On a NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Until Dawn runs at roughly 9 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 5FPS 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 Until Dawn is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is a real challenge at 1080p — about 9 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 9 FPS at 1080p and 6 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 3 FPS at 4K. Until Dawn offers ray tracing, but the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) isn't built for it, so we leave it off. With only 2GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Until Dawn 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.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 5 | 9 |
| 1440p | 3 | 6 |
| 4K | 2 | 3 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) averages around 9 FPS at 1080p in Until Dawn — up from about 5 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 (laptop) averages roughly 6 FPS in Until Dawn; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.
Turn on FSR (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.