On a NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Sea of Thieves runs at roughly 130 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 131FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Sea of Thieves is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it flies at 1080p — about 130 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 130 FPS at 1080p and 78 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 68 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 | 131 | 130 |
| 1440p | 79 | 78 |
| 4K | 45 | 68 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 130 FPS at 1080p in Sea of Thieves — up from about 131 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 78 FPS in Sea of Thieves — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, 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.