On a NVIDIA RTX 5090 (paired with a balanced Intel Core i9-14900K-class CPU), Until Dawn runs at roughly 91 FPS at 4K with our optimized settings — up from about 92FPS 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 Until Dawn is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the Intel Core i9-14900K, it runs great at 4K — about 91 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 195 FPS at 1080p and 160 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 91 FPS at 4K. Until Dawn supports ray tracing and the NVIDIA RTX 5090 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 32GB of VRAM is plenty for Until Dawn, 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 | 195 | 195 |
| 1440p | 162 | 160 |
| 4K | 92 | 91 |
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With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 averages around 91 FPS at 4K in Until Dawn — up from about 92 FPS with everything on High.
At 1440p with optimized settings, the NVIDIA RTX 5090 averages roughly 160 FPS in Until Dawn — a smooth experience.
Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Global Illumination (Lumen) 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.