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Best God of War Ragnarök settings for the NVIDIA GTX 970 (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 970 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), God of War Ragnarök runs at roughly 71 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 53FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA GTX 970 is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and God of War Ragnarök is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it runs well at 1080p — about 71 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 53 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 71 FPS at 1080p and 60 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 42 FPS at 4K. God of War Ragnarök offers ray tracing, but the NVIDIA GTX 970 isn't built for it, so we leave it off. 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	53	71
1440p	32	60
4K	18	42

🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Quality) — about +35% FPS for a small sharpness trade.

Recommended settings

Upscaling — FSRQuality+35% FPS

God of War Ragnarok supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS. A well-optimised port but demanding at 4K - upscaling is the biggest single gain.

Ray TracingOffsaves FPS

Ray-traced shadows and reflections - prettier but costs around 15-25 percent FPS. Keep Off unless you have headroom.

Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS

Surface sharpness. Cheap if it fits your VRAM - keep it High on 8GB+ cards.

Shadow QualityHighbaseline

Shadow resolution and range. High is the sweet spot - Ultra adds little for a real cost.

Reflection QualityHighbaseline

Surface and water reflections. Moderate cost; High is fine for most scenes.

Atmospherics QualityHighbaseline

Fog, mist and god-rays. A solid FPS saving with little visible loss.

Ambient OcclusionHighbaseline

Soft contact shadows. Medium is plenty for gameplay clarity.

Model QualityHighbaseline

Character and world geometry detail. High looks great without the Ultra cost.

Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline

Keeps angled surfaces sharp - effectively free, use 16x.

Anti-AliasingMediumbaseline

Edge smoothing. Medium/High keeps the image clean cheaply.

Depth of Field / Motion BlurOnbaseline

Cinematic post-processing bundle. Nearly free; set to taste.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 970 get in God of War Ragnarök?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 970 averages around 71 FPS at 1080p in God of War Ragnarök — up from about 53 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 970 run God of War Ragnarök at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 970 averages roughly 60 FPS in God of War Ragnarök — a smooth experience.

What are the best God of War Ragnarök settings for the NVIDIA GTX 970?

Turn on FSR (Quality), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Reflection 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.