On a NVIDIA RTX 5090 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i9-14900K-class CPU), Marathon runs at roughly 99 FPS at 4K with our optimized settings — up from about 100FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.
The NVIDIA RTX 5090 is a flagship 4K-class graphics card with 32GB of VRAM, and Marathon is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i9-14900K, it runs great at 4K — about 99 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 152 FPS at 1080p and 152 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 99 FPS at 4K. Its 32GB of VRAM is plenty for Marathon, 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.
| Resolution | All-High FPS | Optimized FPS |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 152 | 152 |
| 1440p | 152 | 152 |
| 4K | 100 | 99 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 averages around 99 FPS at 4K in Marathon — up from about 100 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 averages roughly 152 FPS in Marathon — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Shadow Quality and View Distance 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.