On a AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 81 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 82FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) is a entry-level graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, it runs well at 1080p — about 81 FPSwith 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 81 FPS at 1080p and 66 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 58 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 82 | 81 |
| 1440p | 49 | 66 |
| 4K | 28 | 58 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) averages around 81 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 82 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 5500 XT (8GB) averages roughly 66 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Model Detail and Shadow Quality 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.