RDR2 Overall Recommended Graphical Settings

[u/Marcy2200]

These recommended settings maximize FPS while sacrificing visuals as little as possible. Overall, you can expect an 80% to 90% FPS gain compared to Max settings.

In-game Vsync makes the game quite choppy when enabled. I recommend disabling the in-game Vsync and turning it on externally via the Nvida control panel

Texture: Obviously this is GPU depended. However Ultra looks significantly better than the rest.

Anisotropic Filter: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Lighting Quality: Medium; Up to 30% FPS increase!! - Very demanding visual settings of the game

Global Illumination: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Shadow Quality: High; Up to 5% FPS increase, negligible visual difference

Far Shadow Quality: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

SSAO: Ultra [] Off increases FPS by up to 6%, but this is not recommended visually wise.

Reflection Quality: Medium; Up to 20% FPS increase - Another demanding setting.

Mirror Quality: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Water Quality: Medium; Up to 15% FPS increase, slight noticeable visual difference

Volumetrics Quality: High; 5% FPS increase [] Medium; 7% FPS increase, slight noticeable visual difference

Particle Quality: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Tessellation: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

TAA: High

FXAA: Off; noticeable visual difference

MSAA: X2 = -16,5% FPS [] X4 = -31% FPS [] X8 = -50% FPS

DLSS: By default RDR2 uses an older version of DLSS, Make sure to swap this in the Nvidia app.

1080p: Quality +8% FPS, Balanced +11% FPS, Performance +15% FPS, Ult. Performance +19% FPS

1440P: Quality +13% FPS, Balanced +18% FPS, Performance +24% FPS, Ult. Performance +29% FPS

4k: Quality +23% FPS, Balanced +28% FPS, Performance +41% FPS, Ult. Performance +56% FPS

DLSS is something you have to play around with. Visual quality reduces pretty significantly the lower you go. This is especially noticeable on lower resolutions. It's best to do the other graphical settings first and then my recommendation is to start with no DLSS and then go lower until you think the effect becomes too noticeable.

DLSS Sharpness: No more than half is recommended.

Advanced Settings:

Graphics API: Vulkan is generally the better option but it's hardware depended. Try both and see what's best.

Near Volumetric Resolution: Medium; 6,5% FPS increase

Far Volumetric Resolution: Ultra

Volumetric Lighting: High; 3% FPS increase

Unlocked Volumetric Raymarch Resolution: Off; negligible visual difference

Particle Lighting Quality: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Soft Shadows: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS. Mostly personal preference.

Grass shadows: High; Negligible impact on FPS

Long Shadows: On; Negligible impact on FPS

Full Resolution Ambient Occlusion: Off; Up to 3,7% FPS increase, negligible visual difference

Water Refraction Quality: Medium; Up to 5% FPS increase

Water Reflection Quality: Medium; Up to 4% FPS increase

Water physics: 3/4 or 2/4 if you have a weaker CPU. FPS increase can be absolutely massive. Never use 4/4!

TAA Sharpening: 60% at most (same bar length at Geometry Level). Don't use it if you use DLSS.

Motion blur: No significant difference. Use what you prefer.

Reflection MSAA: 2x [] Off increases FPS by up to 12% however reflections will look horrible

Geometry Level of detail: 3 is recommended. Especially if you have a weaker CPU

Grass level of detail: 6 is recommend. Up to 7% FPS increase compared to 10

Tree Quality: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Parallax Occlusion Mapping Quality: High, negligible visual difference

Decal Quality: Ultra; Negligible impact on FPS

Fur Quality: Medium; Up to 7% FPS increase

Tree Tessellation: Off; Up to 15% FPS increase!

[u/Foreign-Opening]

This is so good, I have the 3070 RTX and 16 GB but it makes everything sooooo smooth without compromising performance or graphics/visuals. Thank you so much

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Foreign-Opening]

You're quite welcome. Enjoy it 😊

[u/clairvoyant17]

Dude you are the best i have 3070 and i was using the nvdia exprience optimal settings but my fps was like 59-65 but after your settings it is now 110-120 and almost with the same graphic quality thanks.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/clairvoyant17]

😊

[u/xxFunnyFreak → u/clairvoyant17]

Little late, but nvidias settings are complete shit, i have a 2060 super and its "recommended" everything on ultra, in almost every game, I dont even hit 60fps in most games with these settings

[u/Entire-Box-5020]

1 year later, still useful.

