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Best War Thunder settings for the Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) (2026)

On a Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), War Thunder runs at roughly 55 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 23FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and War Thunder is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is playable at 1080p — about 55 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 23 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 55 FPS at 1080p and 33 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 19 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	23	55
1440p	14	33
4K	8	19

💡 War Thunder: Dagor engine - smoke effects are the biggest FPS drain in battle, and big matches can be CPU-bound.

🚀 Biggest free win: enable XeSS (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.

Recommended settings

Upscaling — XeSSBalanced+55% FPS

War Thunder supports DLSS and FSR. The biggest FPS gain — turn it on first, especially at 1440p and up.

Shadow QualityLow+10% FPS

Shadow resolution and range over large maps. High is a strong, good-looking step down from Ultra.

Grass RangeOff+9% FPS

Density and render distance of grass. Costly, and lower settings also stop foliage hiding tanks at range.

Particle DensityLow+8% FPS

Explosion embers, sparks and smoke — and in War Thunder, smoke tanks FPS in busy fights. Lowering it keeps you steady when it counts.

Cloud QualityLow+7% FPS

Volumetric cloud detail — matters most in air battles. A cheap, near-invisible saving on the ground.

Water QualityLow+6% FPS

Water detail and the quality of reflections on its surface. Safe to lower with little visible loss in combat.

SSAOLow+4% FPS

Screen-space ambient occlusion — soft contact shadows (also enables small-object shadows). Low is a cheap, clean win.

Texture QualityHighbaseline

Surface detail — nearly free if it fits your VRAM. Fine at High on most cards.

Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline

Keeps ground textures sharp at distance. Effectively free — leave it at 16x.

⚡ Fine-tune this for your exact CPU & target FPS →

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) get in War Thunder?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) averages around 55 FPS at 1080p in War Thunder — up from about 23 FPS with everything on High.

Can the Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) run War Thunder at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop) averages roughly 33 FPS in War Thunder; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best War Thunder settings for the Intel Iris Xe (96EU — 11th/12th Gen laptop)?

Turn on XeSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Grass Range 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.