On a AMD RX 6700 XT (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition runs at roughly 146 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 146FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The AMD RX 6700 XT is a strong 1440p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is a relatively light game to run. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it flies at 1440p — about 146 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 203 FPS at 1080p and 146 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 83 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 | 203 | 203 |
| 1440p | 146 | 146 |
| 4K | 83 | 83 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 6700 XT averages around 146 FPS at 1440p in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — up from about 146 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 6700 XT averages roughly 146 FPS in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Volumetric (God) Rays 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.