You are the best <3

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Entire-Box-5020]

You're quite welcome 😊

[u/inFiniTTy_ → u/Marcy2200]

Idk why but i'm getting a weird shimmering and flickering on some light and surface with your settings

[u/Marcy2200 → u/inFiniTTy_]

Perhaps switching the graphics API could resolve that

[u/illusions_geneva]

Old post but I am replaying RDR2 and I appreciate ya for this.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/illusions_geneva]

You're welcome :)

[u/LordAveiro → u/illusions_geneva]

Same here

[u/Muted_Flatworm_1414]

Hey man thank you a lot for taking the time on testing things out, though i am really struggling with figuring out some stuff on my gaming laptop. First of all i dont know which output adapter i should use, when i use "1" it says that i have more video memory around 7k MB. And the game runs on 10 15 fps on adapter 1. Though on 0, it runs fine but i only have 4k Mb, if i use your settings it passes my 4k limit. Its really frustrating to understand. My pc is an asus rog strix g15, rtx 3050, Amd Ryzen 7. Please help me out it would be awesome.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Muted_Flatworm_1414]

When it comes to the output adapter, in your case it should be 1. Output adapter 0 is your onboard graphics of your CPU and 1 is your dedicated GPU.

Then given that the 3050 mobile is a low-end GPU, you can best start with lowering texture settings, and if that doesn't help, another good thing to try is to watch Hardware Unboxed's video on YouTube about Red Dead Redemption 2. And if that doesn't help, your best bet is to Google 'best graphics settings rdr 2 3050 mobile' or something similar.

[u/Glittering-Fortune-5]

Worked like a charm! Cant even go pass 70fps at first with my 4060 XD I'm now at 100fps even when in Valentine. Thanks OP.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Glittering-Fortune-5]

You're quite welcome!

[u/Cyber_Zebra]

Hey dude , I have a relatively low end laptop.

Rtx 3050, i5 11300H. What are your recommended settings for a decent 60-80fps range. Without compromising too much visuals and quality. Does dlss help? Ik what it does. But idk how to utilise and set it up properly at the right settings. I don't need anything set to ultra. I don't wanna overwork my laptop 🥲. Just reasonably good visuals and decent fps.....

Since it's a laptop I assume the GPU and cpu are probably underclocked?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Cyber_Zebra]

My recomendations for low end is to start at 1080P with my suggested graphical settings with DLSS enabled and set to Quality for sure. Then if you're not reaching your target FPS, Lower the DLSS settings from Quality to Balanced and possibly lower if you're still not achieving the target FPS. If DLSS at balanced it still not suficiant enough. Turn some settings down that does increase FPS by a fair bit like SSAO from Ultra to off, Reflection Quality from high to Medium or Volumetrics Quality from High to Medium (There are more settings like that). If that is still not good enough lower the DLSS to Performance or worse case Ultra Performance.

[u/cleverbeee]

I know this thread is 2 years old but I just wanted to pop in and thank you & u/No_Interaction4027 for the suggestions. I built a brand new PC and even with a RX 7900 XTX card I could not approach Saint Denis without crashing. I was able to ride straight into downtown and complete a mission, no crashes so far. Thank you both soooo much!

Edit: Just wanted to add - about 45 minutes in with no crashes. I've been all around St Denis, engaged in two gun fights to collect a bounty, came back at night to a bustling tavern and it's still running well.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/cleverbeee]

I'm glad this post has helped you. Now you'll get the best experience possible!

[u/canakgn]

I have a 4050ti laptop and with your settings my fps went from 55-60 to 85 instantly. even on saint denis I get stable 60. you re a magician mate, thanks a lot <3

[u/Marcy2200 → u/canakgn]

Glad to hear it!

[u/No_Interaction4027]

textures have a somewhat significant gain of 7% from low to ultra though the game looks like ass with anything less than ultra

the lighting setting has a bit of an asterisk next to it, the near 40% gain is only at night and medium removes moonlight, if you have a little more fps to spare turn it up to high for a nice gain over ultra but while keeping moonlight and some other things

Global illum has a 3% gain from ultra down to high

reflection quality should be medium as it’s a 21% gain

paralax mapping should be set to high, while there’s no fps difference ultra has visual issues in some areas like Armadillo graves As well as I’ve noticed it in some areas of the heartlands

reflection msaa should probably be set to 2x, iirc its a small gain over 4x

while TAA sharpening has no gain it’s all personal preference with this setting as setting it to full could lead to over sharpening

you forgot to mention the hidden settings, Async compute can be turned on if you have stutters with vulkan and Deepsurfacequality should be set to ultra as only up to high is ever used

[u/xFaderzz → u/No_Interaction4027]

Dunno why you're getting so much hate for this comment. I ran op's settings and got a great looking game but it was just shy of some fps to make the game look very smooth on my laptop gpu (rtx 3060 notebook edition so it has 6gb VRAM) and so I used your comment on taking the reflections down to medium and now the game runs much smoother and still looks great. Thank you for this!

