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Best South of Midnight settings for the RTX 4080 Laptop (2026)

On a RTX 4080 Laptop (paired with a balanced AMD Ryzen 9 5950X-class CPU), South of Midnight runs at roughly 78 FPS at 1440p with our optimized settings — up from about 79FPS with everything maxed. Here's the configuration and what each setting costs.

The RTX 4080 Laptop is a strong 1440p graphics card with 12GB of VRAM, and South of Midnight is a demanding, graphically heavy game. Paired with the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, it runs well at 1440p — about 78 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 130 FPS at 1080p and 78 FPS at 1440p, dropping to roughly 68 FPS at 4K. The biggest free win is DLSS upscaling — set it to Quality for a large FPS boost at little visual cost.

ResolutionAll-High FPSOptimized FPS
1080p131130
1440p7978
4K4568
💡 South of Midnight: The stop-motion look is an art style, not a frame-rate problem - it runs smoothly.
Recommended settings
Upscaling — DLSSOff
South of Midnight (Unreal Engine 5) supports DLSS, FSR and XeSS plus Frame Generation. Enable it first - UE5 is heavy.
Texture QualityEpic-1% FPS
Surface sharpness - cheap if it fits your VRAM.
Ambient OcclusionHighbaseline
Soft contact shadows for depth (South of Midnight is UE5 but uses static lighting, not Lumen). Note: Post Processing also controls AO.
Shadow QualityHighbaseline
Shadow resolution and range. High is the value pick.
Reflection QualityHighbaseline
Screen-space reflections on the bayou water. High is a clean trade.
Effects QualityHighbaseline
Magic and combat effects. Lowering smooths busy moments. The deliberate stop-motion frame look is a separate art choice, not a performance setting.
Foliage QualityHighbaseline
Plant density across the Deep South swamps. A real cost outdoors.
Post ProcessingHighbaseline
Bloom and depth of field. Cheap; set to taste.
View DistanceHighbaseline
How far detail renders. Mild pop-in when lowered.
Anti-AliasingHighbaseline
Edge smoothing. Medium/High keeps the image clean cheaply.

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Frequently asked

What FPS does the RTX 4080 Laptop get in South of Midnight?

With FrameCoach's optimized balanced settings, the RTX 4080 Laptop averages around 78 FPS at 1440p in South of Midnight — up from about 79 FPS with everything on High.

Can the RTX 4080 Laptop run South of Midnight at 1440p?

At 1440p with optimized settings, the RTX 4080 Laptop averages roughly 78 FPS in South of Midnight — a smooth experience.

What are the best South of Midnight settings for the RTX 4080 Laptop?

Use a balanced preset, keep ray tracing off for maximum FPS, and ease the heaviest options like Ambient Occlusion 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.