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Best Cronos: The New Dawn settings for the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Cronos: The New Dawn runs at roughly 64 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 65FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 11GB of VRAM, and Cronos: The New Dawn is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 64 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 64 FPS at 1080p and 65 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 56 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	65	64
1440p	39	65
4K	22	56

💡 Cronos: The New Dawn: Unreal Engine 5 horror - Lumen GI and Reflections are the heavy hitters; upscaling near-essential at 1440p and up.

Recommended settings

Upscaling — FSROff

Cronos supports all three upscalers plus frame generation. This Unreal Engine 5 horror game is genuinely heavy — upscaling is close to mandatory at 1440p and up.

Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS

Surface sharpness. Nearly free with 8GB+ VRAM.

Global Illumination (Lumen)Highbaseline

Lumen drives the game’s oppressive lighting — and most of its GPU cost. High→Medium keeps the mood at a much better framerate.

Shadow QualityHighbaseline

Virtual shadow map resolution. Horror games live on shadows, but High vs Epic is nearly invisible.

Reflections QualityHighbaseline

Lumen reflections on the wet, industrial surfaces of New Dawn. Expensive; Medium still looks convincing.

Effects QualityHighbaseline

Fire, sparks and the Change’s organic particles. Lowering helps in the busiest encounters — burn, remember?

View DistanceHighbaseline

Draw distance — the game is mostly interiors, so this is cheaper than in open-world UE5 titles.

Post ProcessingHighbaseline

Film grain, bloom and the retro-analog look. Cheap to lower without losing the aesthetic.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti get in Cronos: The New Dawn?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti averages around 64 FPS at 1080p in Cronos: The New Dawn — up from about 65 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti run Cronos: The New Dawn at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti averages roughly 65 FPS in Cronos: The New Dawn — a smooth experience.

What are the best Cronos: The New Dawn settings for the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti?

Use a balanced preset, 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.