On a Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 8 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 4FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) is a entry-level graphics card with 2GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is a real challenge at 1080p — about 8 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 8 FPS at 1080p and 5 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 3 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is XeSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 4 | 8 |
| 1440p | 2 | 5 |
| 4K | 1 | 3 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) averages around 8 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 4 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) averages roughly 5 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.
Turn on XeSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Model Detail 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.