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

On a AMD RX 9070 XT (paired with a balanced Intel Core i9-12900F-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 97 FPS at 4K with our optimized settings — up from about 98FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The AMD RX 9070 XT is a high-end graphics card with 16GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i9-12900F, it runs great at 4K — about 97 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 227 FPS at 1080p and 172 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 97 FPS at 4K. Its 16GB of VRAM is plenty for Death Stranding Director’s Cut, so textures can stay maxed. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p227227
1440p174172
4K9897
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 XT get in Death Stranding Director’s Cut?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 9070 XT averages around 97 FPS at 4K in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 98 FPS with everything on High.

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

At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 9070 XT averages roughly 172 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 XT?

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.