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Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 features relatively modest PC system requirements, and the GPU specs at the very least hold up well in actual gameplay. However, the CPU side is another story. A consistent 60 FPS at “Ultra” requires a fairly recent 8-core CPU, including: The Core i7-12700K/Core i5-13600K or a Ryzen 7 7700X (or … The post Best Settings for Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 PC + Optimization Guide appeared first on PC Optimized Settings.| PC Optimized Settings
Battlefield 6 is one of the few AAAs games of 2025 to drop ray tracing and path tracing across all its game modes, including the campaign and multiplayer. Considering that Battlefield 5 was the first PC game to feature ray-tracing almost 7 years ago, this certainly comes as a surprise. DICE has opted for SSGI … The post Does Battlefield 6 Need Ray Tracing? These Examples Prove that it Does appeared first on PC Optimized Settings.| PC Optimized Settings
Battlefield 6 comes with fairly beefy system requirements for an average-looking game that lacks ray tracing. A baseline 1080p 30 FPS using the low-quality settings demands: A hex-core CPU, including the Core i5-8400 or a Ryzen 5 2600. A GeForce RTX 2060 or a Radeon RX 5600 XT with 6 GB VRAM. You need at … The post Battlefield 6 Settings for Low-end PC: RTX 3060, RTX 4060 & 4060 Laptop at 144 FPS appeared first on PC Optimized Settings.| PC Optimized Settings
Battlefield 6 is one of the rare AAA releases of 2025 to drop ray-tracing. Despite that, it comes with hefty system requirements. A baseline 1080p 30 FPS experience requires a GeForce RTX 2060 or a Radeon RX 5600 XT, along with a hex-core CPU (i5-8400/R5 2600): A GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and a Core i7-10700K …| PC Optimized Settings
Silent Hill f comes with relatively relaxed PC system requirements. Playing the game at native 1080p, 30 FPS using quality mode or 60 FPS using performance mode demands a GeForce RTX 2080 or a Radeon RX 6800 XT. The CPU specs include a Core i7-9700 or a Ryzen 5 5500. You’ll need 16 GB of …| PC Optimized Settings
Silent Hill f features modest minimum system requirements. Playing the game at 1080p 30 FPS using performance settings demands a GeForce GTX 1070 Ti or a Radeon RX 5700. The CPU specs include a Core i5-8400 or a Ryzen 5 2600. You’ll need 16 GB of system memory and 50 GB of available storage. SpecsMinimumRecommendedCPUIntel …| PC Optimized Settings
Dying Light: The Beast requires (at least) a Core i5-13400F or a Ryzen 7 5800X alongside 16 GB of memory. A GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or a Radeon RX 6750 XT is recommended for 1080p “High,” but you can get away with an RTX 3060 or a 3060 Ti with modest quality adjustments. SpecsMinimumRecommendedCPUIntel i5-13400F …| PC Optimized Settings
Video games are rendered using rasterization, ray tracing, path tracing, or a mix of the three. But how do the three methods differ, and impact image quality?| PC Optimized Settings
FragPunk is the second recent Unreal Engine 5 title to drop its signature technologies, including Lumen, Virtual Shadows, and Nanite. Lo and behold, it’s one of the most optimized games based on Epic’s latest game engine. We achieved framerates of nearly 500 FPS using the highest quality settings at 4K after mild tweaking. Curious? Here’s …| PC Optimized Settings
Silent Hill f is one of the few “well-optimized” Unreal Engine 5 titles of 2025. The game runs smoothly across most mid-range and high-end GPUs, at times even without requiring upscaling to achieve 60 FPS. This extra performance does come at a cost. For example, Silent Hill f drops shadow map ray-tracing (or substantially reduces …| PC Optimized Settings
Dying Light: The Beast comes with fairly hefty system requirements. The game requires (at least) a Core i5-13400F or a Ryzen 7 5800X alongside 16 GB of memory. A GeForce RTX 3070 Ti or a Radeon RX 6750 XT is recommended for 1080p “High” with 70 GB of available SSD storage. SpecsMinimumRecommendedCPUIntel i5-13400F | Ryzen … The post Best Settings for Dying Light: The Beast PC + Optimization Guide appeared first on PC Optimized Settings.| PC Optimized Settings
Borderlands 4 requires an 8-core CPU, starting with the Core i7-9700 or a Ryzen 7 2700X to run. You’ll also need at least 8 GB of VRAM for the lowest quality textures at 1080p, and 16 GB of main memory. The minimum GPU specifications include the GeForce RTX 2070 and the Radeon RX 5700 XT … The post Borderlands 4 Settings for Low-end PC: RTX 3060, RTX 4060, 4060 Ti & RTX 5060 appeared first on PC Optimized Settings.| PC Optimized Settings
Borderlands 4 requires an 8-core CPU, starting with the Core i7-9700 or a Ryzen 7 2700X to run. You’ll also need at least 8 GB of VRAM for the lowest quality textures at 1080p, and 16 GB of main memory. The minimum GPU specifications include the GeForce RTX 2070 and the Radeon RX 5700 XT, …| PC Optimized Settings
Grounded 2 is out in Early Access on Steam and the Xbox Store. The game recommends a fairly recent hexa or octa-core CPU. The GPU specs include the RTX 3080 and the RX 6800 XT. You’ll need 16 GB of system memory (RAM) and 40 GB of storage space for optimal performance. SpecsMinimumRecommendedCPUAMD Ryzen 5 …| PC Optimized Settings
Dune Awakening performance tested on PC, and each graphics setting compared. Play the game at 100 FPS and above without visual compromise.| PC Optimized Settings
Remedy's Firebreak looks and performs much like Control. Path tracing is taxing, but not quite as taxing as Alan Wake 2. Here's our PC guide.| PC Optimized Settings
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PC gaming has become an increasingly costly hobby, with prices rising continuously over the years. Over the past decade, graphics card prices have fluctuated wildly, first driven by the cryptocurrency mining craze, then by monopolistic pricing strategies (thanks, NVIDIA). As a result, gamers are choosing laptops over desktop PCs. The Bestsellers: NVIDIA RTX 4060/RTX 5060 …| PC Optimized Settings
