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Best Where Winds Meet 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), Where Winds Meet runs at roughly 78 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 59FPS 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 Where Winds Meet is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 78 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 59 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 78 FPS at 1080p and 63 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 48 FPS at 4K. Where Winds Meet offers ray tracing, but the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti isn't built for it, so we leave it off. With only 6GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Where Winds Meet 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
1080p5978
1440p3563
4K2048
💡 Where Winds Meet: Unreal Engine 5 open-world wuxia - turn down Lumen first; upscaling is near-essential at 1440p and up.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Quality) — about +35% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSRQuality+35% FPS
Built on Unreal Engine 5 with DLSS, FSR and XeSS. The biggest FPS gain — near-essential at 1440p and up.
Global IlluminationOffsaves FPS
UE5 bounce lighting — gorgeous but the heaviest option. Lowering or disabling it is a major gain on mid-range and laptop GPUs.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface detail — nearly free if it fits your VRAM. On 8GB cards keep it at High.
View DistanceHighbaseline
How far the open world renders. Heavy and partly CPU-bound in busy towns.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution and range. High is a big saving over Epic with little loss.
Vegetation QualityHighbaseline
Density of grass and trees — one of the highest-impact settings. Medium/High is an easy, near-invisible saving.
Reflection QualityMediumbaseline
Reflections on water and lacquered surfaces — a real cost across the wuxia landscapes. Medium is a clean trade.
Effects QualityHighbaseline
Combat and weather effects. Drops most in fights — lower it to stay steady.
Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline
Keeps ground textures sharp at distance. Effectively free — leave it at 16x.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti get in Where Winds Meet?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti averages around 78 FPS at 1080p in Where Winds Meet — up from about 59 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti run Where Winds Meet at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti averages roughly 63 FPS in Where Winds Meet — a smooth experience.

What are the best Where Winds Meet settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti?

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