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Best Dead by Daylight settings for the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) (2026)

On a NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-8600K-class CPU), Dead by Daylight runs at roughly 65 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 42FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and Dead by Daylight is a lightweight, high-frame-rate esports title. Paired with the Intel Core i5-8600K, it runs well at 1080p — about 65 FPS with FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 42 FPS with everything on High.

Across resolutions you can expect around 65 FPS at 1080p and 50 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 28 FPS at 4K. 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	42	65
1440p	25	50
4K	14	28

💡 Dead by Daylight: Capped at 120 FPS - aim for a steady 120.

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

Recommended settings

Upscaling — FSRBalanced+55% FPS

Dead by Daylight (Unreal Engine) supports DLSS and FSR. Helpful, though the game is light on modern GPUs.

Graphics QualityHighbaseline

The master quality preset. Dead by Daylight's in-game menu is deliberately limited — this preset drives texture, effects and foliage detail together (granular tuning needs config-file edits).

Shadow QualityMediumbaseline

Shadow resolution. Many survivors run Low so shadows don't hide the killer.

Post-ProcessingMediumbaseline

Bloom and depth of field. Low keeps the image clear during chases.

Anti-AliasingMediumbaseline

Edge smoothing. Medium keeps things clean cheaply.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) get in Dead by Daylight?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) averages around 65 FPS at 1080p in Dead by Daylight — up from about 42 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) run Dead by Daylight at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop) averages roughly 50 FPS in Dead by Daylight; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best Dead by Daylight settings for the NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (laptop)?

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