Tuning graphics settings for the best FPS is par for the course with new PC games, and Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl No exception, although this game is particularly good with its optimization. Dialing in what your rig can handle and what you're comfortable with depends on your preference and how Stacker 2 works with your particular hardware.
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After testing each graphics setting, we've presented the near-optimal setup for those with hardware from the last two generations. You may need to tweak things for your situation, but the settings presented here are a good start.
Best graphics settings
There are some basic rules you should follow to get the best performance from Stalker 2:
- Play with as few background apps as possible. Playing with more than one is a huge performance sink.
- Don't Alt-Tab out of the game. Most PC games don't like Alt-Tabbing, but Stalker 2 seems to suffer more from it.
- Use AI upscaling if available. Stalker 2 offers DLSS, FSR, XeSS, and other upscaling solutions that will only make your game look and run better. Use them if your GPU supports them.
for testing, All settings in the graphics menu were set to medium Basically with TAA as an upscaling solution, because it is not owned by any GPU manufacturer. The DLSS gave our test rig better performance than the FSR, but other players have experienced the opposite, and so on.
The test area was the opening city of Zalissya on a foggy, rainy day. Afternoon goes up and down the main street. At ultrawide resolution with the RTX 3080, we averaged 40 FPS, and all setting recommendations are based on this baseline.
All settings in this test were increased from medium to epic in isolation
Keeping everything in moderation for consistency.
|
setting |
FPS effect |
Optimum setting |
|---|---|---|
|
texture quality |
negligible |
the epic |
|
the hair |
2-5 FPS drop with hair in-frame |
moderate |
|
Item description |
1-3 FPS drop |
high |
|
Effect quality |
2-5 FPS drop |
moderate |
|
material |
1-3 FPS drop |
high |
|
Post processing |
1-3 FPS drop |
the epic |
|
Antialiasing |
negligible |
the epic |
|
Motion blur ball |
negligible |
0% |
|
Depth of field |
negligible |
less |
|
Light shafts |
negligible |
Enabled |
|
Sharpness |
negligible |
20% |
|
DLSS upscaling |
10+ FPS improvement |
Balanced |
|
FSR upscaling |
Not used due to graphical artifacts |
disabled |
|
Filming quality |
2-5 FPS drop |
moderate |
|
Universal illumination |
2-5 FPS drop |
moderate |
|
reflection |
1-3 FPS drop |
high |
|
Shadow quality |
5-8 FPS drop |
moderate |
|
the cloud |
1-3 FPS drop |
high |
|
the fog |
2-5 FPS drop lower than other settings |
moderate |
|
the sky |
negligible |
high |
|
Leaf quality |
1-3 FPS drop, with more foliage present |
high |
|
Environmental attraction distance |
1-3 FPS drop |
high |
Additionally, here are the main specifications of the PC used to test these settings. Your results may vary, so adjust from the settings presented as necessary.
- GPU: NVIDIA 3080 Founders Edition
- CPU: Intel 13700K in stock (microcode update)
- RAM: 32 GB
- OS: Windows 10
- Monitor: Ultrawide in 12:5 resolution
The main differentiating factor here is resolution. Playing in 1440p or other 16:9 resolutions Will likely open up more opportunities to enhance your settings. If you are using a graphics card like NVIDIA 40 series or 7800XT from AMD, You can use frame generation more efficiently Which will probably add more benefits.
Lower power cards like the 4070 and below may struggle with heavy settings
As the 3080 does, and the less power a card can draw, the more it will struggle, regardless of generation.
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