Dirt 5 – Best Graphics Settings to fix FPS Drops

Dirt 5 best graphics settings – Dirt 5 has finally made it’s way to the launch day. A lot of people were waiting for this release since the announcement.

Dirt 5 is a fairly demanding title and despite having graphics drivers that have been specifically optimized for Dirt 5, there is not much you can do if you have a low end gaming rig. So lets see if it is possible to make this game run for people with low end graphics cards by tweaking the in-game video or graphics settings.

Dirt 5 – Best Graphics Settings to fix FPS Drops

Graphics Settings

  • Final Resolution – 1920×1080
  • History Resolution – 1920×1080
  • Render Resolution – 1920×1080
  • Geometry Quality – Medium
  • Tessellation Quality – Medium
  • Shadow Quality – Low
  • Volumetric Quality – Medium
  • Cloud Quality – Low
  • Procedural Quality – Medium
  • Global Illumination Quality – Low

dirt 5 graphics settings

You can access these settings by heading over to Profile > Settings > Video Options

Our Test System Specifications

Here are the full specifications of our test rig:

  • Processor : Intel i5 8400
  • Graphics Card : Zotac GTX 1060 6GB
  • Memory : 16GB DDR4 3000mhz
  • Operating System : Windows 10 64-bit Version 2004 (OS Build 19041.572)
  • HDD : 1 TB 7200 rpm
  • SSD : Crucial BX500 240 GB (Game not installed on SSD)
  • Monitor Resolution : 1920×1080
  • Refresh Rate : 144hz
  • Driver : GeForce Game Ready Driver v457.09 [Release date : 10/29/2020]

We tested Dirt 5 on a mediocre gaming PC because, it is always recommended to run a game on a medium end gaming rig if you want to find out the best combination of graphics settings for the game. There is no point in running benchmarks on gaming rigs with high or enthusiast level graphics cards and processors. Because lets be honest, every single game will run smoothly without any issues on a RTX 3080 or a RX 5700 XT.

Benchmark Test Results

Utility used : FRAPS

MINIMUM FPS AVERAGE FPS MAXIMUM FPS
47 FPS 62 FPS 78 FPS

The game ran quite smooth for the most part. Except at some instances, when there are a lot of cars on the screen and there is some heavy amount of collisions and mud slinging, the frames tend to dip down a lot. Overall, people shouldn’t have any problem enjoying this fun title on a medium end gaming rig.


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That’s all folks!

Last Updated on November 4, 2020

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