EA SPORTS FC™ 26 | FC 26 PC Deep Dive

Hey everyone! In the PC Deep Dive Pitch Notes we’re diving into all the ways we’ve improved the PC experience for EA SPORTS FC 26. Thanks to your feedback, we’ve made foundational changes that give you more control, smoother performance, and clearer settings across the board.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

• Controller Support Enhancements
• Expanded Display Settings
• Improved Graphics Settings Usability
• Display Settings Guide
• Graphics Settings Guide
• PC Requirements
• EA Javelin Anticheat

Controller Support Enhancements

We know many of you play on PC with controllers, and this year we’ve added more immersive support.

• DualShock®4 Support: Full vibration support when playing on PC with a USB connection.
• DualSense™ Controller Support: Includes haptics and adaptive triggers for a more immersive experience with a USB connection (basic vibration support over Bluetooth).

Expanded Display Settings

We’ve added more flexibility so you can fine tune FC 26 to match your setup and preferences.

• Active Monitor Selection: Choose which monitor you want to run the game on directly from in-game settings.
• Aspect Ratio Filter: Quickly find supported resolutions based on your display’s aspect ratio.
• More Frame Rate Limit Options: Frame rate limits now extend beyond 120 FPS, with support for 144, 165, and 240 FPS.
• More VSync Options: Sync your frame rate to a fraction of your monitor’s refresh rate (½, ⅓, ¼).
• Render Scale: Adjust resolution relative to your render setting, especially useful for windowed or borderless modes.
• Dynamic Resolution FPS Target: Set a performance target to trigger dynamic resolution scaling automatically.

Improved Graphics Settings Usability

We’ve worked to make PC graphics settings easier to understand and quicker to configure.

• Informative Settings Descriptions: Every graphics setting now includes descriptions and impact details on CPU, GPU, and VRAM usage.
• Graphics Quality Presets: Switch between predefined options like Low, Medium, High, Ultra, and Auto to adjust quality settings (restart required to take effect).

Display Settings Guide

Here’s a breakdown of key display settings, grouped for easier navigation.

Screen Setup

• Active Monitor (NEW): Choose which monitor displays the game in Borderless or Full Screen.
• Display Mode:
  • Borderless: Fills your screen without borders (cannot be resized).
  • Fullscreen: Uses your entire screen.
  • Windowed: Runs in a resizable, movable window.
• Aspect Ratio (NEW): Filters resolutions by chosen aspect ratio (Fullscreen only).
• Screen Resolution: Sets display resolution. Higher = sharper image, but lower performance (Fullscreen only). Borderless uses OS resolution. Tip: use Render Scale to adjust in Borderless.

Frame Rate & Refresh

• Refresh Rate: Controls how often your monitor refreshes (Fullscreen only).
• Frame Rate Limit: Caps FPS when VSync is off.
• VSync: Syncs FPS to your monitor to prevent tearing.
  • Off: No sync.
  • On: Matches refresh rate.
  • 50%, 33%, 25%: Syncs FPS to a fraction of refresh rate.
  • Example: On a 240Hz monitor → 120 FPS (50%), 80 FPS (33%), 60 FPS (25%).
• Cutscene Performance: Controls FPS in cutscenes, menus, replays, and set-piece cameras.
  • Half Frame Rate: 50% of refresh rate or frame limit.
  • Full Frame Rate: Matches your frame rate limit. Disabled when VSync is fractional.

Scaling Tools

• Render Scale (NEW): Adjusts render resolution relative to screen resolution.
  • Below 100% = better performance, less sharp
  • Above 100% = sharper visuals, heavier GPU load.
• Dynamic Resolution Scaling (DRS): Lowers resolution dynamically to maintain FPS (GPU-limited only).
• Dynamic Resolution FPS Target: Set the FPS you want DRS to maintain.
  • Example: Target 90 FPS → resolution scales in real time to stay near 90 FPS.

Graphics Settings Guide

The game will need to be restarted for changes to graphics settings to take effect.

