On a NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Sons of the Forest runs at roughly 74 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 75FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and Sons of the Forest is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 74 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings. That already clears a smooth frame rate on High, so our tuning keeps the visuals as high as possible instead of chasing extra frames.
Across resolutions you can expect around 74 FPS at 1080p and 69 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 61 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 | 75 | 74 |
| 1440p | 45 | 69 |
| 4K | 26 | 61 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) averages around 74 FPS at 1080p in Sons of the Forest — up from about 75 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 3060 (12GB) averages roughly 69 FPS in Sons of the Forest — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Vegetation / Foliage Density 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.