Asphalt 9: Legends
A gorgeous arcade racer with a simple graphics choice: High Quality visuals or the smoother High Framerate mode, plus TouchDrive vs manual controls.
- Developer
- Gameloft Barcelona
- Publisher
- Gameloft
- Released
- 2018
- FPS Cap
- 60 FPS
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Your Phone
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 · 8GB · 120Hz refresh
Your Estimated Asphalt 9: Legends Performance
46
Minimum
55
Average
60
Maximum
- Preset
- HD
- FPS Cap
- 60 FPS
- Capped?
- No — chipset-limited
- RAM
- OK
Moderate load — stable on most flagships.
FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.
About Asphalt 9: Legends
Asphalt 9: Legends is Gameloft's flashy arcade racer built around drifts, barrel rolls and nitro chaining. Its settings are deliberately compact: one Graphics toggle switches between 'Default (High Quality)' — richer reflections and denser environments — and 'High Framerate', which trades some visual polish for a smoother, more responsive 60 FPS. The other big lever is control scheme: TouchDrive auto-steers so you focus on nitro and drifts, while Tap-to-Steer or Tilt give experienced players full manual control. For competitive multiplayer, High Framerate plus manual controls is the smoothest, most precise setup; for showcasing the car models, High Quality wins.
Best mobile settings
Three curated profiles — max FPS for competitive, balanced, and HD graphics.
High Framerate + Manual (Competitive)
High Framerate mode with manual steering and nitro — the smoothest, most responsive way to run multiplayer where drift timing and nitro chaining decide races.
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics Quality | High Framerate | Trades reflections and detail for a steadier 60 FPS and lower input lag. |
| Controls | Manual (Tap-to-Steer) | Full control over line and drift timing versus TouchDrive's auto-steering. |
| Nitro Control | Manual (double-tap for Perfect Nitro) | Perfect Nitro is the biggest time save; keep it manual. |
| Camera | Far / Cockpit | Far view improves visibility of upcoming ramps and drift zones. |
| Frame Rate | 60 FPS (tied to High Framerate) | — |
| Screen Shake / Motion Blur | Reduced | — |
| Haptics / Vibration | Off | Removes a small distraction and a trickle of battery drain. |
| Brightness | 60–70% | — |
Balanced
High Framerate for smoothness with a friendlier control scheme — an easy everyday setup that still holds 60 FPS on mid-range phones.
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics Quality | High Framerate | — |
| Controls | Tap-to-Steer (TouchDrive off) | Manual steering but forgiving; a good bridge before going fully manual. |
| Nitro Control | Manual | — |
| Camera | Far | — |
| Frame Rate | 60 FPS | — |
| Screen Shake / Motion Blur | On | — |
| Haptics / Vibration | On | — |
| Brightness | 55% | — |
High Quality Visuals
Default (High Quality) preset for the richest reflections and environment detail — best for flagship phones and showing off the car models.
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics Quality | Default (High Quality) | Richer reflections and denser scenery; frame rate is less consistent than High Framerate. |
| Controls | TouchDrive (auto-steer) | Auto-steering lets you sit back and enjoy the visuals. |
| Nitro Control | Tap | — |
| Camera | Cinematic / Far | — |
| Frame Rate | Up to 60 FPS (dips under High Quality) | — |
| Screen Shake / Motion Blur | On | — |
| Haptics / Vibration | On | — |
| Brightness | 50% | — |
Device requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Android 5.0 / iOS 11
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 450 / Helio P22
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 4 GB
Recommended
- OS
- Android 10 / iOS 13
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 730G / Dimensity 810
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 5 GB
Optimization tips
- 1
Pick High Framerate over Default (High Quality) whenever you play multiplayer — the smoother 60 FPS helps drift and nitro timing far more than extra reflections.
- 2
Enable your phone's game / performance mode and close background apps before ranked sessions to keep the frame rate steady.
- 3
Move from TouchDrive to Tap-to-Steer gradually; manual control is a bigger skill upgrade than any graphics setting.
- 4
Long race sessions warm the phone up — remove the case or use a clip-on cooler to avoid mid-race throttling.
- 5
Match brightness to your room rather than maxing it; a lower panel brightness reduces heat and saves battery on 60 FPS mode.