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Best Dying Light: The Beast settings for the NVIDIA RTX 4090 (2026)

On a NVIDIA RTX 4090 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i9-14900K-class CPU), Dying Light: The Beast runs at roughly 72 FPS at 4K with our optimized settings — up from about 73FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The NVIDIA RTX 4090 is a flagship 4K-class graphics card with 24GB of VRAM, and Dying Light: The Beast is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i9-14900K, it runs well at 4K — about 72 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 195 FPS at 1080p and 127 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 72 FPS at 4K. Dying Light: The Beast supports ray tracing and the NVIDIA RTX 4090 can technically run it, but it's the single most expensive option here — we keep it off to hit a smooth frame rate and suggest turning it on only if you have frames to spare. Its 24GB of VRAM is plenty for Dying Light: The Beast, so textures can stay maxed. The biggest free win is DLSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p195195
1440p128127
4K7372
💡 Dying Light: The Beast: Open-world parkour leans on View Distance; full ray tracing is very heavy.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — DLSSOff
Dying Light: The Beast (C-Engine) supports DLSS and FSR plus Frame Generation. A free FPS boost - enable it first.
Ray Tracing (GI / Reflections / Shadows)Offsaves FPS
Full ray-traced lighting, reflections and shadows - gorgeous in the open world but very heavy. Keep Off unless you have headroom and Frame Gen on.
Texture QualityUltra-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Draw Distance MultiplierHighbaseline
Render distance of surface geometry and shaders - the single most taxing setting given the parkour sightlines. High is a clean trade.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.
Foliage QualityHighbaseline
Plant and tree density in the overgrown world. A real cost outdoors.
Particles QualityHighbaseline
Blood, fire and combat effects. Lowering smooths the zombie swarms at night.
Screen Space ShadowsOnbaseline
Renders fine shadows missed by shadow maps - foliage and finer geometry. A small saving when off.
Ambient OcclusionMediumbaseline
Soft contact shadows for depth. Medium is a cheap, good-looking option.
Anti-AliasingHighbaseline
Edge smoothing. Medium keeps the image clean cheaply.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the NVIDIA RTX 4090 get in Dying Light: The Beast?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4090 averages around 72 FPS at 4K in Dying Light: The Beast — up from about 73 FPS with everything on High.

Can the NVIDIA RTX 4090 run Dying Light: The Beast at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 4090 averages roughly 127 FPS in Dying Light: The Beast — a smooth experience.

What are the best Dying Light: The Beast settings for the NVIDIA RTX 4090?

Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Draw Distance Multiplier 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.