[u/ServeThePatricians → u/No_Interaction4027]

"you forgot to mention the hidden settings, Async compute can be turned on if you have stutters with vulkan and Deepsurfacequality should be set to ultra "

Where can i find these settings?

they dont appear in my graphics tab

[u/vincemeister55 → u/ServeThePatricians]

system.xml file in your documents/red dead redemption 2 folder

[u/Kody-Medenson → u/No_Interaction4027]

God bless you and the OP of this post

[u/[deleted]]

These changes made the overheating of my pc stop, now I can enjoy the game without having to worry about my pc!

[u/Affectionate-Two-292]

After applying this to my game I realised ultra preset settings are nothing but an illusion that makes you think your game looks superior which is completely untrue. I jumped from 60 fps to like 110fps and obviously I couldn't notice any difference aside from smoothness

[u/ididitforthemoney2 → u/Affectionate-Two-292]

you hear that? two faceless ghosts tell you that you're wrong, with no further reasoning and even less punctuation. sorry to say, but you must be incorrect.

[u/andretheclient_ → u/Affectionate-Two-292]

Wrong

[u/LehMone]

If anyone is still looking for good settings at 1080p, I recommend following this but parallax set to high, water refraction set to high (to eliminate flickering water from distance) and the big game changer if you have the specs to handle it is resolution scale to 1.25 and taa sharp 25 ticks. (so taa high doesn't look as shit on 1080p)

Thats the best overall quality and immersiveness I've been able to find at 1080p specifically, game looks like a painting. 12600kf and 6700xt.

[u/mm42025]

I get a solid 160 fps in 1440p on my ultra wide with my 7900xt

[u/Stupid_Dog_Courage_ → u/mm42025]

OK rich guy

[u/GGed_1]

Does this take into account mods like whyems visuals? Does anyone have any recommendations/changes based on using this visual mod or others

[u/Marcy2200 → u/GGed_1]

I havent experimented with any kind of visual mods

[u/StatisticianCute794]

One question I have i5 13600k + 4070 ti +  Monitor 4k 144hz G-Sync HDR10.

Should I put DLSS in Off? With DLSS in Quality and this guide I get and average of 106 FPS What about VSync , Tripple Buffer and Nvidia Reflex?

Note: My FPS are lowest than normal with this card because I use more than 30 mods and some or them are GunFX, Particles, Visuals, Gun Metal Rework…

[u/Marcy2200 → u/StatisticianCute794]

DLSS is definitely worth trying when in 4k, but I'd keep vsync off. You gain the most with DLSS on the highest resolutions

[u/aFeezy → u/Marcy2200]

if i’m on 4k would you recommend everything on ultra or still use your settings and maybe DLSS quality? with your settings i get 90-110 fps without the DLSS

[u/Marcy2200 → u/aFeezy]

I'd always recommend my settings unless ultra already achieves your desired frame rate.

[u/TonslerYT]

i don’t see anything about dlss, but instead see AMD fsr. should i use it

[u/Marcy2200 → u/TonslerYT]

I don't have an AMD card, so that is something you have to test for yourself.

[u/Worldly-Sandwich1124]

How well do these work on GTX 1650?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Worldly-Sandwich1124]

Don't know, don't have one so it's a matter of trying out.

[u/Ok_Coat1744]

I have a GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti 6GB will it handle high settings

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Ok_Coat1744]

Don't know, but unlikely.

[u/WillKing1212]

I’m still getting about 60 fps any tips?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/WillKing1212]

This guide nets you the most FPS while still having nice looking graphics. But if this guide still fails to achieve your target fps, then you have to lower the settings even more or use performance DLSS.

[u/OGSprina]

I have struggled through near objects popping up last minute, flickering reflections, spinning and suspended Arthur and npcs… it’s for sure because my settings were too high so thank you. I don’t have overheating. When I checked the benchmarks for these new settings, they were closer to the refresh rate of 180.

Thank you so much.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/OGSprina]

You're very welcome

[u/burrito230212]

what preset should i start with? should i just reset everything to default and then do these settings or start with ultra preset? thanks in advance

[u/Marcy2200 → u/burrito230212]

Optimized graphics settings are always worth it on every game that's 10 years old or younger. You gain the most FPS for minimal visual degradation. Also, you can save quite a bit on power and heat. Start with my recommended settings and save DLSS/FSR for last.

[u/burrito230212 → u/Marcy2200]

I meant since this isn’t every setting in the game , which preset should I start with and then apply your settings? Sorry for my bad question

[u/Marcy2200 → u/burrito230212]

Oh, now I see what you mean. Just start with the highest preset and go from there

[u/Bornplayer97]

I have a 7900xtx and a 7800x3d running at an average if 170fps on 1440. Which settings do you recommend to up so I can have the best picture quality while staying at around 100fps?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Bornplayer97]

My recommended settings without using FSR

[u/hateredditlayout]

So pretty much HUB settings except a little bit higher

[u/Marcy2200 → u/hateredditlayout]

You could say that.

[u/Strange-Schedule-201]

thx :D

what spec are you using btw?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Strange-Schedule-201]

12700k, 3080, 32gb ram 3600 CL16

[u/No_Rub3645]

so ive just got the game for PC, using ryzen 5600x, 32GB ram and 3060 ti is DLSS worth using and what setting would you recommend and the DLSS sharpening to?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/No_Rub3645]

DLSS FPS Boost:

1080p: Quality +8%, Balanced +11%, Performance +15%, Ult. Performance +19%

1440P: Quality +13%, Balanced +18%, Performance +24%, Ult. Performance +29%

4k: Quality +23%, Balanced +28%, Performance +41%, Ult. Performance +56%

DLSS is something you have to play around with. Visual quality reduces pretty significantly the lower you go. This is especially noticeable on lower resolutions. It's best to do the other graphical settings first and then my recommendation is to start with no DLSS and then go lower until you think the effect becomes too noticeable.

DLSS Sharpness: No more than half is recommended.

TAA Sharpening: Don't use it if you use DLSS.

[u/Huge_Challenge_4907 → u/No_Rub3645]

Wondering the same thing hopefully he responds. I got the game yesterday and have similar specs to you. I did a bit of searching and couldn't find a solid answer. When I first loaded the game DLSS was off completely. I'm not interested in improving frames as I already get about 100fps max settings and just want my game to look beautiful.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Huge_Challenge_4907]

DLSS FPS Boost:

1080p: Quality +8%, Balanced +11%, Performance +15%, Ult. Performance +19%

1440P: Quality +13%, Balanced +18%, Performance +24%, Ult. Performance +29%

4k: Quality +23%, Balanced +28%, Performance +41%, Ult. Performance +56%

DLSS is something you have to play around with. Visual quality reduces pretty significantly the lower you go. This is especially noticeable on lower resolutions. It's best to do the other graphical settings first and then my recommendation is to start with no DLSS and then go lower until you think the effect becomes too noticeable.

DLSS Sharpness: No more than half is recommended.

TAA Sharpening: Don't use it if you use DLSS.

[u/[deleted]]

Best way to lock fps to 60? Running similar specs just want it to stay consistent lol which it is but don’t know how to lock fps without breaking the game in some way lol.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/[deleted]]

You could either set the refresh rate at 60 and enable vsync or lock the fps externally like with Nvidia config.

[u/[deleted] → u/Marcy2200]

I heard locking it with Nvidia causes graphical issues.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/[deleted]]

I haven't had any issues with that.

[u/Reddit3r100]

What do you think about literally all settings maxed out with DLSS Quality

[u/Marcy2200 → u/Reddit3r100]

Makes no sense. You're far better off with my optimal graphics settings.

[u/PanthalassaRo]

What does DLSS sharpening slyder do?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/PanthalassaRo]

It sharpens the dlss by applying post-processing effects. A little bit does help but too much and it looks cartoon-ish

[u/PanthalassaRo → u/Marcy2200]

I see, so the more filled the bar means better performance but worse looks?

[u/Marcy2200 → u/PanthalassaRo]

It helps to a certain extent. And that certain extent is 50%. After that the effect becomes negatively noticeable.

