: Players may experience temporary lag or hitching during their first few matches as the game compiles shaders for new map areas.

: Some users noted a roughly 10-degree increase in GPU temperature, indicating the mode is more taxing on hardware to achieve higher, more stable frame rates. Additional Performance Milestones

: In earlier iterations of Fortnite, the Season 3 update was famous for introducing a 60 FPS mode to PS4 and Xbox One, replacing the previous "Uncapped" mode.

: Unlike the classic DirectX 11 mode, which is largely single-threaded, the new DirectX 12 performance mode distributes the workload across multiple CPU cores.

: A separate "Season 3" era patch for The Witcher 3 also introduced a performance mode specifically for Ray-Traced Global Illumination on PC to prioritize frame rate. Fortnite's NEW Performance Mode – Huge FPS Boost!

: The update is specifically beneficial for users with newer AMD or Intel CPUs and modern GPUs.

The v37 update introduced a new rendering path designed to better utilize modern hardware: