⚙️ Power Plan:
Control Panel > Power Options > Set to “High Performance”
Or in Windows 11:
Settings > System > Power & Battery > Best Performance

Disable Background Apps:
Settings > Privacy > Background apps > Disable unnecessary ones

Game Mode:
Settings > Gaming > Game Mode > ON
Turn ON "Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling" under Graphics Settings

🧼 Use CTRL + Shift + ESC > Startup tab > Disable unnecessary apps

Use MSCONFIG > Boot tab > Advanced options > Tick Number of processors and set it to max

Right-click WWZ in your library > Properties > General > Launch Options:
-high -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -nomansky -dx11

If Vulkan causes issues, try -dx11, otherwise WWZ defaults to Vulkan which is better for modern hardware.


Game Files Integrity Check
Steam > Library > WWZ > Properties > Installed Files > "Verify integrity of game files"

Display Settings:

• Resolution: Native (Avoid scaling)
  
• Display Mode: Fullscreen (Best for performance)
  
• V-Sync: OFF
  
• Frame Limiter: Match to monitor refresh rate or OFF (if you have G-Sync/FreeSync)

• Textures - High (or Medium for older GPUs)
  
• Shadow Quality - Medium or Low
  
• Anti-Aliasing - FXAA or OFF
  
• Tessellation - OFF
  
• Effects - Medium
  
• Foliage Detail - Low
  
• View Distance - Medium
  
• Motion Blur - OFF
  
• Sharpening - ON

For NVIDIA Users:

• Open NVIDIA Control Panel > Manage 3D settings > Program Settings > Add WorldWarZ.exe
  
  Key Tweaks:
  
  
• Low Latency Mode: ON / Ultra
  
  
• Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance
  
  
• Texture Filtering - Quality: High Performance
  
  
• Threaded Optimization: ON
  
  
• Vertical Sync: OFF

For AMD Radeon Users:
Radeon Settings > Gaming > World War Z

Key Tweaks:

• Radeon Anti-Lag: ON
  
  
• Radeon Boost: Optional
  
  
• Texture Filtering Quality: Performance
  
  
• Wait for Vertical Refresh: OFF (unless screen tearing occurs)

• Use cooling pads
  
  
• Clean fans/dust buildup monthly
  
  
• Undervolt CPU (use Intel XTU or AMD Ryzen Controller)
  
  
• Limit max CPU performance to 95% (to reduce thermal throttling):
  
  
• Control Panel > Power Options > Advanced > Processor Power Management

• ISLC (Intelligent Standby List Cleaner) – Clears memory standby lists
  
  
• Process Lasso – Set CPU priorities and core affinity
  
  
• MSI Afterburner – Monitor temps and usage, optionally overclock GPU

• Windows Defender Real-Time Protection (if using third-party antivirus)
  
  
• Xbox Game Bar (Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar > OFF)
  
  
• OneDrive sync, Cortana, Telemetry using tools like O&O ShutUp10++

Use WWZ’s built-in benchmark mode from the main menu
Monitor:

• FPS (Min/Avg/Max)
  
  
• Frame Time Stability
  
  
• CPU & GPU usage (should be 70-99% under full load)

Recommended tools: CapFrameX, MSI Afterburner, HWInfo64

• Prefetch Loadouts: Setup preferred weapons before joining matches
  
  
• Co-op Lag: Play with nearby servers (e.g., Europe for Georgia)
  
  
• Disable Voice Chat: If laggy, disable in-game voice

Better FOV Mods - Only if your screen feels claustrophobic

Vulkan Tweaks: You can force async compute OFF or ON by editing config files for specific GPUs

Path:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Saber\WWZ\user_settings.config
(Backup before editing)

Set WWZ to run on High Performance NVIDIA GPU in Windows Graphics Settings:

• Settings > System > Display > Graphics Settings > Browse > WorldWarZ.exe > Options > High Performance