On a NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (laptop, 6GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 61 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 62FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (laptop, 6GB) is a entry-level graphics card with 6GB 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 61 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 61 FPS at 1080p and 62 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 44 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 | 62 | 61 |
| 1440p | 37 | 62 |
| 4K | 21 | 44 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (laptop, 6GB) averages around 61 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 62 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 1660 Ti (laptop, 6GB) averages roughly 62 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.