# Does CS2 Have a Tickrate Setting? (Sub-Tick Explained) (/docs/counter-strike-2/tickrate-faq)



Short Answer [#short-answer]

**No.** CS2 does not have a configurable tickrate. There is no `sv_tickrate` convar to set, and you cannot launch the server with `-tickrate 128`.

CS2 uses a **sub-tick** networking model. Player input is timestamped at the moment a key is pressed and processed in the next server tick — independent of the underlying server frame rate. The result is that all CS2 servers behave equivalently to 128-tick CS:GO regardless of the host machine's tick frequency.

What This Means For You [#what-this-means-for-you]

| Question                                                | Answer                                               |
| ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| Do I need to pay extra for a 128-tick server?           | No — there's no such thing in CS2.                   |
| Will my shots register the same as on a Valve official? | Yes.                                                 |
| Is my server worse than a 128-tick CS:GO server was?    | No, sub-tick is intended to be equivalent or better. |
| Can I change anything tickrate-related in `server.cfg`? | No CS2-supported convar exists.                      |

What You Can Tune [#what-you-can-tune]

Server performance for CS2 is mostly about:

* **CPU clock speed** — single-thread performance per server instance
* **Network latency** — your server's hops to your players
* **Bandwidth limits** — `sv_maxrate`, `sv_minrate` (defaults are usually fine)

Related Guides [#related-guides]

* [Server Configuration](/docs/counter-strike-2/server-config)
* [Bot Configuration](/docs/counter-strike-2/bot-config)