Rainbow Six Siege X recommends a GeForce RTX 2060 or a Radeon RX 6600 for 1080p 60 FPS+ for high-quality settings. Our low-end setup features an RTX 4060 Laptop, which performs similarly to an RTX 3060 desktop GPU. Here’s how Ubisoft’s competitive shooter performs on RTX 60-class GPUs. QualityFPSCPUGPURAMStorage (SSD)1080p Low60Ryzen 3 3100 | Core …| PC Optimized Settings
Lumen is an optimized form of ray tracing that's much faster, but less accurate than the standard implementation. We explore its working in detail| PC Optimized Settings
Rainbow Six Siege X, Ubisoft's long-running competitive shooter is now free-to-play. Player counts have spiked; here's how to boost your FPS.| PC Optimized Settings
Doom: The Dark Ages added path-traced lighting with its latest patch. We tested the game last month and were impressed with the PC port. At launch, Doom featured ray-traced reflections and global illumination (always on). The new update adds path-traced global illumination, reflections, and ray-traced shadows. 1080p 60 FPS1440p 60 FPS4K 60 FPSGraphics QualityMedium + …| PC Optimized Settings
We tested F1 25, including ray-tracing, path-tracing, upscaling, and frame generation to determine the best graphics settings for every PC.| PC Optimized Settings
Dune Awakening performs well on most PCs. However, stutters and FPS drops near trade hubs and NPC hotspots are quite common. Here's how to fix them.| PC Optimized Settings
Dune Awakening performs well enough if you're aiming for 60 FPS to 90 FPS. However, the game runs into a strange CPU limitation close to 100 FPS across all resolutions.| PC Optimized Settings
Optimized settings for the GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 4060, RTX 4070, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4080 Super, and other popular NVIDIA GPUs.| PC Optimized Settings
The best graphics settings for Oblivion Remastered on PC. Which settings are the most taxing, and their impact on visual fidelity?| PC Optimized Settings
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is out on Steam and the Xbox Store (in early access). The game is still missing path tracing (full ray-tracing) which is expected to land with the launch patch tomorrow. In the meantime, we’ve tested all the graphics options including RTXGI (Ray Traced Global Illumination) which can’t be disabled. …| PC Optimized Settings
RuneScape: Dragonwilds is the latest MMO to grace Steam. Launched in early access, the game is set in the Runescape universe with a focus on crafting, grinding, and survival elements. It’s built on the Unreal Engine 5, leveraging much of its GPU-bound pipeline to upgrade mediocre visuals at the cost of poor performance. The game …| PC Optimized Settings
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down is a remake of the original from 2000. Built on the Unreal Engine 5, it features cutting-edge visuals, including Lumen Global Illumination, Virtual Shadows, and more. As you can imagine, the performance is far from ideal. We dig into the game’s graphics settings, benchmarking and comparing the available options to …| PC Optimized Settings
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is off to a medicore start with a ~48K peak concurrent player count on Steam. The weekend should nudge it past 50K, but at least the game is rated “Very Positive” on the platform. In comparison, Valhalla and Mirage are rated “Most Positive.” We covered the game’s graphics settings and their performance/visual …| PC Optimized Settings
Assassin's Creed: Shadows not running well on your PC? Here are the settings that impact frame rates the most and image comparisons.| PC Optimized Settings
Each graphics setting in Cyberpunk 2077 tested and compared: ray/path tracing, optimization mods, and 1080p/1440p/4K performance benchmarks| PC Optimized Settings
We benchmark every ray tracing option, with visual comparisons and VRAM utilization. Here's how the Enhanced Edition differs from the Legacy.| PC Optimized Settings
The launch of the Radeon RX 9070 series comes at a pivotal moment for AMD. Following RDNA 3’s underwhelming performance, the RDNA 4 lineup carries the hopes of mainstream PC gamers. NVIDIA’s RTX 40 and 50 series pricing highlights the consequences of a near-monopoly, making AMD’s return to competitiveness critical. While AMD’s GPU market share …| PC Optimized Settings
Before you dive into optimizing a game, we recommend configuring certain Windows and Display settings for the best performance. This should be standard for every game. First, make sure all unnecessary applications are closed. Use “Ctrl + Shift + Esc” to open up Task Manager and turn off any applications you’re not using. Enable Resizable …| PC Optimized Settings
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has been on PC for over two weeks now. With a 40K concurrent player count at launch, the game comfortably sits just under 30K players. Our optimization guide details the different graphics settings and their performance/visual impact. The following guide analyzes the game’s performance on lower-end systems, most notably the GeForce …| PC Optimized Settings
NVIDIA DLSS 4 brings Multi Frame Generation to the RTX 50 series graphics cards while offering quality and performance upgrades to existing RTX users. It replaces the CNN upscaling and ray reconstruction models with the newer Transformer model, enhancing visual fidelity and denoising. You can go through a dozen image comparisons of DLSS 3 and …| PC Optimized Settings
NVIDIA announced DLSS 4 alongside the GeForce RTX 50 series “Blackwell” GPUs at CES earlier this month. Multi Frame Generation (MFG) is exclusive to the RTX 5090 and its siblings, but improved upscaling is coming to all RTX GPUs. The shift from a CNN to a Transformer-based neural network delivers sharper images, retaining more detail …| PC Optimized Settings
