On a AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), ARK: Survival Ascended runs at roughly 67 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 38FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) is a strong 1440p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and ARK: Survival Ascended is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it runs well at 1440p — about 67 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 38 FPS with everything on High.
Across resolutions you can expect around 62 FPS at 1080p and 67 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 58 FPS at 4K. With only 8GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in ARK: Survival Ascended at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. 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 | 63 | 62 |
| 1440p | 38 | 67 |
| 4K | 21 | 58 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) averages around 67 FPS at 1440p in ARK: Survival Ascended — up from about 38 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 9060 XT (8GB) averages roughly 67 FPS in ARK: Survival Ascended — a smooth experience.
Turn on FSR (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Global Illumination (Lumen) and Foliage 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.