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Best The Talos Principle: Reawakened settings for the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), The Talos Principle: Reawakened runs at roughly 52 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 26FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and The Talos Principle: Reawakened is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it is playable at 1080p — about 52 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 26 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 52 FPS at 1080p and 32 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 18 FPS at 4K. The Talos Principle: Reawakened offers ray tracing, but the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) isn't built for it, so we leave it off. With only 4GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in The Talos Principle: Reawakened 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.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p2652
1440p1532
4K918
💡 The Talos Principle: Reawakened: Unreal Engine 5 remaster - upscaling is basically required at 1440p and up; turn off RT reflections and lower Lumen GI first.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS
Reawakened is an Unreal Engine 5 remaster — upscaling is basically required at 1440p and up. Enable it first.
Ray TracingOffsaves FPS
A separate hardware ray-tracing option (Partial/Full) layered on top of Lumen. Heavy — Off is fine, since Lumen already handles GI and reflections.
Global Illumination (Lumen)Low+14% FPS
Software Lumen indirect lighting — the heaviest standard setting in UE5. Medium is a strong, near-invisible step down.
Shadow QualityLow+10% FPS
Shadow resolution and range. High is a strong step down from Epic.
Effects / Post QualityLow+7% FPS
Particles and post-processing. High is plenty.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface sharpness — nearly free if it fits your VRAM.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) get in The Talos Principle: Reawakened?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) averages around 52 FPS at 1080p in The Talos Principle: Reawakened — up from about 26 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) run The Talos Principle: Reawakened at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB) averages roughly 32 FPS in The Talos Principle: Reawakened; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best The Talos Principle: Reawakened settings for the NVIDIA GTX 960 (4GB)?

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.