Best Horizon Forbidden West settings for the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) (2026)
On a NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Horizon Forbidden West runs at roughly 59 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 25FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
Resolution
All-High FPS
Optimized FPS
1080p
25
59
1440p
15
36
4K
9
20
🚀 Biggest free win: enable DLSS (Balanced) — about +55% FPS for a small sharpness trade.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — DLSSBalanced+55% FPS
Horizon Forbidden West supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS. A strong GPU-side boost on this lush open world.
Shadow QualityLow+10% FPS
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick over Ultra.
Screen Space ReflectionsLow+7% FPS
Reflections on water and shiny surfaces. Medium is a clean trade.
Model QualityLow+6% FPS
Machine, character and world geometry detail. High looks great without the Ultra cost.
Cloud QualityLow+6% FPS
Volumetric cloud detail. Moderately heavy for how subtle it is.
Level of DetailLow+6% FPS
How far full-detail geometry renders. Mild pop-in when lowered.
Ambient OcclusionOff+5% FPS
Soft contact shadows. Medium is a cheap, good-looking option.
Anti-AliasingOff+4% FPS
Edge smoothing. TAA is clean and cheap; DLAA is sharper but costs more.
Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Anisotropic Filtering16xbaseline
Keeps distant ground sharp at angles - effectively free, use 16x.
What FPS does the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) get in Horizon Forbidden West?
With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) averages around 59 FPS at 1080p in Horizon Forbidden West — up from about 25 FPS with everything on High.
Can the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) run Horizon Forbidden West at 1440p?
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) averages roughly 36 FPS in Horizon Forbidden West; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.
What are the best Horizon Forbidden West settings for the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop)?
Turn on DLSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Screen Space Reflections 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.