EA app
- Open your Library and find Apex Legends.
- Select the three-dot menu at the top right of the game tile.
- Select View properties.
- Type the options under Advanced launch options and save.
Apex Legends launch options
Where to type launch options, the commands EA actually confirms, and the long list of community commands with what is known about each.
Which launch options work?
+fps_max and the render-thread pair
EA documents +fps_max to cap the frame rate, and its patch notes document -no_render_on_input_thread and -render_on_input_thread. Everything else is passed around by players, and EA's advice is to use the in-game settings where one exists. EA
Launch options builder
Tick what you want and copy the line into your launcher. Use one of the two render-thread options, not both.
Where to type them
Steam
- Right-click Apex Legends in your Library.
- Choose Properties.
- Stay on the General tab.
- Type the options under Launch Options.
EA doesn't document an Epic Games Store path. EA help
Confirmed by EA
- +fps_max <frame rate>
- Caps the frame rate, for example
+fps_max 144on a 144 Hz monitor. EA warns a cap your PC can't hold can cause performance issues. EA doesn't state a maximum frame rate; the most it says is that a dip at very high FPS (240+) was fixed in May 2026. EA help · patch notes - -no_render_on_input_thread / -render_on_input_thread
- Since 20 June 2025, rendering off the input thread is the default for CPUs with 8 or more cores. Players with fewer cores can turn it on with the first option; anyone can turn it off with the second. patch notes
Community commands (not confirmed)
These appear on most launch-option lists. None is documented by EA today; some are obsolete.
| Command | Said to | What we know |
|---|---|---|
| +fps_max 0 / +fps_max unlimited | Removes the frame-rate cap | EA's help only documents a number. Players disagree on which of 0 or unlimited works. |
| +lobby_max_fps <n> | Caps the lobby and menu frame rate (default 60) | Added in the March 2025 patch notes, which EA has since taken down. Not in EA's help. |
| -novid | Skips the intro videos | No EA statement that it works. Reported in 2019 to stop the game launching after a patch. |
| -dev | Skips the splash screens | Player reports only. |
| +exec autoexec | Runs an autoexec.cfg file at launch | Restricted by Respawn in February 2024; chaining config files during a match is blocked. |
| +cl_showfps 1 | Shows an FPS counter | Not documented. Use Settings > Gameplay > Performance Display instead, which EA does document. |
| -high | Raises Windows process priority | No EA mention. |
| -preload | Preloads assets | No EA mention. |
| -forcenovsync | Forces V-Sync off | No EA mention. The in-game V-Sync setting does the same job. |
| -fullscreen, -refresh <hz> | Sets display mode and refresh rate | No EA mention. |
| -anticheat_settings=SettingsDX11.json | Forced DirectX 11 | Obsolete. DirectX 11 was removed in 2025 and PC moved to EA Javelin Anticheat in September 2026. |
For FPS, the in-game route is settings, not commands: see best settings.
Questions
- How do I set launch options for Apex Legends?
- In the EA app: Library, the three-dot menu on Apex Legends, View properties, then Advanced launch options. On Steam: right-click Apex Legends in your Library, Properties, General, then Launch Options.
- How do I cap FPS in Apex Legends?
- Add +fps_max followed by the frame rate to your launch options, for example +fps_max 144. EA warns that a cap set above what your PC can hold can cause performance issues.
- What are the best launch options for Apex Legends?
- Only two kinds are confirmed by EA: +fps_max to cap your frame rate, and -no_render_on_input_thread, which is already the default on CPUs with 8 or more cores. Everything else in circulating lists is unconfirmed or obsolete.
- Does -novid still work in Apex Legends?
- EA has never said. It is a player-shared command with no official documentation.
- Do autoexec files work in Apex Legends?
- Not as they used to. Respawn restricted +exec in February 2024 so config files can't be chained during a match.
- How do I show FPS in Apex Legends?
- Turn on Settings > Gameplay > Performance Display, which shows FPS and ping in the top right. On Steam you can also use Steam's own in-game FPS counter.