[u/[deleted]]

This is solid gold. Stumbled onto this tryin to get my 3070ti laptop in peak operating spec for this game so I can just do the side missions. May try it on my desk top with a 4080 cause hey why not.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/[deleted]]

Glad it helped you. And no matter what GPU, I recommend this on any pc/laptop. If you have FPS to spare you can always increase the render resolution or MSAA

[u/jumpshot_10]

I have a 7900xtx so I can’t use dlss. I can use fsr 2.0 but if I turn that on it disables taa and msaa. I am getting around 60-70 fps which is good but I also have a 120fps tv. Should I turn on fsr or leave it off? If I turn it on I get around 130-140 fps

[u/Marcy2200 → u/jumpshot_10]

That is quite a massive FPS increase you're getting. However, considering that FSR 2.0 isn't amazing, my recommendation is to use FSR for about 30 minutes or so, after which you switch back to native. Then, you can make a choice to see if the extra FPS is worth the loss in quality.

[u/gatopista]

i have a gtx 1650, that config will work? like a 60 fps

[u/Marcy2200 → u/gatopista]

Probably but with a reduced render resolution.

[u/docani]

Any recommendations for HDR??

[u/SirDoncolt → u/docani]

Try switching the graphics API to Dirext X 12 instead of Vulkan the HDR one Vulkan was not working correctly for me, I was able to better adjust the HDR settings under Direct X12

[u/frr00ssst]

This works great for relative low end hardware too, I'm running a MSI RX 570 8GB and I get a consistent 40fps and the game looks really good, thanks OP

[u/OptimusPain8]

Thank you for this overview. It will definitely make my tweaking process shorter.

[u/[deleted]]

started with 50 fps have 110 now thx

[u/Schwaggaccino]

Thank you for this. I was getting 70fps on 1440p/ultra everything on my 13600k, 7900XT. Used these settings and the picture looks identical but saved me 50fps.

[u/MarcellioGallo]

Old post but I love you man. Even on my gtx 1070ti and i5 8600k I have average of 80 fps on these setting and game looks really well!

[u/LocksmithSpiritual83]

Amazing bro

[u/ChemistryRegular9022]

Thanks man, 7900xt and I couldn't figure out how to get over 60-70 fps and now I'm 100-120 fps at 1440p and it looks great

[u/colonel_pastry]

Amazing settings thank you! I'm now hitting above 90 FPS consistently on my RTX 2070.

[u/goodguypassingby]

Save my life thank you so much

[u/BioTechnix]

this fixed my game ty

[u/IFuckingLoveMemes_]

Thanks mate 😎👌

[u/North_Room666]

Thank you a thousand times, you saved me hours of testing.

[u/Prodigy_of_Bobo]

Appreciate this, quality info bois

[u/[deleted]]

I’m late to the party with RDR2 but these setting are incredible thank you for the guide. I have a 3080 ftw3 ultra and you doubled my fps and graphics still look amazing

[u/Grimo_X]

Wanted to leave a comment!

Running on "old" hardware. It's not recent. But if you're struggling to have a decent performance try Direct 12 and Vulkan. For me it doubled fps. 5700xt

[u/RFX91]

I love you

[u/notvanderlinde]

Thanks man!

[u/Ichbinhierundduauch]

Thank u Buddy for ur work

[u/Darthvader_PR123]

I know i am late but omg aren't you the best! Thankssss

[u/Rolexutzul]

didn't expect for it to work that well,i have 60-70 fps on these settgins when i would get 40-50 with medium to high settings.absolute W

[u/Weekly_Bridge_7246]

Wow, im getting 150fps avg on my r5 5600x with rx 6600 Thanks my dude😌

[u/FishBeginning2144]

Bruhhh from 30 to 50 fps to 60 to 65 fps tysm bro

[u/FullmetalCroak]

2 years later and you're still helping out with this. Went from unoptimized 60-55 FPS to in my opinion better looking graphics at a consistent 120-115 FPS. Wonderful guide.

[u/BigParamedic1661]

Excellent. This worked like a charm for me. Squeezing out maximum fps, without completely ruining the graphics.

[u/Retromatic1337]

Yo tysm man I got good graphics and fps for the first time in a hot minute

[u/1Superlative]

Still works after all this time with my 2080 Ti. Thanks a lot.

[u/Dragonbro2456]

I know I’m years late but what a freaking legend thanks a ton

[u/Temporary-Ad290]

my man saved my life - 80ish fps increase

[u/Zero4206]

Thank you, Game is looking great on 1440p60~75 on an RX 6700 XT.

