On a AMD RX 9070 XT (paired with a balanced Intel Core i9-12900F-class CPU), Warhammer 40,000: Darktide runs at roughly 76 FPS at 4K with our optimized settings — up from about 57FPS 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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i9-12900F, it runs well at 4K — about 76 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 57 FPS with everything on High.
Across resolutions you can expect around 131 FPS at 1080p and 100 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 76 FPS at 4K. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide supports ray tracing and the AMD RX 9070 XT can technically run it, but it's the single most expensive option here — we keep it off to hit a smooth frame rate and suggest turning it on only if you have frames to spare. Its 16GB of VRAM is plenty for Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, 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.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 131 | 131 |
| 1440p | 101 | 100 |
| 4K | 57 | 76 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the AMD RX 9070 XT averages around 76 FPS at 4K in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide — up from about 57 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the AMD RX 9070 XT averages roughly 100 FPS in Warhammer 40,000: Darktide — a smooth experience.
Turn on FSR (Quality), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Particle / Effects 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.