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Best Rainbow Six Siege settings for the NVIDIA GTX 970 (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 970 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Rainbow Six Siege runs at roughly 122 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 123FPS 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 Rainbow Six Siege is a lightweight, high-frame-rate esports title. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it flies at 1080p — about 122 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 122 FPS at 1080p and 73 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 64 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is FSR upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p123122
1440p7473
4K4264
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSROff
Siege supports DLSS and FSR. The game is extremely well optimized, so this mostly helps at 1440p/4K or on weaker GPUs.
Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS
Surface sharpness — cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
The main GPU cost. Note: shadows carry information in Siege, so many players keep at least Medium.
Reflection QualityHighbaseline
Surface reflections. Cheap to lower with little gameplay impact.
Ambient OcclusionHBAO+baseline
Contact shadows. SSBC is a cheaper alternative to HBAO+.
Shading QualityHighbaseline
Surface shading detail. Modest cost; safe to lower for frames.
Level of DetailHighbaseline
World geometry detail and draw distance.
Anti-AliasingTAAbaseline
Edge smoothing. TAA is cheap and clean; FXAA is even lighter.
Texture Filtering16xbaseline
Keeps long hallways sharp — effectively free, use 16x.
Lens EffectsOnbaseline
Lens flares and bloom. Nearly free; pure preference.
Zoom-in Depth of FieldOnbaseline
Background blur while aiming down sights. Cheap; many disable it for clarity.
Multisample Anti-Aliasing2xbaseline
Hardware edge smoothing - heavy at higher steps. Off or 2x for high FPS.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 970 get in Rainbow Six Siege?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 970 averages around 122 FPS at 1080p in Rainbow Six Siege — up from about 123 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 970 run Rainbow Six Siege at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 970 averages roughly 73 FPS in Rainbow Six Siege — a smooth experience.

What are the best Rainbow Six Siege settings for the NVIDIA GTX 970?

Use a balanced preset, 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.