Red Dead Redemption 2 runs quite smoothly for the most part but it looks like some players are witnessing few hiccups here and there. It is understandable that not everyone is sitting with a high end gaming PC. In fact, according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey most of the gamers still game on low-medium graphics cards.
But this is the greatest thing about PC gaming. You don’t need overpriced hardware to play games as you can customize the in-game graphics settings of the game you want to play and then get the best performance out of it, even if you have a low end gaming rig.
Tweaking in-game graphics or video settings not only gives you a smoother experience but also gets rid of performance issues like lag, sudden fps drops, stuttering, etc. Same is the case with RDR2. 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.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (RDR2) – Best or Optimal Graphics Settings
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. Because lets be honest, every single game will run smoothly on a RTX 2080 Super or a RX 5700 XT.
Though the system requirements of Red Dead Redemption 2 are on the higher side, we still went ahead and ran it on a very basic and mediocre gaming PC. Here are the full specifications of our rig:
- CPU : Intel i3 8100
- GPU : MSI GTX 1050 ti 4 GB
- RAM : 16GB DDR4 2400mhz
- HDD : 1 TB 7200 rpm
- Monitor Resolution : 1920×1080
The graphics or video settings we decided to go with:
Go to Settings and then Graphics. Apply the settings shown below.
VSync : Off
Screen Type : Fullscreen
Triple Buffering : Off
Pause Game On Focus Loss : Off
Constrain Mouse Pointer : Off
Quality Preset Level : Custom
Texture Quality : Medium
Anisotropic Filtering : X8
Lighting Quality : Medium
Global Illumination Quality : High
Shadow Quality : Low
Far Shadow Quality : Low
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
Reflection Quality : Medium
Mirror Quality : High
Water Quality : Medium
Volumetrics Quality : High
Particle Quality : Medium
Tessellation Quality : Medium
TAA : Medium
FXAA : Off
MSAA : Off
Advanced Settings : Unlocked
Graphics API : DirectX 12
Near Volumetric Resolution : Medium
Far Volumetric Resolution : Medium
Volumetric Lighting Quality : Medium
Unlocked Volumetric Raymarch Resolution : Off
Particle Lighting Quality : Medium
Soft Shadows : High
Grass Shadows : Medium
Long Shadows : On
Full Resolution Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Off
Water Refraction Quality : Medium
Water Refraction Quality : Medium
” Physics Quality : 50%
Resolution Scale : Off
TAA Sharpening : 100%
Reflection MSAA : Off
Geometry Level of Detail : 100%
Grass Level of Detail : 100%
Tree Quality : Medium
Parallax Occlusion Mapping Quality : Medium
Decal Quality : High
Fur Quality : Medium
We were surprised to see how well the game ran on such a mediocre gaming PC. Now a lot of you might say that GTX 1050 ti isn’t mediocre, why would you even buy a high-end AAA title, that too a NFS title, if you not going to enjoy it on a 1050 ti at least.
The frame rates were hovering over 55-60 most of time with drops to 50 at certain instances. But the experience was smooth for the most part. We tried single-player as well as multiplayer and the game ran fine in both modes.
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Last Updated on November 5, 2019
Shoaib, 30, is a simple guy who loves to play video games, and enjoys new cuisines sporadically. He has been gaming since he was 7 years old, and with an experience of 22 years, under his belt, there is not a single AAA game in this world, that he hasn’t played. Despite being a MBA Graduate he decided to follow his passion. And because of his love for gaming, Frondtech came into existence.
