A lot of users wonder how to reduce online lag or key delay. Sure the ping and the connection matter but at times in the past tweaking graphics settings had actually helped in smoother gameplay both online and offline.
Let’s see how we can get smoother gameplay in Madden NFL 21 through in-game settings.
Madden NFL 21 PC – Best Graphics Settings for No Online Lag / FPS Boost Performance Guide
So how do we tweak the settings so that we get the best of both worlds? A great performance yet retains its visual depth. Let’s find out
Graphics settings:
- Fullscreen Resolution- Native (monitor resolution)
- Window Mode – Fullscreen
- AntiAliasing – MSAA 2x
- Frame Rate – No Limit On FPS
- High Dynamic Range – Autodetect
- V-Sync- Off
- Triple Buffering – Off
- Direct X Version – Direct X 11
- Rendering Quality – Custom
- 3D Grass – Off
- Bloom – On
- SSAO – On
- Depth Fog – Off
- Lens Flares – Off
- High Res Circular DOF – Off
- Mess Quality – Medium
- Shadow Quality – Low
- Crowd Quality – High
These settings will help you play the game smoothly both online and offline. Direct X 12 is known to have caused performance issues in the past. So just to stay on the safer side we can set it to 11 since this version has no such issues.
If you have Lag and Stuttering issues you can click here to follow our guide on fixing lag or stuttering even after tweaking the graphics settings.

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