Ubisoft’s XDefiant is the long-awaited Call of Duty competitor everyone was looking forward to after the successful beta test. And if you’re an Asus ROG Ally player, the good news is that the game runs really well on the handheld.

There are multiple settings you can try but I recommend going with 900p, medium with a 30W TDP for better frame rates.

Asus ROG Ally: Best XDefiant Settings

Display Settings:

  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Display Resolution: 1600×900 (This resolution provides a balance between performance and visual quality. Adjust to 1920×1080 if the performance is satisfactory.)
  • Refresh Rate: 120Hz
  • DX12 Renderer: On
  • V-Sync Mode: Off (to reduce input lag)
  • TDP: 18-30W

Performance Settings:

  • Framerate Limit: On
  • Custom FPS Limit: 90
  • Resolution Scale: 100%

Graphics Settings:

  • Shadow Quality: Medium (improves visuals while maintaining performance)
  • Spot Shadows: Low
  • Spot Shadow Resolution: Low
  • Contact Shadows: Off
  • Particle Detail: Medium
  • Volumetric Fog: Low
  • Global Reflection Quality: Medium
  • Local Reflection Quality: Off
  • Vegetation Quality: Medium
  • Sub-Surface Scattering: On
  • Ambient Occlusion: Low
  • Object Detail: 70
  • Extra Streaming Distance: 6
  • Lens Flare: Off
  • Water Quality: Medium
  • Chromatic Aberration: Off
  • Terrain Quality: Medium

These settings keep a balance between graphics and FPS. Solid 60FPS with good visuals.

Alternate Settings For 1080p

  • Shadow Quality: Low
  • Spot Shadows: Low
  • Spot Shadow Resolution: Low
  • Contact Shadows: Off
  • Resolution Scale: 100%
  • Particle Detail: Low
  • Volumetric Fog: Low
  • Global Reflection Quality: Low
  • Local Reflection Quality: Off
  • Vegetation Quality: Medium
  • Sub-Surface Scattering: On
  • Ambient Occlusion: Low
  • Object Detail: 50
  • Extra Streaming Distance: 6
  • Lens Flare: Off
  • Water Quality: Low
  • Chromatic Aberration: Off
  • Terrain Quality: Medium
  • TDP: 30W

You can easily maintain 70 to 90 FPS with these settings (depending on lower or higher TPD selection).