PrettyMode

Start here

Where

Settings › Graphics › Optimize

Start

Pick High in Quick Settings, then change the ones below. It’ll flip to Custom. That’s fine.

Tags

Keep worth the frames. Drop first goes when FPS dips. Free costs next to nothing.

Sliders

Very Low on the left, Very High on the right. Switches are just on or off.

The glow-up

• Upscaler DLSS or FSR, on Quality FreeDLSS on NVIDIA, FSR on AMD. Free frames.
• Texture Quality High FreeIt eats video memory and barely touches FPS. Normal on 6GB.
• Model Quality High KeepYour outfit deserves the detail.
• Post-Processing Quality High KeepThe glow and color. Most of the pretty.
• Global Illumination Quality Normal Drop firstSoft bounce light. Heavy on the GPU.
• Shadow Quality Normal Drop firstThe single biggest FPS cost in the menu.
• Reflection Quality Low Drop firstCosts a lot in fights. Nobody notices.

Sky, water and the world

• Cloud Quality High Drop firstSunbeams need clouds above Normal.
• Volumetric Light Scattering On Drop firstSunbeams, if you can spare the frames.
• Volumetric Fog On Drop firstMisty mornings and moody caves.
• Water Reflection Method Performance FreeThe game itself warns Quality is heavy.
• View Distance Quality High KeepBig views. It leans on your CPU.
• Vegetation Quality Normal Drop firstGrass. Nobody stares at grass.
• Effect Quality Normal Drop firstSpell sparkle. Tanks FPS in group fights.
• Player Particle Effect Display Self and Party FreeStrangers’ fireworks just cost you frames.