Red Dead Redemption PC guide: Best settings for Nvidia RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Ti
Rockstar Games launched Red Dead Redemption for PC on October 29, 2024. It originally launched over 14 years ago on consoles, and since it's an older game, it's not as demanding on a PC as other modern titles. The system requirements are relatively low, and modern GPUs like the Nvidia RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Ti can easily run it at 1440p or even 4K.
This article has all the best settings for Red Dead Redemption PC.
Note: Many aspects of this article are subjective and solely reflect the writer's opinions. These settings are meant for PCs that meet the minimum (or recommended) specs recommended by the publisher.
What are the best Red Dead Redemption PC settings for the Nvidia RTX 4070?
The Nvidia RTX 4070 is a powerful graphics card that can run most games at 1440p natively with High/Ultra settings. Since Red Dead Redemption's system requirements are relatively low, this GPU can deliver around 120 FPS at the same settings without breaking a sweat.
Apply the following settings below for a system with Nvidia RTX 4070:
Display
- Brightness: As per preference
- Contrast: As per preference
- Saturation: As per preference
- Kill Effect: On
- Subtitles: On
- Subtitle Scale: 1
- Objective Scale: 0
- Help Text Scale: 0
- Show Map: On
- Show Waypoint: On
Graphics
- Output Monitor: 1
- Screen Type: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 2560 x 1440
- Refresh Rate: 120hz or higher
- Framerate Cap: 120 FPS or higher
- V-Sync: Off
- Triple Buffering: On
- Pause Game On Focus Loss: On
- Constrain Mouse Pointer: Off
- Quality Preset: Custom
- HDR: Off
- Shadow Quality: Ultra
- Shadow Softness: CHSS
- Shadow Blend: Smooth
- Anisotropic Level: x8
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- Anti-Aliasing / Upscaling Quality: Nvidia DLSS
- Resolution Scaling: Native AA
- DRS Target Framerate: Default
- DRS Minimum Render Scale: Default
- Additional Sharpening: 3
- Motion Blur: Disabled
- Motion Blur Strength: Default
- Geometry Level of Detail: 10
- Terrain Level of Detail: 10
- Tree Level of Detail: 10
- Tree Draw Distance: 8
- Grass Level of Detail: 10
The HDR setting is for monitors with proper HDR capabilities. The V-sync setting is disabled to reduce latency, which isn't even required since most modern monitors have Freesync or G-Sync. Motion Blur is also turned off, which you can turn back on.
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What are the best Red Dead Redemption PC settings for the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti?
The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti belongs to the highest echelons of top shelf GPUs and can run easily games like Red Dead Redemption PC at 4K.
Apply the following settings to play this title at 4K with 120 FPS:
Display
- Brightness: As per preference
- Contrast: As per preference
- Saturation: As per preference
- Kill Effect: On
- Subtitles: On
- Subtitle Scale: 1
- Objective Scale: 0
- Help Text Scale: 0
- Show Map: On
- Show Waypoint: On
Graphics
- Output Monitor: 1
- Screen Type: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 3840 x 2160
- Refresh Rate: 120hz
- Framerate Cap: 120 FPS or higher
- V-Sync: Off
- Triple Buffering: On
- Pause Game On Focus Loss: On
- Constrain Mouse Pointer: Off
- Quality Preset: Custom
- HDR: Off
- Shadow Quality: Ultra
- Shadow Softness: CHSS
- Shadow Blend: Smooth
- Anisotropic Level: x16
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- Anti-Aliasing / Upscaling Quality: Nvidia DLSS
- Resolution Scaling: Native AA
- DRS Target Framerate: Default
- DRS Minimum Render Scale: Default
- Additional Sharpening: 3
- Motion Blur: Disabled
- Motion Blur Strength: Default
- Geometry Level of Detail: 10
- Terrain Level of Detail: 10
- Tree Level of Detail: 10
- Tree Draw Distance: 9
- Grass Level of Detail: 10
The above settings will provide the best balance between visuals and performance.
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