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Best Path of Exile 2 settings for the NVIDIA RTX 4070 (2026)

On a NVIDIA RTX 4070 (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), Path of Exile 2 runs at roughly 91 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 91FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA RTX 4070 is a strong 1440p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and Path of Exile 2 is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it runs great at 1440p — about 91 FPS with 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 152 FPS at 1080p and 91 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 70 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	152	152
1440p	91	91
4K	52	70

💡 Path of Exile 2: Endgame maps with lots of on-screen effects lean on the CPU.

Recommended settings

Upscaling — DLSSOff

Path of Exile 2 supports DLSS and FSR. A strong GPU-side boost, though dense endgame maps are also CPU-heavy.

Global IlluminationHighbaseline

Bounced ambient lighting. Medium frees real frames in busy scenes.

Shadow QualityHighbaseline

Shadow resolution and range. High is a clean trade over Ultra.

Number of LightsHighbaseline

How many dynamic light sources render. Low keeps only environmental lights; High adds lights on projectiles and effects — lowering helps in spell-heavy fights.

Volumetric EffectsHighbaseline

Volumetric fog and skill effects, and PoE2 throws a lot of them. Lowering smooths the chaos.

Water DetailHighbaseline

Water surfaces and reflections. A small, safe saving.

Ambient OcclusionOnbaseline

Soft contact shadows. Cheap; Off for a minor gain.

Anti-AliasingTAAbaseline

Edge smoothing. TAA is clean and cheap.

Texture QualityHighbaseline

Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA RTX 4070 get in Path of Exile 2?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 averages around 91 FPS at 1440p in Path of Exile 2 — up from about 91 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA RTX 4070 run Path of Exile 2 at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4070 averages roughly 91 FPS in Path of Exile 2 — a smooth experience.

What are the best Path of Exile 2 settings for the NVIDIA RTX 4070?

Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Global Illumination 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.