Best PC Settings for Dragon's Dogma 2

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a technically demanding RPG where you must venture through a vast fantasy world and hunt down the dragon who chose you as the Arisen. As you explore the world, you’ll find yourself fighting dangerous enemies while being caught up in the geopolitical conflict between two kingdoms, Vermund and Battahl.

Powered by Capcom’s in-house developed RE engine, Dragon’s Dogma 2 features visually stunning graphics and detailed environments. However, you’ll soon notice that the game’s performance is lacking, even if you’re running it on a powerful gaming PC. Fortunately, this guide can help you tweak some settings for an optimal Dragon’s Dogma 2 experience.

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How To Change Graphics Settings In Dragon’s Dogma 2

Graphics Settings are exclusive to the PC version of Dragon’s Dogma 2. You can change these settings by following the steps below.

Click on “Options” from the title screen.
Select “Graphics” from the menu on the left.
Click on the Setting you want to edit and change it.

Best PC Settings For Dragon’s Dogma 2

Performance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 can skyrocket in the open areas of the world but significantly drop when you’re in the main city, surrounded by NPCs. As such, the frame times and framerates can be inconsistent between areas, and you won’t be able to maintain a solid 60 FPS throughout the game.

Thankfully, these graphics settings can be optimized with just a few tweaks depending on your system. The best PC settings for DD2 are mentioned in the table below.

Setting	Low-end PC	Mid-range PC	High-end PC
Expected Frame Rate	30 to 40 FPS	50 to 60 FPS	70 to 90 FPS
Resolution	1080p	1440p	2160p
Vertical Synchronization	Off	Off	Off
Dynamic Resolution	Off	Off	Off
FidelityFX Super Resolution 3	Quality (if applicable)	Off	Off
DLSS Super Resolution	Auto (if applicable)	Off	Off
DLSS Nvidia Reflex Low Latency	On (if applicable)	On (if applicable)	On (if applicable)
Upscale Sharpness	3	3	3
Image Quality	Standard	Standard	Standard
Ray Tracing	Off	Off	On
Ambient Occlusion	SSAO	SSAO	SDFAO
Anti Aliasing	TAA	FXAA + TAA	FXAA + TAA
Screen Space Reflections	Off	On	On
Mesh Quality	Low	Mid	High
Texture Filtering	High (ANSIO x2)	High (ANSIO x4)	High (ANSIO x16)
Texture Quality	High (0.5GB)	High (1GB)	High (3GB)
Resource-Intensive Effects Quality	Low	Low	High
Shadow Quality	Mid	Mid	Max
Shadow Cache	On	On	On
Contact Shadows	On	On	On
Motion Blur	Off	Off	Off
Motion Quality	High	High	High
Bloom	On	On	On
Depth of Field	On	On	On
Lens Flare	On	On	On
Lens Distortion	On	On	On
Subsurface Scattering	Off	On	On