Tick Rate Settings Reference

Select your game and server tick rate to get the correct cl_updaterate, cl_cmdrate, cl_interp, and server-side cvars for that configuration.

Game

Tick Rate

CS2 uses a sub-tick architecture. 128-tick requires a third-party plugin (e.g. CS2Fixes). Native matchmaking runs at 64-tick.

CS2 sub-tick note: CS2 uses a sub-tick architecture — these values are for compatibility. The main bandwidth setting is sv_maxrate. Set it to 0 (unlimited) for competitive servers.

Client Settings (for players)

cl_updaterate 64 Updates per second received from server

cl_cmdrate 64 Commands per second sent to server

cl_interp 0 Interpolation time override (0 = use ratio)

cl_interp_ratio 1 Ratio of interp time to update interval

Server Settings (for admins)

sv_minupdaterate 64 Minimum forced update rate for clients

sv_maxupdaterate 64 Maximum update rate cap

sv_mincmdrate 64 Minimum command rate from clients

sv_maxcmdrate 64 Maximum command rate cap

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