Performance
Ultra Potato vs Potato vs Standard: Picking an NVIDIA Preset
Ultra Potato, Potato and Standard are the three NVIDIA-only presets on the Quality tab of the RIVALSFPS.GG app. All three lower Marvel Rivals' texture detail through the NVIDIA driver and set the card to prefer maximum performance; they differ in how far they go. This guide covers which one to pick, what each needs, and how to fix one that does not apply.
Paused on Season 11
Since Season 11 on November 13, 2026, Quality presets are paused. The game now removes the map layer a preset needs when you reach the lobby, and without it maps turn white or oddly colored. RIVALSFPS.GG 5.5.1 or later turns presets off by itself and keeps your choice saved for when a game update allows them again. Lower Render Resolution still works. More in Maps white on Season 11.
To see them first, Marvel Rivals potato graphics (NVIDIA only) has the app's own before-and-after captures: one Practice Range frame with no preset, and the same frame under each of the three, with a divider you can drag.
Ultra Potato vs Potato vs Standard: which to pick
The Preset Library lists the three NVIDIA-only presets with the biggest change first. Each row carries the badge and the one-line description the app shows.
Ultra Potato Max FPS
Everything looks very low quality. Pick it if: You want the flattest, most stripped-back look the app can give and do not mind how the game looks.
Potato High FPS
Everything looks low quality. Pick it if: You want a clear drop in detail but still want surfaces to read as the materials they are.
Standard Balanced
Everything looks slightly lower quality. Pick it if: You want the game to look close to normal and only take the lightest step down.
There is no FPS figure for any of the three NVIDIA-only presets, from the app or from this site. The gain changes with your graphics card and with where your in-game settings already are, so play a match on one and compare. If the look is the deciding factor, judge it from the captures first.
What the potato look is
What you see change is texture detail. Each tier raises the NVIDIA driver's texture LOD bias, so the game picks lower-detail versions of every texture, and a bigger bias means flatter surfaces at every distance. Since the driver does this for every texture, heroes and effects lose detail too, not only the map. The settings live on the driver's Marvel Rivals profile and touch no other game.
The names are older than the feature. They were the names of the config paks the app used to install, which were retired in version 3.4.2. They came back in 4.1.0 on a different mechanism, as NVIDIA-only driver settings rather than files that change the game's config.
What a preset needs
- An NVIDIA graphics card. The presets are NVIDIA only because they work through the NVIDIA driver; on AMD and Intel each row reads "Not available for your GPU."
- The Signature Bypass. On first activation the app builds a Map Compatibility layer, a mod pak that keeps maps looking right under the driver's texture setting, and puts it in your mods folder; building it takes a minute or two. The game ignores mod paks unless the bypass is installed, so if it is missing the app offers to install it, and Windows usually asks for permission when it does.
- A launch from the app. Activate only arms the preset. The driver settings go on when RIVALSFPS.GG starts Marvel Rivals and come off when the game exits, so a Steam or Epic launch runs the game without the preset. The opt-in Quick-launch desktop shortcut behaves like Launch.
How to fix a preset that does not apply
The active banner at the top of the Quality tab names the armed preset. When a launch did not apply it, the banner or a notice on the tab says why in plain words. Here are the reasons it can give, and what to do for each.
| What the Quality tab reports | What to do |
|---|---|
| Something changed the profile back | The preset was applied, then something rewrote the Marvel Rivals profile after the launch. The app's message names the NVIDIA App as the usual cause. |
| The NVIDIA driver could not be reached | The app suggests reinstalling or updating the NVIDIA driver. Lower Render Resolution still works in the meantime. |
| The driver has no profile for Marvel Rivals yet | The app suggests updating the NVIDIA driver, which usually creates the profile. Lower Render Resolution still works in the meantime. |
| Your NVIDIA GPU is not active | On laptops this happens when the integrated graphics are driving the display. Switch to the NVIDIA GPU, then press Deactivate and Activate on the preset to retry. A driver update also retries it on its own. |
| NVIDIA's driver settings file is read-only | Clear Read-only on nvdrsdb0.bin and nvdrsdb1.bin in %ProgramData%\NVIDIA Corporation\Drs, then Deactivate and Activate the preset. |
| The profile no longer lists the game's program | An earlier NVIDIA Profile Inspector import can cause this. Restoring the driver's default profile for Marvel Rivals fixes it. |
| The map compatibility files could not be added | The driver settings were skipped for that launch. Deactivate and Activate the preset again to rebuild the files. |
| The Signature Bypass is missing or blocked | The map compatibility files need the bypass, so the driver settings were skipped. Install it from Settings, or, if Windows is blocking it, read the Signature Bypass card in Settings for why. |
| The app could not find your game folder | Use Locate Game Folder in Settings, then launch again. |
| The Windows permission prompt was declined | Launch again and accept the prompt if Windows asks for permission. |
If the driver settings fail on three launches in a row, the app pauses the preset and stops trying at Launch, instead of failing the same way every time. Some causes pause it after the first failure, such as an inactive NVIDIA GPU or a read-only driver settings file. A driver update un-pauses it by itself, and Deactivate then Activate retries straight away.
What to use on AMD or Intel
On a card from AMD or Intel, use the switch above the Preset Library instead. Lower Render Resolution on any graphics card draws fewer pixels and lets the upscaler fill them in, which softens the picture rather than flattening textures, and on an NVIDIA card it can be used together with a preset. For the in-game side, see the best settings for a low-end PC. If you would rather give up detail in the world than texture quality, the Max FPS preset in Graphic Pack Settings is another route.
Common questions
Is Ultra Potato the same as the old config pak?
No. The names came back, but the mechanism did not. Config paks were retired in RIVALSFPS.GG 3.4.2. Ultra Potato, Potato and Standard are now NVIDIA driver settings on the Marvel Rivals profile, NVIDIA only, applied when you launch from the app and put back when the game closes.
Which Quality preset should I use?
Start with Standard if you want the game to look close to normal, and move to Potato or Ultra Potato for more of the potato look; all three are NVIDIA only. The app does not put an FPS number on them, so play a match on each and compare. The Marvel Rivals potato graphics page on rivalsfps.gg shows all three side by side.
Is Ultra Potato bannable?
Nobody outside NetEase can promise how the game treats it. The presets are NVIDIA driver settings (NVIDIA only), but the first activation adds Map Compatibility files to your mods folder, which are mod files and need the Signature Bypass, and NetEase's published rules prohibit modifying the game client.
What is the closest option on AMD or Intel?
Lower Render Resolution, on the same Quality tab. It works on any graphics card and lowers render resolution rather than texture detail, so you get a softer image instead of flatter surfaces. On AMD and Intel the preset rows read Not available for your GPU, because the Quality presets are NVIDIA only.
Why does my game look washed out after using a preset?
Press Reset Quality, top right of the Quality tab. It restores everything the presets changed, the NVIDIA driver settings included, then switches the feature off. The button exists for a game that still looks bright, blurry or washed out after you turn every preset off.
Why did my preset stop applying?
The active banner on the Quality tab says why when a launch did not apply. If the driver settings fail on three launches in a row, the app stops trying until your NVIDIA driver updates, and Deactivate then Activate retries straight away. Some causes, such as an inactive NVIDIA GPU, pause it after the first failure.
