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Best Death Stranding Director’s Cut settings for the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) (2026)

On a NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 16 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 8FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) 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 16 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 8 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 16 FPS at 1080p and 10 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 5 FPS at 4K. 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	8	16
1440p	5	10
4K	3	5

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

Recommended settings

Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS

Death Stranding Director's Cut (Decima engine) supports DLSS and FSR. A free boost on a beautifully optimised game.

Model DetailLow+9% FPS

Geometry detail on characters and the landscape - one of the heavier settings. High is a clean trade.

Shadow ResolutionLow+8% FPS

Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.

Screen Space ReflectionsOff+6% FPS

Reflections on water and wet rock across the open world. Medium is plenty.

Ambient OcclusionOff+5% FPS

Soft contact shadows for depth. Cheap; leave On.

Anti-AliasingOff+4% FPS

Edge smoothing. TAA is clean and cheap.

Memory / Texture QualityVery High-1% FPS

Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.

Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline

Keeps the terrain sharp into the distance - essentially free, use 16x.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) get in Death Stranding Director’s Cut?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) averages around 16 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 8 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) run Death Stranding Director’s Cut at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) averages roughly 10 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best Death Stranding Director’s Cut settings for the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop)?

Turn on FSR (Balanced), 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.