Elden Ring has a notoriously inconsistent PC port that struggles with frame rate in open-world areas regardless of hardware. These settings help you get the most stable performance while keeping the game's dark, atmospheric look intact.
Display Settings
Display Mode — Fullscreen Exclusive.
Resolution — Native.
Frame Rate — The game's internal cap options are 30, 60, or Unlimited. Set to 60 unless you are on a high-refresh monitor and have confirmed stable frames. Unlimited can cause physics and animation issues at very high frame rates.
Note on 60 FPS cap: Elden Ring's engine has issues at framerates above 60 that affect water physics and some hitboxes. If you use a frame unlock mod, these are known side effects.
Graphics Settings
| Setting | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Ray Tracing | Off — significant performance cost for minimal visual gain in Elden Ring |
| DLSS/FSR | Quality or Balanced — effective in Elden Ring with few artifacts |
| Texture Quality | High |
| Antialiasing Quality | High |
| SSAO | Medium |
| Depth of Field | Off (personal preference; also frees up GPU) |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Shadow Quality | Medium |
| Lighting Quality | High |
| Effects Quality | High |
| Vegetation Quality | Medium |
| Volumetric Quality | Medium |
| Reflection Quality | Medium |
| Water Surface Quality | Medium |
| Shader Quality | High |
| Global Illumination | High |
The Open World Performance Problem
Elden Ring drops frames in open-world areas even on top-end hardware. This is an engine optimization issue, not a settings problem. Reducing Shadow Quality and Volumetric Quality helps most here.
Monitor Settings for Elden Ring
Elden Ring is a dark, atmospheric game. The game's own brightness slider (in accessibility settings) should be used first.
- Gamma — Set per the in-game calibration prompt on first launch
- Monitor Brightness — Do not raise to compensate for dark areas. The art direction is intentionally dark in many dungeons
- Black Equalizer / Shadow Boost — A slight lift (2–3 on a 0–10 scale) can help spot enemies in caves and catacombs without breaking the atmosphere
- Color Temperature — Neutral 6500K. Elden Ring uses a desaturated, cinematic palette
Community Presets
For monitor-specific Elden Ring profiles, BestSettingsFor.com has community presets organized by display model.
