On a NVIDIA RTX 4060 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), The Forest runs at roughly 128 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 128FPS 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 The Forest is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it flies at 1080p — about 128 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 128 FPS at 1080p and 77 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 67 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 | 128 | 128 |
| 1440p | 77 | 77 |
| 4K | 43 | 67 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 128 FPS at 1080p in The Forest — up from about 128 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4060 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 77 FPS in The Forest — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Tree / Foliage Quality 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.