Metal Gear Solid 5 Phantom Pain Fps Unlock Apr 2026

Last updated for Steam version 1.15. No, there is no official patch coming.

MGSV: The Phantom Pain – How to Unlock the Frame Rate (and why you might not want to)

Here’s everything you need to know.

| Frame Rate | Experience | | :--- | :--- | | | 100% bug-free. Perfect for first playthroughs. | | 90-120 FPS | Smooth, minimal bugs (scope requires quick tapping). Recommended for veterans. | | Unlimited (200+) | Broken scopes, crawling issues, audio desync. Not recommended. |

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is a masterpiece of optimization. On consoles, it targets a rock-solid 60fps. On PC, however, the game ships with a default cap of 60 frames per second. metal gear solid 5 phantom pain fps unlock

For players with high-refresh-rate monitors (120Hz, 144Hz, 240Hz), this cap feels restrictive. The good news? The bad news? It breaks certain parts of the game.

To install: Use the MGSV Define Tool or manually install the foxengine DLL mod. Last updated for Steam version 1

A community mod called (available on Nexus Mods) attempts to resolve the Intel Scope bug at high frame rates. It is not perfect, but it makes 120fps+ playable .