for your PC

• Weak PC or older laptop. The low preset, Render Resolution at 0.8, fog and reflections off, Crowd Density low. If 60 FPS does not hold, cap the game at 30: a steady 30 plays better than a frame rate that jumps between 35 and 55.
• Mid-range PC. Render Resolution at 1.0, FPS at 60, medium shadows, medium or high Environment Detail, fog off, TAA on. Raise one option at a time and stop when the counter starts to dip in fights.
• Strong PC. The high preset at native resolution with everything on. If you still have extra frames on a 1080p monitor, Render Resolution above 1.0 is the option that improves the picture most.

Change one setting at a time and test in the same place. If you change five at once, you will not know which one gave the frames back.

Playing the same account on PC and phone

Genshin Impact has cross-save. Your progress is stored on the server and tied to your HoYoverse account, so the PC, Android and iOS versions all open the same world.

1. Log in on the new device with the same HoYoverse account: the same email or username, not a new registration.
2. Choose the server you already play on. Each server keeps separate progress, so another server shows an empty account.
3. Let the device download its data. Your characters, Primogems and Adventure Rank are all there.

Graphics and control settings are saved on each device, so lowering the quality on your phone changes nothing on the PC. And if a keyboard is not for you, the PC version supports controllers. Our comparison of controller and touch controls in Genshin Impact covers the ways to play.

Frequent questions

Can a low-end PC run Genshin Impact?

Often, yes. With the low preset, Render Resolution at 0.8 and a 30 FPS cap, many older machines stay playable, with drops in cities. Check the official minimum requirements before you download.

Does Genshin Impact have cross-save between PC and mobile?

Yes. Log in with the same HoYoverse account, pick the same server, and you continue where you stopped.

Is 60 FPS the maximum on PC?

The limit is whatever the FPS setting lists. 60 is the standard, and outside tools that remove the cap put the account at risk.

Genesis Crystals for the same account, on Mas4Games

A top-up by ID goes to the account, so the crystals are there on your PC and on your phone alike. Genshin Impact Genesis Crystals on Mas4Games are loaded by UID and server: you enter the UID shown in the bottom corner of the game screen, choose your server, and no password is asked.