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Best Fellowship settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980 (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 980 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Fellowship runs at roughly 79 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 is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and Fellowship is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it runs well at 1080p — about 79 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 59 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 79 FPS at 1080p and 61 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 56 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
1080p5979
1440p3561
4K2056
💡 Fellowship: Unreal Engine 5 co-op dungeon crawler - lower Effects Quality first so frames hold when four players' abilities stack.
🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Quality) — about +35% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — FSRQuality+35% FPS
Fellowship is Unreal Engine 5 with full upscaler support. An easy win — and in a dungeon crawler about keeping your rotation up, stable FPS beats sharpness.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface sharpness. Nearly free with 6GB+ VRAM.
Global IlluminationHighbaseline
UE5’s Lumen lighting — the heaviest setting. Dungeons still look great on Medium.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution. An easy notch down with little visible cost in combat.
ReflectionsLowbaseline
Screen-space (and optional ray-traced) reflections. Off/Low is the stable competitive choice.
VolumetricsMediumbaseline
Fog, clouds and light shafts. Low/Medium is a solid saving in the dungeons.
Effects QualityHighbaseline
Spell effects — four players’ abilities plus boss mechanics stack fast. Lowering this keeps frames stable exactly when the fight gets dangerous.
Ambient OcclusionSSAObaseline
Soft contact shadows for depth. SSAO is the cheap, good-looking option.
View DistanceHighbaseline
Draw distance — dungeons are contained spaces, so this is cheaper than in open worlds.
Post ProcessingHighbaseline
Bloom and screen effects. Cheap to lower; some players prefer the cleaner look for reading boss telegraphs.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 980 get in Fellowship?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 averages around 79 FPS at 1080p in Fellowship — up from about 59 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 980 run Fellowship at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 averages roughly 61 FPS in Fellowship — a smooth experience.

What are the best Fellowship settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980?

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