On a NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), South of Midnight runs at roughly 68 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 44FPS 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 South of Midnight is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, it runs well at 1080p — about 68 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 44 FPS with everything on High.
Across resolutions you can expect around 68 FPS at 1080p and 61 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 41 FPS at 4K. With only 8GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in South of Midnight 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 | 44 | 68 |
| 1440p | 27 | 61 |
| 4K | 15 | 41 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 68 FPS at 1080p in South of Midnight — up from about 44 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1070 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 61 FPS in South of Midnight — a smooth experience.
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.