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Best The Talos Principle: Reawakened settings for the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) (2026)

On a Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), The Talos Principle: Reawakened runs at roughly 5 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 2FPS 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 The Talos Principle: Reawakened is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is a real challenge at 1080p — about 5 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 5 FPS at 1080p and 3 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 2 FPS at 4K. The Talos Principle: Reawakened offers ray tracing, but the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) isn't built for it, so we leave it off. With only 2GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in The Talos Principle: Reawakened at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. The biggest free win is XeSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p25
1440p13
4K12
💡 The Talos Principle: Reawakened: Unreal Engine 5 remaster - upscaling is basically required at 1440p and up; turn off RT reflections and lower Lumen GI first.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable XeSS (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — XeSSBalanced+55% FPS
Reawakened is an Unreal Engine 5 remaster — upscaling is basically required at 1440p and up. Enable it first.
Ray TracingOffsaves FPS
A separate hardware ray-tracing option (Partial/Full) layered on top of Lumen. Heavy — Off is fine, since Lumen already handles GI and reflections.
Global Illumination (Lumen)Low+14% FPS
Software Lumen indirect lighting — the heaviest standard setting in UE5. Medium is a strong, near-invisible step down.
Shadow QualityLow+10% FPS
Shadow resolution and range. High is a strong step down from Epic.
Effects / Post QualityLow+7% FPS
Particles and post-processing. High is plenty.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface sharpness — nearly free if it fits your VRAM.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) get in The Talos Principle: Reawakened?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) averages around 5 FPS at 1080p in The Talos Principle: Reawakened — up from about 2 FPS with everything on High.

Can the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) run The Talos Principle: Reawakened at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU) averages roughly 3 FPS in The Talos Principle: Reawakened; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best The Talos Principle: Reawakened settings for the Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Ivy Bridge iGPU)?

Turn on XeSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Global Illumination (Lumen) 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.