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Best Mafia: The Old Country settings for the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) (2026)

On a NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Mafia: The Old Country runs at roughly 10 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 4FPS 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 Mafia: The Old Country is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is a real challenge at 1080p — about 10 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 10 FPS at 1080p and 6 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 4 FPS at 4K. With only 2GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Mafia: The Old Country at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p410
1440p26
4K14
💡 Mafia: The Old Country: Unreal Engine 5 - upscaling is basically required at 1440p and up.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS
Mafia: The Old Country (Unreal Engine 5) supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS plus Frame Generation. Enable it first - UE5 is heavy.
LightingLow+13% FPS
Global lighting and bounce detail - one of the heaviest settings (the game has no separate ray-tracing option). High over Epic frees real FPS.
Shadow QualityLow+10% FPS
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.
Reflection QualityLow+8% FPS
Lumen reflections on cars and wet cobblestone in 1900s Sicily. High is a clean trade.
Foliage QualityLow+6% FPS
Vineyards and plant density across the countryside. A real cost outdoors.
Effects QualityLow+6% FPS
Gunfire, smoke and dust effects. Lowering smooths action scenes.
View DistanceLow+5% FPS
How far detail renders. Mild pop-in when lowered.
Post ProcessingLow+5% FPS
Bloom, depth of field and the period film grain. Cheap; set to taste.
Anti-AliasingLow+4% FPS
Edge smoothing. Medium/High keeps the image clean cheaply.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM. Ease off on 8GB cards.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) get in Mafia: The Old Country?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) averages around 10 FPS at 1080p in Mafia: The Old Country — up from about 4 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) run Mafia: The Old Country at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) averages roughly 6 FPS in Mafia: The Old Country; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best Mafia: The Old Country settings for the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop)?

Turn on FSR (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Lighting 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.