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The supplied evidence does not confirm whether you can still change the VALORANT Raw Input Buffer setting. Riot’s original explanation describes a setting that changes how raw mouse input is processed, but it does not establish what appears in the current settings menu. [S1]
The useful distinction is between explaining the feature and confirming its availability today. Riot’s historical notes support the explanation below. They do not support a current menu walkthrough, a claim that the toggle has been removed, or a claim about its current default behavior. [S1]
This article’s evidence review is dated October 2026, based on the supplied research timestamp. [S3] Treat that as the review date, not as the release date of Riot’s original explanation.
Riot introduced Raw Input Buffer as a beta setting intended to improve the performance of input-device processing. Riot also stated that VALORANT had used raw input for devices since launch. [S1]
That wording matters. Raw Input Buffer was not described as the feature that first gave VALORANT raw mouse input. Instead, enabling it adjusted which APIs the game used to process raw input. [S1]
In simple terms, Riot’s explanation concerns the processing path for input. The stated purpose was input-device processing performance, rather than a new aiming method or a sensitivity adjustment. [S2]
When reading an older guide, keep those ideas separate. “VALORANT uses raw input” and “Raw Input Buffer changes raw-input processing” describe different parts of Riot’s explanation. The original notes support both statements, but they do not make the buffer toggle responsible for introducing raw input itself. [S1]
As of the October 2026 evidence review, the historical explanation available here comes from Riot’s patch 3.07 notes. [S3] [S1] Those notes distinguish between standard input devices and mice with a particularly high polling rate. [S1]
The phrase “identical input latency” is especially important. Riot’s statement about standard devices was not a promise that enabling the buffer would reduce input latency. It paired a possible processing-performance improvement with unchanged input latency. [S1]
The high-polling-rate statement also has a specific scope: Riot discussed input-device processing. The supplied excerpt gives no measured frame-rate increase, no quantified latency reduction, and no aim-improvement result. [S1] It should not be stretched into a guarantee that every mouse or every player benefits equally.
Riot describes Raw Input Buffer through the APIs used for raw-input processing, not through a change to mouse sensitivity. [S2] That makes processing the key concept when interpreting this feature.
Mouse DPI, polling rate, and in-game sensitivity should not be treated as interchangeable labels in this explanation. The supplied evidence explicitly connects polling rate with the expected processing benefit, but it does not provide DPI recommendations, sensitivity values, or conversion instructions. [S2]
For that reason, this article does not recommend changing DPI or in-game sensitivity to match Raw Input Buffer. Such advice would go beyond the available evidence. The supported takeaway is narrower: Riot described a processing change and highlighted its relevance to high-polling-rate mice. [S2]
Current availability remains unverified in the supplied research. The original notes establish that Riot introduced a toggle, but historical introduction notes cannot establish whether that toggle remains available now. [S1]
This is why there are no current click-by-click instructions here. The supplied research did not establish a supported removal notice or confirm subsequent changes. Giving a menu path or declaring a current default would turn an evidence gap into an unsupported answer.
For other informational reading on HunterGamer, explore the informational top-up guides hub or browse the mobile games category. These links are separate reading options, not evidence for VALORANT’s current settings menu.
Yes. Riot stated that VALORANT had used raw input for devices since launch. Raw Input Buffer adjusted which APIs processed that input. [S1]
No. Riot described a minor performance improvement and identical input latency for standard input devices and gaming mice. [S1]
Source key: [S1] and [S2] refer to the supplied evidence from Riot’s original patch notes. [S3] refers only to the research timestamp supplied with the fact table, not to confirmation of current game behavior.
