On a NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) (paired with a balanced Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop)-class CPU), Sons of the Forest runs at roughly 78 FPS at 1080p with our optimized settings — up from about 59FPS 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 Sons of the Forest is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i5-13500H (laptop), it runs well at 1080p — about 78 FPSwith FrameCoach's optimized settings, a clear jump from roughly 59 FPS with everything on High.
Across resolutions you can expect around 78 FPS at 1080p and 62 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 50 FPS at 4K. With only 8GB of VRAM, keep textures a notch below max in Sons of the Forest at higher resolutions to avoid stutter. 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 | 59 | 78 |
| 1440p | 35 | 62 |
| 4K | 20 | 50 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) averages around 78 FPS at 1080p in Sons of the Forest — up from about 59 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5050 (laptop, 8GB) averages roughly 62 FPS in Sons of the Forest — a smooth experience.
Turn on DLSS (Quality), keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Vegetation / Foliage Density 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.