On a NVIDIA RTX 3050 (laptop, 4GB) (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-class CPU), Death Stranding Director’s Cut runs at roughly 67 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 44FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA RTX 3050 (laptop, 4GB) is a entry-level graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 3 3300X, it runs well at 1080p — about 67 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 44 FPS with everything on High.
Across resolutions you can expect around 67 FPS at 1080p and 55 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 31 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is DLSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 44 | 67 |
| 1440p | 26 | 55 |
| 4K | 15 | 31 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 3050 (laptop, 4GB) averages around 67 FPS at 1080p in Death Stranding Director’s Cut — up from about 44 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 3050 (laptop, 4GB) averages roughly 55 FPS in Death Stranding Director’s Cut; turn on upscaling or aim for a locked 60 for the best feel.
Turn on DLSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Model Detail 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.