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Best Death Stranding Director’s Cut settings for the AMD RX 9070 GRE (2026)

On a AMD RX 9070 GRE (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 126 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 127FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The AMD RX 9070 GRE is a strong 1440p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it flies at 1440p — about 126 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 203 FPS at 1080p and 126 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 71 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
1080p203203
1440p127126
4K7271
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSROff
Death Stranding Director's Cut (Decima engine) supports DLSS and FSR. A free boost on a beautifully optimised game.
Memory / Texture QualityVery High-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Model DetailHighbaseline
Geometry detail on characters and the landscape - one of the heavier settings. High is a clean trade.
Shadow ResolutionHighbaseline
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.
Screen Space ReflectionsMediumbaseline
Reflections on water and wet rock across the open world. Medium is plenty.
Ambient OcclusionOnbaseline
Soft contact shadows for depth. Cheap; leave On.
Anti-AliasingTAAbaseline
Edge smoothing. TAA is clean and cheap.
Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline
Keeps the terrain sharp into the distance - essentially free, use 16x.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the AMD RX 9070 GRE get in Death Stranding Director’s Cut?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 9070 GRE averages around 126 FPS at 1440p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 127 FPS with everything on High.

Can the AMD RX 9070 GRE run Death Stranding Director’s Cut at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 9070 GRE averages roughly 126 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — a smooth experience.

What are the best Death Stranding Director’s Cut settings for the AMD RX 9070 GRE?

Use a balanced preset, 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.