Elden Ring Nightreign is finally here, meaning it’s time to download fresh new drivers and optimize those graphics settings before jumping into Limveld. The roguelite’s system requirements are fortunately on the lower end, so the game should run without a hitch on most rigs. That said, FromSoftware titles have a documented history of frame pacing issues. Furthermore, your frame rate in Nightreign can also tank while you’re observing its vistas or when there are too many elements on the screen. With this in mind, we’ve put together a guide on the best graphics settings to use in Elden Ring Nightreign.
Beat PC Graphics Settings for Elden Ring Nightreign
If your system falls within the range of Nightreign’s recommended requirements, the graphics settings listed below will help you maintain that desired 60 FPS mark while delivering top-tier visuals:
- Display Resolution: Native
- Texture Quality: High (VRAM Subjective)
- Antialiasing Quality: High
- SSAO: High
- Depth of Field: High/Off (Personal Preference)
- Motion Blur: On/Off (Personal Preference)
- Shadow Quality: High
- Lighting Quality: High
- Effects Quality: Medium
- Reflection Quality: High
- Volumetric Lighting Quality: High
- Water Surface Quality: Low
- Shader Quality: Medium/High (Depending on VRAM)
- Global Illumination: High
- Grass Quality: Medium
Reducing most of the settings above from maximum to medium/low can drastically affect the visuals. Examples include Antialiasing Quality, as lowering the setting can make the image look incredibly washed out. The same can be said for SSAO, so we recommend cranking up both settings to high.
Effects Quality dictates the fidelity of the various status elements and particle effects that pop up from time to time. Avoid turning this setting to high, especially if you’re facing inconsistent frame rates, as it can needlessly cause FPS drops. Water Surface Quality is another unimportant setting that you can assuredly set to low and barely notice the difference. Lastly, Shader Quality can be very taxing on your hardware, so try out both the high and medium settings, and see how your frame rates fare.
Best Elden Ring Nightreign Settings for Low-End PCs
If your system matches Nightreign’s minimum requirements or falls slightly below them, give the settings listed below a try:
- Display Resolution: Native
- Texture Quality: Medium
- Antialiasing Quality: High
- SSAO: Medium
- Depth of Field: High/Off (Personal Preference)
- Motion Blur: On/Off (Personal Preference)
- Shadow Quality: Medium
- Lighting Quality: High
- Effects Quality: Low
- Reflection Quality: Low
- Volumetric Lighting Quality: High
- Water Surface Quality: Low
- Shader Quality: Low/Medium (Depending on VRAM)
- Global Illumination: Medium
- Grass Quality: Medium
For players working with less powerful hardware, we recommend turning down most settings to low or medium. However, some options are so essential to the game’s overall appearance that reducing them can make Nightreign look bland and blurry. Antialiasing Quality and SSAO are prime examples, so stick with the abovementioned settings.
The settings that provide the biggest performance gains include Effects Quality and Shader Quality, so optimizing them is a must. Additionally, we suggest alternating between the medium and high settings for Grass Quality and measuring your performance to see what works best.
That wraps up our guide on the best graphics settings for Elden Ring Nightreign. Before starting your first expedition, make sure to check out our character classes guide to see which option is best-suited to your playstyle.
Sanmay Chakrabarti
