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Best Death Stranding Director’s Cut settings for the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) (2026)

On a AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 8 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 4FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) is a entry-level graphics card with 2GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is a real challenge at 1080p — about 8 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.

Across resolutions you can expect around 8 FPS at 1080p and 5 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 3 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p48
1440p25
4K13
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS
Death Stranding Director's Cut (Decima engine) supports DLSS and FSR. A free boost on a beautifully optimised game.
Model DetailLow+9% FPS
Geometry detail on characters and the landscape - one of the heavier settings. High is a clean trade.
Shadow ResolutionLow+8% FPS
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.
Screen Space ReflectionsOff+6% FPS
Reflections on water and wet rock across the open world. Medium is plenty.
Ambient OcclusionOff+5% FPS
Soft contact shadows for depth. Cheap; leave On.
Anti-AliasingOff+4% FPS
Edge smoothing. TAA is clean and cheap.
Memory / Texture QualityVery High-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline
Keeps the terrain sharp into the distance - essentially free, use 16x.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) get in Death Stranding Director’s Cut?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) averages around 8 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 4 FPS with everything on High.

Can the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) run Death Stranding Director’s Cut at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU) averages roughly 5 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best Death Stranding Director’s Cut settings for the AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge iGPU)?

Turn on FSR (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Model Detail and Shadow Resolution down a notch. The full per-setting breakdown is above.

FPS figures are estimates from a generalized model (hardware tier × game load × per-setting weights), not live benchmarks — real performance varies by scene, drivers and game version.