Valorant had one of the most successful launches compared to other first-person shooters like Call of Duty. After only a short while, the esports scene for Valorant started to gain traction, with viewership numbers growing day by day. Judging by the current player count stats, it is clear that Valorant is one of the most popular esports titles these days. 

You might also be thinking of getting into valorant, or you might have already started playing Valorant a few months ago. One common thing that newcomers often ponder upon is what settings to use. 

One of the most popular ways newcomers get an idea of this is by looking at what settings other players use, especially professional players. Here we will be discussing exactly that. Here is our take on what settings pro Valorant players use.

Top Valorant Player Settings

We selected three of the top professional Valorant players at random to give you an idea of what in-game settings professional Valorant players use. 

TenZ

Tyson Ngo or TenZ is a Canadian pro Valorant player that currently plays for Sentinels. TenZ uses an in-game sensitivity of 0.345 with a DPI of 800. These numbers bring his eDPI or effective DPI to 276. For video settings, TenZ prefers to play Valorant on a resolution of 1920 by 1080 on a 240Hz monitor. 

TenZ is amongst those pro Valorant players that did not get much success in CSGO but became one of the top Valorant players. One fascinating thing about TenZ is that the eDPI that he used while playing as a professional CSGO player was 880, while the resolution that he played CSGO on was 1280 by 960.

ShahZaM

Shahzeb Khan or ShahZaM is a pro Valorant player from the United States. He has been a part of Sentinels throughout his career in Valorant esports. ShahZaM uses an in-game sensitivity of 0.53 and a DPI of 400, which brings his eDPI to 212. ShahZam plays the game on 1920 by 1080 resolution on a 240Hz monitor. 

ScreaM

Adil Benrlitom, or ScreaM, is also a professional Valorant player that came from the CSGO esports scene. However, he was considered one of the top players when he played CSGO professionally. Currently, ScreaM plays for Team Liquid.

For Valorant, ScreaM uses an in-game sensitivity of 0.8 and a DPI of 400, bringing his eDPI to 320, which is on the higher side. Along with that, ScreaM plays on a resolution of 1920 by 1080 on a 360Hz monitor. 

When ScreaM used to play professional CSGO, he used a DPI of 400 but with an in-game sensitivity of 2.5, which brought his eDPI up to 1000. Also, he used a resolution of 800 by 600. 

In-Game Settings That Most Pro Valorant Players Use

When it comes to the DPI, the most popular choice amongst professional Valorant players is 400. This is expected as most first-person shooters require precision which is only achieved with a low DPI. 

The eDPI that most professional players prefer ranges between 200 to 300. There are some outliers playing on an eDPI as low as 150 and some at an eDPI as high as 400 to 500. 

For the resolution, it seems that almost all professional Valorant players play at 1920 by 1080p. When it comes to the refresh rate of the monitor, again, almost all professional Valorant players prefer 240Hz.

Common CSGO Pro Settings vs Valorant Pro Settings

Since CSGO and Valorant are quite similar and tons of professional CSGO players moved on to the Valorant esports scene, one might think that the in-game settings that professional Valorant players use would be quite similar to the ones that CSGO pros use. 

While this is true to some extent, it is not true for all the settings. For example, in general, both CSGO and Valorant players prefer a low sensitivity. However, the most common eDPI for CSGO is around 800 to 900, whereas the most common eDPI for Valorant pros is around 280. 

In the same way, almost all Valorant players seem to like 1920 by 1080. However, for CSGO, the popular choice was 1280 by 960.

What Can The Average Valorant Player Learn From This

When we take a look at the most popular in-game settings for both CSGO pros and Valorant pros, it is clear that a low eDPI is key. So if you want to perform better at Valorant, choose an in-game sensitivity and DPI combination that results in a low eDPI. 

For resolution, it is interesting to see that CSGO players switch to 1920 by 1080 as they enter the Valorant esports scene. What this tells us is that both games are quite different. You can play on 1920 by 1080 if you like, or you can choose a higher resolution like 1440p.