Graphics Presets (NEW)

• Auto: Optimized for your hardware.
• Low: Best for minimum-spec PCs.
• Medium: Balanced visuals and performance.
• High: Improved fidelity for stronger PCs.
• Ultra: Maximum detail for top-tier hardware.

Fidelity Settings

• Rendering Quality: Controls detail and lighting on players, stadiums, and objects.
  • CPU: Heavy use
  • GPU: Heavy use
  • VRAM: Heavy use
• Strand Based Hair: Simulates individual strands of hair.
  • CPU: Moderate use
  • GPU: Heavy use
  • VRAM: Low use
• Cloth Quality: Determines jersey look and physics.
  • CPU: Heavy use
  • GPU: Moderate use
  • VRAM: Low use
• Ambient Occlusion Quality: Adds depth and realism with shading.
  • CPU: Heavy use
  • GPU: Heavy use
  • VRAM: Moderate use

Stadium Settings

• Grass Quality: Controls pitch detail.
  • CPU: Low use
  • GPU: Moderate use
  • VRAM: Low use
• Crowd Quality: Controls crowd detail and animation.
  • CPU: Moderate use
  • GPU: Moderate use
  • VRAM: Moderate use

Visual Extras

• Motion Blur: Slight blur on fast-moving objects.
  • CPU: Low use
  • GPU: Low use
  • VRAM: Low use

PC Requirements

Here are the minimum and recommended PC specifications for FC 26 so you can prepare your setup accordingly:

• Minimum (720p, 60 FPS gameplay, Low preset)
  • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit, latest update)
  • CPU: Intel Core i5-6600k or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1050 Ti or AMD RX 570 (4 GB VRAM)
  • Storage: 100 GB
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Recommended (1080p, 60 FPS gameplay, Medium preset)
  • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit, latest update)
  • CPU: Intel Core i7-6700 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
  • Memory: 12 GB RAM
  • GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1660 or AMD RX 5600 XT (6 GB VRAM)
  • Storage: 100 GB
  • DirectX: Version 12
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection

EA Javelin Anticheat

You’ve told us how important it is to tackle cheating on PC, and it remains one of our top priorities as we keep developing and refining solutions to protect fair play.

For FC 26 on PC, we’re continuing to protect fair play with EA Javelin Anticheat.

What EA Javelin Anticheat Does

EA Javelin Anticheat aims to prevent, identify, and address bad experiences wherever possible. It’s active in FC 26 from day one and is always working in the background when you’re playing.

What’s New for FC 26

• Refined Detection Methods: EA Javelin Anticheat now includes new classes of detections that make it better at spotting unfair play.
• Improved Fair Play Controls: FC 26 has more controls to verify that EA Javelin Anticheat is running and hasn’t been tampered with whenever you play, preventing various forms of unfair play.

Kernel-Level Protection

Some cheats run at the deepest level of a computer’s operating system, which can make them almost invisible to traditional detection methods. EA Javelin Anticheat runs at the kernel level so it can spot and block those cheats effectively. For FC players, this means:

• EA Javelin Anticheat only runs when EA SPORTS FC 26 is active on your PC.
• If you uninstall FC 26 (and any other EA games that use EA Javelin Anticheat), the driver also uninstalls.

Share Your Feedback

We’re committed to making sure the PC experience feels just as smooth, fair and optimized as any other platform. Your feedback is essential, so please use the FC Feedback Hub and join the EA SPORTS FC Discord to provide feedback directly for our teams.

Pre-orders are now available for EA SPORTS FC 26, which will launch on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Amazon Luna, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. EA SPORTS FC 26 will be available worldwide to play on September 26, 2025, with early access through the Ultimate Edition beginning September 19, 2025*.

Thanks to those who’ve provided and continue to provide feedback. Throughout the course of the EA SPORTS FC 26 season, we'll provide you with more information and updates if and when they become available. Be sure to follow @‌EASFCDIRECT on X and to check out the EA SPORTS FC Tracker for the latest news and updates. Stay in the conversation on all things EA SPORTS FC™ by joining our official Discord, following us on our official X, Instagram, and YouTube, and participating in the official EA SPORTS FC Forums.