Best PC Settings for EA Sports WRC: High FPS, graphics, more

Aakash Regmi
Car driving in high speed and leaving a massive cloud of dirt behind in EA SPorts WRC

EA Sports WRC is exclusive to current-gen consoles, so it’ll be a bit more demanding to run on PC than previous DiRT Rally games. So, here are all the PC graphics settings to keep in check for smooth performance in EA Sports WRC. 

With over 78 cars, 200 stages, and plenty of modes, EA Sports WRC is stuffed with content. Plus, it has fairly reasonable PC requirements, so you should be able to play it even without top-of-the-line hardware. 

You can run into a few frame rate or graphical hiccups when playing EA Sports WRC though, as fans have already reported a few performance issues. Regardless, tweaking a few settings will most certainly help improve performance. 

Here are all the best graphic settings in EA Sports WRC. 

EA Sports WRC PC requirements

Before we delve into the settings for EA Sports WRC, it is best to check the specs first to see what you can expect from your hardware. Here are the minimum and recommended PC requirements:

Minimum requirements

  • OS Version: Win 10
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i5 9600K
  • Memory: 8 GB
  • GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060 / Radeon RX Vega 56
  • DirectX Version: 12
  • Disk Space: 80 GB
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended requirements

  • OS Version: Win 10
  • CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X / Intel i5 10600K
  • Memory: 16 GB
  • GPU: Nvidia RTX 2070 / Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • DirectX Version: 12
  • Disk Space: 80 GB
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
Rally Car roosting and speeding along the tracks in EA Sports WRC
EA Sports WRC is skipping last-gen consoles to create the most advanced rally racing game.

EA Sports WRC best graphics settings for low-end hardware

Following are the best PC settings for EA Sports WRC if you have low-end hardware or builds that are around the same or lower than the minimum requirements. 

Basic Graphics Settings 

  • Resolution: Match your display resolution (or lower)
  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Anti-Aliasing Quality: Low
  • Vsync: Off
  • Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
  • Upscaler: DLSS or FSR depending on the graphics card
  • Upscaler Auto Quality: Off
  • Upscaler Quality: Quality (or Balanced)
  • Upscaler Sharpness: 70
  • Dynamic Resolution: Off
  • Dynamic Resolution Min: Off
  • Dynamic Resolution Max: Off

Advanced Graphic Settings

  • Quality Preset: Low
  • Shadows: Medium
  • Fog: On
  • Particles: Low
  • Weather: Medium (or Low)
  • Crowd: Low
  • Ground Cover: Low
  • Trees: Low
  • Dynamic Objects: Medium
  • Car Reflections: Low
  • Post Processing Quality: Medium
  • Mirrors: Preferable High but Low if you don’t play in the Cockpit or other views that show a mirror
  • Skidmarks: On
  • Track: Medium
  • Textures: Low
  • Shaders: Medium
  • Motion Blur: Off

EA Sports WRC best graphics settings for high-end hardware

These are the best PC Settings for EA Sports WRC if you have high-end hardware, specifically builds with modern graphics cards that are similar to or more powerful than the recommended requirements:

Basic Graphics Settings 

  • Resolution: Match your display resolution
  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Anti-Aliasing Quality: Epic
  • Vsync: On
  • Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
  • Upscaler: DLSS or FSR depending on the graphics card
  • Upscaler Auto Quality: Off
  • Upscaler Quality: Quality
  • Upscaler Sharpness: 70
  • Dynamic Resolution: Off
  • Dynamic Resolution Min: Off
  • Dynamic Resolution Max: Off

Advanced Graphic Settings

  • Quality Preset: Ultra
  • Shadows: Ultra
  • Fog: On
  • Particles: Ultra
  • Weather: Ultra
  • Crowd: High
  • Ground Cover: Ultra
  • Trees: Ultra
  • Dynamic Objects: High
  • Car Reflections: Ultra
  • Post Processing Quality: Ultra
  • Mirrors: Ultra (Low if you don’t play in the Cockpit or other views that show a mirror)
  • Skidmarks: On
  • Track: Ultra
  • Textures: Ultra
  • Shaders: Ultra
  • Motion Blur: Off
A car racing in a snow track in ea sports arc
EA Sports WRC targets a 4K 60 FPS performance in current-gen consoles.

How to update graphics drivers for EA Sports WRC 

Outdated drivers do hurt your performance sometimes, and more so when you’re playing the latest games like EA Sports WRC. It is recommended to update your drivers, and here’s how:

How to update NVIDIA graphics driver

  1. Download “GeForce Experience” from NVIDIA.com.
  2. Open the “GeForce Experience” app.
  3. Click on “Drivers.”
  4. Then click on “Check for Updates.”

How to update AMD graphics driver

The steps here are similar to NVIDIA, and you change AMD drivers through Radeon Settings.

  1. Go to the desktop home screen and right-click.
  2. Select “AMD Radeon Settings.”
  3. Click on the Home icon.
  4. Click on “New Update”
  5. Then select “Check for updates”

That’s all the settings to look out for in EA Sports WRC. For more on the game, check out:

All EA Sports WRC Achievements & Trophies | EA Sports WRC post-launch content explained | Does EA Sports WRC have microtransactions? | EA Sports WRC Rally Pass explained | Is EA Sports WRC always online? |  Is EA Sports WRC on Steam Deck? | EA Sports WRC Wheel settings explained | EA Sports WRC All compatible steering wheels, pedals & controllers

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About The Author

Aakash Regmi is a Games Writer at CharlieIntel and primarily covers Genshin Impact, Call of Duty, and major racing games. Before joining CharlieIntel in July 2023, he wrote for Collider, Hard Drive, DualShockers, and Try Hard Guides. You can contact him at [email protected].