On a NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered runs at roughly 68 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 68FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) is a mainstream 1080p graphics card with 8GB of VRAM, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is a moderately demanding game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 68 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 68 FPS at 1080p and 63 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 55 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 | 68 | 68 |
| 1440p | 41 | 63 |
| 4K | 23 | 55 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 68 FPS at 1080p in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered — up from about 68 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 63 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and Cloud 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.