On a NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 69 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 69FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) is a entry-level graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, it runs well at 1080p — about 69 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 69 FPS at 1080p and 64 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 49 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 | 69 | 69 |
| 1440p | 42 | 64 |
| 4K | 24 | 49 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 69 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 69 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 64 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Model Detail 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.