Fortnite Promises Higher Frame Rates for Low-End PCs With New Performance Mode Fortnite players will also be able to de-select High Resolution Textures that will save about 14GB of disk space. By Vineet Washington | Updated: 15 December 2020 13:45 IST Fortnite players can now save 14GB of disk space Highlights It is targeted towards low-end hardware Epic says Performance Mode for Fortnite is in Alpha stage Fortnite will now be able to run at higher frame rates on more PCs with less-capable hardware. This has been made possible with the new Performance Mode that is currently in its Alpha stage and it reduces visual quality for better frames per second (fps). While Fortnite is not a very demanding game to begin with, this new Performance Mode will allow a larger number of PC users to experience the game at higher frame rates than they're used to on their configuration. The new mode will be available starting today, December 15.