Increase Performance (FPS) in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2020 Tips) (2025)

I will show you 16 ways to increase FPS in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege. In this guide, I have compiled a few tweaks andrecommended settingsthat can possibly improve the FPS. It will fix the issues such as spikes, freezing,lagging,low fps,fps drop,stutteringin R6.

System Requirements for Running Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

1) Best Graphics Settings for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

You can skip this step if you don’t want to change graphics settings. These graphics settings are for PCs which close to the minimum system requirements.

If you have a good PC, you can increase the settings slightly.

Go to in game video settingsand make sure the settings are as follows.

Options > Display

Display Mode: Full Screen
Field of View: 80
VSync: Off

Options > Graphics

Apply and Exit the game.

2) Update Your Graphics Drivers

You should keep your computer’s graphics drivers updated.

People who have anNVIDIAgraphics card can download and install their new drivershere.

People who have anAMDgraphics card can download and install their new drivershere.

3) NVIDIA Control Panel Settings

• OpenNVIDIA Control Panel
• Go to theAdjust image settings with previewtab.
• Click the “Use my preference emphasising“ (If you have a mid&high end pc, Let the 3D application decide)
• Put the bar inPerformancemode.
• Apply

• Click theManage 3D settings
• Click theProgram Settings
• Click theAdd
• Select theRainbow Six from the list
• After, make the following settings
  Antialiasing – Mode: Off
  Power management mode:Prefer maximum performance
  Texture filtering - Anisotropic sample optimization: Off
  Texture filtering – Quality: High performance
• If you have a notebook, make sure you are selected the “High-performance NVIDIA processor” on preferred graphics processor.
  

• Apply
• After that, click on the Adjust desktop size and position
• Set the scaling mode to No scaling.

• Applyand close the NVIDIA Control Panel.

Also, check this for extra FPS.

4) AMD Radeon Settings

• Open theAMD Radeon Settingswindow.
• Click on theGamingtab.
• Then click onGlobal Settings.
• Go to theAnti-aliasing mode, chooseOverride application settings.
• Click on theAnti-aliasing level, so make sure you are selected the2X
• Go to theAnisotropic Filtering Modeand turn it on.
• Then, click on theAnisotropic Filtering Level, so make sure you are selected the2X.
• Click on theTexture Filtering Qualityand select thePerformance.
• Now, click on theWait for Vertical Refreshand select theAlways off.
• Click on theTessellation Modeand select theOverride application settings.
• Finally, click on theMaximum Tessellation Leveland select the32xor lower.

5) Intelligent Standby List Cleaner

The “Intelligent standby list cleaner” application will monitor and clear the memory standby list when it is > 1000mb (1gb). It will help players to fix stutters in games.

• Download theIntelligent standby list cleaner
• Run the 7-zip file.
• Extract to a folder.
• Go to the that folder.
• Run the “Intelligent standby list cleaner ISLC” application.
• Check the “Start ISLC minimized and auto-Start monitoring”
• Also, check the “Launch ISLC on user logon”
• Now, click on theStartbutton
• Minimize

6) Full-screen Optimizations

• Go to the folder where the game is installed.
• Right-click on theRainbowSix.exeapplication.
• Tap theProperties
• TickDisable full-screen optimisationson the Compatibility tab.
• Click on theOK

7) Power Options

If the CPU cooler is not enough, you can skip this setting. Processor temperature may increase by 5-6 degrees.

• Right-click the Windows icon on the bottom left.
• Click thePower Options
• Click theAdditional power settings
• Select theHigh performanceon the Preferred plans tab.
• After, click theChange plan settingslink next to High performance.
• Tap on theChange advanced power settings
• FindProcessor power managementin the incoming list, click the+icon on the left side.
• SetMinimum processor stateandMaximum processorstateto 100%
• Click on theOK

8) Game Mode

• To turn off Windows 10 game mode, click the Start icon to bring up the Start menu. Then open theSettings.
• Click the Gaming
• On theGame Bartab, set the “Record game clips, screenshots and broadcast using Game bar” toOff.
• On theCapturestab, set the “Record in the background while I’m playing a game” toOff.
• On theGame Modetab, set the “Game Mode” toOff.

9) WindowsPerformance Options

• Typeperformancein the search section of Windows, click toAdjust the appearance and performance of Windowsfrom the results.
• Select theAdjust for best performancefrom the options in the Performance Options window that opens.
• ClickOK

10) Cleaning Temporary Files

• Simultaneously press theWindows logoandRkeys.
• Type%temp%
• Press Enter key.
• Delete everything in the Temp folder that opens. You can skip undeleted.

• Again, Simultaneously press theWindows logoandRkeys.
• Typetemp
• Press Enter key.
• Delete everything in the folder that opens.

• Again, Simultaneously press theWindows logoandRkeys.
• Typeprefetch
• Press Enter key.
• Delete everything in the Prefetch folder that opens.

Finally, empty the Recycle Bin

11) SSD

If you have a Solid-State Drive, I recommend that you install the game on the SSD or move the game files to the SSD.

12) Optimize the Discord

If you are using Discord, disable the Hardware Acceleration and in-game overlay.

• Open Discord
• Go to theUser Settings
• Then, go to theAppearancetab.
• Uncheck theHardware Acceleration.

• Go to theOverlayon App Settings tab.
• Make sure unchecked the “Enable in-game overlay”

13) Optimize the Google Chrome

If you’re using Google Chrome, you’ll need to make this setting.

• Go to settings page in Chrome
• Click theAdvanced
• Go to theSystemtab
• Finally,uncheckthe “Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed”

14) Background Processes

You should close all unnecessary Apps, such as Chrome, OneDrive. Also, if the Discord is idle, you should quit Discord.

Also, you can use the CCleaner to go through your startup and scheduled tasks, and disable everything that you consider unnecessary.

15) Increase The Priority

You need to adjust this setting every time you enter the game.

• Launch the game.
• Simultaneously press theALTandTABkeys to minimize the game.
• Open the Task Manager
• Click onDetailsTab
• In the list, findtheRainbowSix.exeapplication.
• Right-click on theRainbowSix.exe applicationandSet prioritytoHigh.

16) Reduce Ping and Fix Lag

• Go to the ExitLag page
• Click on the “FREE 3 DAYS TRIAL” button.
• Create an account.
• Verify the Email
• Download and install the ExitLag.
• Launch the ExitLag.
• Search theRainbow Sixin the ExitLag app.
• Select theRainbow Six
• Select a game region
• Click on theAPPLY ROUTESbutton.
• Play the game.