On a NVIDIA RTX 4060 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), ARK: Survival Ascended 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 4060 (laptop, 8GB) is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and ARK: Survival Ascended is a one of the most punishing games to run on PC. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), 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 64 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 40 FPS at 4K. With only 8GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in ARK: Survival Ascended at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. 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 | 64 |
| 4K | 15 | 40 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 67 FPS at 1080p in ARK: Survival Ascended — up from about 44 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 64 FPS in ARK: Survival Ascended — a smooth experience.
Turn on DLSS (Balanced), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Global Illumination (Lumen) and Foliage 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.