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Best Mafia: The Old Country settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980 (2026)

On a NVIDIA GTX 980 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Mafia: The Old Country runs at roughly 62 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 39FPS 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 Mafia: The Old Country is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it runs well at 1080p — about 62 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 39 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 62 FPS at 1080p and 61 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 35 FPS at 4K. With only 4GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Mafia: The Old Country 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.

Resolution	All-High FPS	Optimized FPS
1080p	39	62
1440p	23	61
4K	13	35

💡 Mafia: The Old Country: Unreal Engine 5 - upscaling is basically required at 1440p and up.

🚀 Biggest free win: enable FSR (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.

Recommended settings

Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS

Mafia: The Old Country (Unreal Engine 5) supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS plus Frame Generation. Enable it first - UE5 is heavy.

Shadow QualityMedium+5% FPS

Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.

Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS

Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM. Ease off on 8GB cards.

LightingHighbaseline

Global lighting and bounce detail - one of the heaviest settings (the game has no separate ray-tracing option). High over Epic frees real FPS.

Reflection QualityHighbaseline

Lumen reflections on cars and wet cobblestone in 1900s Sicily. High is a clean trade.

Foliage QualityHighbaseline

Vineyards and plant density across the countryside. A real cost outdoors.

Effects QualityHighbaseline

Gunfire, smoke and dust effects. Lowering smooths action scenes.

View DistanceHighbaseline

How far detail renders. Mild pop-in when lowered.

Post ProcessingHighbaseline

Bloom, depth of field and the period film grain. Cheap; set to taste.

Anti-AliasingHighbaseline

Edge smoothing. Medium/High keeps the image clean cheaply.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA GTX 980 get in Mafia: The Old Country?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 averages around 62 FPS at 1080p in Mafia: The Old Country — up from about 39 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA GTX 980 run Mafia: The Old Country at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA GTX 980 averages roughly 61 FPS in Mafia: The Old Country — a smooth experience.

What are the best Mafia: The Old Country settings for the NVIDIA GTX 980?

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