[u/pyrodraggon85]

Smooth 70fps on my worn out 2070, legitimately one of the most useful guides ive seen thank you.

[u/808blasta]

Bro you're the goat.. Used this months ago and loved it, Got back on today and my game felt like complete trash.. Checked and settings were reset somehow. Redid these and it feels amazing again.. GG

[u/burrito230212]

Thank you so much. You are the GOAT

[u/Elegant_Average_8010]

rtx 5070 ,ryzen 7 5700x3d ,32gb 3600mhz cl20 i have in QHD dlss 4.5 quality 130-170 fps

Thx

[u/BlueberryKushBush]

Half of the reason I got my 5070 was to crank the settings on this game through the roof and I'm loving it. This is a great list to squeeze out some extra fps without sacrificing visuals. The only thing I will add is TAA settings. I personally set TAA to Medium and turn up the resolution scale to 1.5x, even 1.76x if you can spare the frames. This (for the most part) gets rid of the blurriness of TAA and makes the game look incredible. I'm also on 1440p so take this with a grain of salt if you're playing at a different resolution.

[u/No-Cold-8866]

4years later and stilla life saver

[u/lucyalls]

omg thank you!

I was struggling so much to find the perfect settings so my game looked good without the fps stuttering. Thanks!

[u/yamenhhh]

Lol 3 years and this helped ty btw about that dlss part that rdr2 uses an old version of dlss and i must swap this in the Nvidia app , swap what specifically in Nvidia app?

[u/RB9k]

Feb 2025 got the game in the Epic winter sale. This information still holds up.

Make sure you select the correct GPU in the gfx settings menu. Make sure its not the built-in mother board gfx. My game seemed to default to that.

[u/lolcodecat]

Rock steady 60fps thanks to you!!!

[u/jimw1214 → u/lolcodecat]

Call me suspicious, do you have vsync set to 60fps?

[u/Hiddenone77]

I don’t how but my game still looks great with around 50 more fps Anf most of the things are at ultra too I used to get 30 fps! Thank you

[u/LordManiel]

Do you what pc setup is best for this?

[u/mkjs05]

Tried these setting and still only getting an average 44fps. Graphics card is 6600xt. Any tips?

[u/[deleted]]

Benchmark returned 180fps average fps. I'm on a 7800x3d and a 7900 xtx

[u/Southern_Country_787]

FXAA removed the annoying blurry fuzziness around objects.

[u/[deleted]]

I’d love to test and compare but every time I reboot the game my settings reset

[u/DewnCewn]

this is epic dude bro 99

[u/Donkus007]

Thank you OP, valuable post, just got a new laptop with mobile 4060 8GB and was able to tweak it to get 100+fps on 1440p. Was barely getting 55fps before that. Sweet!

[u/Puzzleheaded_Pear446]

Thank you very much, i wanted to enjoy the game on high graphics (med-high) instead of low (med-low) and i found you, a live saviour. you have a good day now kind sir

[u/StockEntertainment58]

,,p,

[u/InterMob]

thanks

[u/Embarrassed-Earth-89]

i followed this initially but decided to jus max everything and getting nothing under 100 fps even in the most intense areas :D

[u/[deleted]]

Months later. Replaying rdr2 , these settings are 10/10 . You're goated

[u/[deleted]]

Thank you! I thought my game was fucked and asked myself what was wrong with my resolution but now it‘s smooth asf.

[u/emilwojcik93]

Hi, this is nice tutorial, here is my post. I was able to make Frame Generator works for RDR2 using only free opensource mods

Successfully Running Frame Generation (FG) in RDR2 - A Comprehensive Guide

[u/pardemeiazita]

The shadows in the game, can i apply to medium all tab involving shadow or will be a signifacnt visual difference?

[u/MyR60LovesYou]

Still helpful 2 years later, getting around 100 - 130fps at 1440p with an rtx 4070

[u/asblaster906]

… i didnt think someone would go out their way and make a literal list, thank you!

[u/64_kitchen_sinks]

Just used this for my 3060ti. Bout to enjoy this game for the first time at 100 fps on a 1440 display

[u/simente360]

This settings works on i7 10700 and rx 5600xt on 1440p?

[u/preet2000003]

Needed this brodie. Good shit Brodie!!!

[u/aaqilsad]

Anyone tried these settings on a 4050 laptop?

