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Best Sea of Thieves settings for the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) (2026)

On a NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Sea of Thieves runs at roughly 63 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 38FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

Resolution	All-High FPS	Optimized FPS
1080p	38	63
1440p	23	49
4K	13	28

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

Recommended settings

Upscaling — DLSSBalanced+55% FPS

Sea of Thieves supports FSR and a render-scale slider. The biggest GPU-side lever.

Water DetailMedium+5% FPS

The famous ocean simulation - the showpiece and one of the heaviest settings. High is a strong trade over Ultra.

Shadow DetailMedium+4% FPS

Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.

Texture DetailUltra-1% FPS

Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.

Foliage DetailHighbaseline

Island plant density. An easy saving ashore.

Effects DetailHighbaseline

Cannon smoke, splashes and explosions. Lowering smooths sea battles.

Ambient OcclusionOnbaseline

Soft contact shadows. Cheap; Off for a minor gain.

Anti-AliasingHighbaseline

Edge smoothing. Medium/High keeps the cartoon look clean cheaply.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) get in Sea of Thieves?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) averages around 63 FPS at 1080p in Sea of Thieves — up from about 38 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) run Sea of Thieves at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop) averages roughly 49 FPS in Sea of Thieves; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.

What are the best Sea of Thieves settings for the NVIDIA RTX 2050 (laptop)?

Turn on DLSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Water Detail and Shadow Detail 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.