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Best Pacific Drive settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Pacific Drive runs at roughly 73 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 74FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 6GB of VRAM, and Pacific Drive is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 73 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 73 FPS at 1080p and 68 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 61 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
1080p7473
1440p4468
4K2561
💡 Pacific Drive: Volumetric Fog is the heaviest setting - the Zone's storms are where FPS dips, so tune for the worst case.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSROff
Pacific Drive supports DLSS and FSR. The Olympic Exclusion Zone’s effects are heavy — turn this on first at 1440p and up.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface sharpness on the car and world. Nearly free if it fits your VRAM.
Volumetric Fog QualityHighbaseline
The Zone’s ever-present mist and anomaly haze — the heaviest setting in the game. High→Medium is a big win in storms.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution — your headlights cast dynamic shadows at night, which is where this costs most.
Effects QualityHighbaseline
Anomaly particles, electrical arcs and storm debris. Lowering helps exactly when the Zone gets chaotic.
Foliage QualityHighbaseline
The Pacific Northwest forests lining every road.
View DistanceHighbaseline
Draw distance down the long forest roads. Lowering causes pop-in ahead of the car.
Post ProcessingHighbaseline
Bloom, grain and the retro screen effects. Cheap to lower.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti get in Pacific Drive?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti averages around 73 FPS at 1080p in Pacific Drive — up from about 74 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti run Pacific Drive at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti averages roughly 68 FPS in Pacific Drive — a smooth experience.

What are the best Pacific Drive settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti?

Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Volumetric Fog Quality 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.