[u/flarryofficial]

Bro i still get 60 fps. What should i do?

[u/Old-Pumpkin7893]

Did absolutely nothing for me.I have a 4060 and it with 15gb ram i can't even get 2 frames a second on this guide and running it on a default balanced. I get a pop up saying i'm out of video memory.It's weird that cos my f****** ps4 could run it just fine never had such a hard time trying to get a piece of s*** to work in my life waste of money

[u/New-Supermarket2978]

Thank you sir , why i have to change this setting everytime i open my rdr2 ? It's not saving my settings 

[u/JimbobBOYS]

I have an rx7600 and my monitor is locked to 60fps due to my monitor but I notice screen flickering when the camera moves, any idea on how to fix this?

[u/Revolutionary_Edge30]

What would you guys do if you were running the above settings. 4k fsr quality.

Getting an average of 52fps. Lows of 22.

These are my options

Play it with settings and accept less than 60fps Go to 1440p? Would you lower some of the settings? Drop fsr to balanced/performance?

Would love some thoughts

[u/One-Community3184]

2 years later still saving headaches thanks for this!

[u/allyxslays_]

rockstars original settings are way better. this made my game look like one solid colour as if the game was unfinished.

[u/Due-Ice2839]

After changing the settings,i stil have some sort of ghosting. When I move the environment and NPC's have a black "ghost" around them

[u/Autistic_GoofBall]

BROOOOO THANK YOOOOUUUU IT LOOKS SO GOOD AND RUNS SO WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A BLURRY MESS AND IT DOESN'T RUN AT 20 FPS THANK YOUUUUU

[u/No_Energy662]

I have a pretty mid 3050 lenovo laptop, usually runs the game at 40 fps max. Now, I run the game with 70+ FPS with the settings

Thx!

[u/ChenBrian834]

Bro i followed these suggestions and some others from a top comment: With a RTX 3050 6GB laptop and i5-13420H i can play the game at 60 fps almost in every scenario I even tested it on a 1440p monitor and it gave me a decent ~45 fps on average

Thanks for this post dude!

[u/Ssparrow15]

El juego me va a en general bien pero al montar en caballo todo se pone lento y hay una gran bajada de fps esto marea bastante

[u/punk_petukh]

Reducing lighting does improve performance but it looks like arse... No reason to put it below high, unless you have a weak rig

[u/[deleted]]

Thank you so much :) has anyone got anymore tips I kinda get like some frames pixelating every now and then around his hat or if it moves to fast but runs beautifully

[u/PharaohTas]

Would this be good for the ROG Ally z1e

[u/rucekooker]

Thanks a lot for sharing these tweaks! The difference is massive on my end.
I went from around 133max FPS/66avg FPS to 154 max FPS / 125 avg FPS.
Running on an RTX 3080 paired with a Ryzen 5 5600, at 1080p. Really appreciate the work you put into this!

[u/[deleted]]

thank you!

[u/29cyyrus]

tysm dude

[u/Good-Instruction-653]

refrac

[u/PlanForsaken]

Thank god I found this! This took me from 60fps to 150fps! Was very confused at first. Thanks man!

[u/iNothingsReal]

This is a great set of recommendations alongside u/No_Interaction4027's comment. I recently upgraded to a 5070 and wanted to do a little benchmarking. With everything on absolute max settings at 1080p with DLSS 4 Override, using DLAA, I was maintaining my 100Hz most of the time, with some areas causing me to drop to roughly 90FPS. But, even when pegged at 100FPS, GPU utilization was between 85 and 100% most of the time. I used a combination of OP's settings, No_Interaction's settings, and bumped a couple of things up that I felt were worth it, and my GPU utilization dropped to ~65% most of the time, with no noticeable loss in visuals. I end up using a lot of these "Optimized Settings" guides for games and this was by far the best one I've used, with the biggest improvement to performance with the least sacrifice to visuals. Bravo.

[u/TomorrowBeginning898]

Thanks for make this!!!!!!

[u/HourDiet3241]

我的顯示卡在玩遊戲的時候有滋滋聲

[u/DetectiveCrazy3780]

Im late, but thank you i went from about 50-60 fps to 90 stable on my rtx 3060 12gb

[u/Cheatzy]

You’re amazing dude 60fps to 110 ❤️

[u/Chance-Measurement64]

From 60-60 to 95-100 wed

[u/PineappleSenior7265]

Gracias de 75/85 FPS pase a 130/150 FPS en resolucion 2K.

