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Best Shadows of Doubt settings for the NVIDIA GTX 970 (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 970 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Shadows of Doubt runs at roughly 85 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 85FPS 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 Shadows of Doubt is a relatively light game to run. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it runs well at 1080p — about 85 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 85 FPS at 1080p and 69 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 53 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
1080p8585
1440p5169
4K2953
💡 Shadows of Doubt: The citizen simulation is CPU-bound - graphics settings mostly tame the fog and neon, not the sim itself.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSROff
The voxel-noir art style hides a lower internal resolution well. But note: this game’s biggest cost is its citizen simulation on the CPU, which no graphics setting fixes.
Graphics QualityHighbaseline
The master quality preset. Shadows of Doubt (Unity HDRP) has a deliberately limited menu - this drives the fog, shadows and lighting together, since the game's ray tracing / reflections / AO are largely baked and not individually toggleable.
Post Processing (Bloom / Grain)Highbaseline
The film-noir grain and neon bloom. Cheap to lower if you prefer a cleaner image anyway.
Texture QualityHighbaseline
Voxel surface sharpness — nearly free.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 970 get in Shadows of Doubt?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 970 averages around 85 FPS at 1080p in Shadows of Doubt — up from about 85 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 970 run Shadows of Doubt at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 970 averages roughly 69 FPS in Shadows of Doubt — a smooth experience.

What are the best Shadows of Doubt settings for the NVIDIA GTX 970?

Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Graphics Quality and Post Processing (Bloom / Grain) 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.