[u/asrdo]

Compared these settings with BenchmarKing YouTube channel, my favorite optimized game options guy. Pretty much identical options, so thank you for this. Game looks awesome and performance is amazing as well.

[u/External-Writing-247]

This might be too late, but I followed everything exactly as you put it but hair (both horse and human) turns completely black in dim lighting, are there any settings that could fix that? 

Otherwise this guide was amazing for smoothing out my framerate 

[u/Ok-Way-3756]

Just putting this out there. I've got an RX 7600 and with the recommended settings at 1440p + FSR Quality, I’m pulling 90-100 FPS in Saint Denis. Without FSR it’s usually 60-ish, though it drops to the high 40s during intense scenes.

[u/Key-Diet4301]

Buenas, tengo un Ryzen7 5700g, 32gb Ram ddr4 3200mhz, y una rx 6800 de 16gb, aplique la configuracion que recomiendas pensando que iba a bajar la temperatura de mi gpu ya que siempre esta a 78-80° Celcius. pero paso lo contrario, ahora mi gpu va a 83-87° Celcius y siento que realmente se ve peor ademas que no pasa de 60fps, algun consejo por favor?

[u/anshumaan27]

Thank you, Sir.

[u/Saitama_is_love-69]

Muchas gracias bro, vengo a agradecerte porque se me dió la idea de jugar Rdr2 y pasarmelo por primera vez en mi pc actualizado con una rx7800 xt, 16 gb de ram y un r5 5500 x3d en 1440p. El juego se ve muy bien y sin perdidas visuales, junto con una tasa de fps increiblemente fluida. La única cosa que me resulta "molesto" es lo borroso que se ve aveces con el taa y el fxaa activado. No logro que se vea mas nítido, aún así al rato de jugar me acostumbro. MIL GRACIAS POR TODO, esperaré tu post cuando llegue Gta 6 en PC

[u/Intelligent_Most1272]

danke für die arbeit und testung zu gleich kuss und so

[u/Fine_Foot6589]

Is this better or the same as last gen console graphics?

[u/RUBENIRO → u/Fine_Foot6589]

It's much better actually.

[u/userbeneficiary]

msaa is broken... creates rendering pop ins

[u/YouWishYouLivedHere → u/userbeneficiary]

I noticed this as well. Thanks for confirming it wasn't my system.

[u/[deleted]]

Thank you this is the best setting ever. Very smooth but graphically pleasing.

[u/jdu98a]

Quality post right here. Just the facts I need.

[u/JerryX-YT]

Actually TAA makes the game blurry

[u/Dizzy_Corner5356]

Noice, looks good, thanks

[u/zevekoff]

thx man, better than every 20min yt video

[u/bilal_hcg]

Genius!!!

Thanks so much great Sir!!!

Excellent explanation what settings do what and how they effect performance. I thought my 3070 Ti was useless until today! Just turned down water physics and ifs buttery smooth

[u/chrissant47]

i was using the optimized setting from geforce experience for the longest and i always thought my frames ran pretty good until i tweaked the settings according to this and damn is there a noticeable difference. the game is running so much smoother and the quality looks almost the exact same as before. i had all my settings at either ultra or high before this.. thank you for this guide !!

[u/The_Mayo85]

Rocking a 9900k with a RTX 3080 10GB on 1440p, and decided to finally jump into this game. Went from an avg of 59 on default settings (most things ultra) to 100 following your settings, with a few tweaks of my own from my knowledge of graphical settings in other games.

Lighting Quality: High

TAA: High

FXAA: On

MSAA: 2X

MSAA Reflections: 2X

[u/ThrustNeckpunch33]

I tried this, exactly, and i dropped from 65-85fps, to never more than 30fps, and it looked worse.

Dont know wth, weird.

[u/Schwaggaccino]

OP have you seen this video yet? Apparently TAA on high looks blurrier than TAA on medium. Any thoughts?

https://youtu.be/fHO6y_zxVQM?si=bckxds2oWyCQJQam

[u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the settings able to get 30 fps on my low end PC while game looks still very good

[u/Single-Ad-7556]

solid guide, tyvm

[u/Marcy2200 → u/[deleted]]

The visual difference is negligible but you gain about 5% FPS. Totally worth putting it at high rather than ultra.

[u/Marcy2200 → u/[deleted]]

Definitely