Kingdom Come Deliverance 2: Optimization and Best Graphics Settings

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — a phenomenal role-playing game with an huge amount of content, two large-scale maps, detailed environment, high density of NPCs in locations, and impressive draw distance. At the same time, the game is excellently optimized and consistently delivers high FPS even without using upscaling. On most modern PCs, it runs flawlessly. However, owners of outdated systems and GTX video cards may encounter performance issues. In this guide, we will thoroughly review all available graphics settings and explain how to run Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 on older hardware while maintaining decent image quality.

Below are the recommended system requirements from the developers. However, they lack details on available graphics settings and supported resolutions. We will correct this oversight and provide detailed information on what image quality can be expected with various configurations.

Minimum Requirements

For FullHD monitors. Quality settings: minimum. FPS: stable 30. We do not recommend setting higher, as this will immediately lead to reduced performance.

This build is suitable for FullHD monitors. Quality settings: medium-high. FPS: 60-90 depending on scene load.

Build option for FullHD monitors. Quality settings: high for 30 frames per second and medium-low for 60.

If you have a monitor with a 1440p (QHD) resolution, you will need a slightly more expensive graphics card than the standard 3060 with 8 GB of memory for comfortable gaming. Quality settings: medium-high. FPS: 60-90 depending on scene load.

The next build is for monitors with 1440p (QHD), with quality settings: high. FPS: 60-100 depending on scene load. If you have a 4K monitor, we recommend using upscalers or lowering the graphics settings to medium.

The final build for running the game on maximum settings. If you have 1440p (QHD), you will get stable 60 FPS and above. Owners of 4K monitors will have to settle for 30 frames in native resolution.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 runs on the CryEngine, which provides stunning graphics even on minimum settings. At the same time, the latest versions of the engine no longer require players to have top-tier hardware. For example, Hunt: Showdown 1896 runs excellently on six-year-old builds and showcases visuals that rival projects on Unreal Engine 5.

If you want to achieve maximum performance in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 while maintaining high graphics quality, use our settings recommendations. The game features several tabs with parameters that allow for fine-tuning of the visual component. Note that the suggested settings are designed for PCs with graphics cards like the RTX 3060 and similar performance models.

Frame Limit. This setting is responsible for limiting the frame rate. Set to 144 frames.

Horizontal Field of View. Determines the field of view. Increasing the standard value leads to significant performance drops. However, if you feel dizzy and nauseous during gameplay, increase the parameter to 110. In other cases: 90-95.

Image Scaling:

Camera Effects:

Even if you are the proud owner of a "TOP-PC" with an expensive graphics card and a "hot" processor, we advise not to set the settings to "Ultra" and especially not to "Experimental" mode. You won't notice significant improvements in graphics, but performance will drop to uncomfortable levels.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 offers a wide range of graphical settings, but for some reason, there is no option to disable the vignette effect that darkens the lower part of the screen. To fix this, you need to download a modification via this link. Extract the user.cfg file and place it in the root directory of the game.

If you have a 144Hz monitor and want to maximize the game's performance without lowering graphic settings, there is a small modification that enhances Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's performance through Async Compute.

Download the modification via this link. Create a Mods folder in the distribution at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Kingdom Come 2 or C:\Program Files\Epic Games\KingdomCome2. Extract the archive into this folder. You can now play. Users report a 6-20% FPS increase.

If your PC build is only suitable for playing on minimum settings, but you want to achieve better results for a comfortable playthrough, you should download a modification that disables all unnecessary post-effects while allowing you to improve object and lighting quality.

Download the archive and extract the autoexec.cfg file. Open the root folder of the game at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Kingdom Come 2 or C:\Program Files\Epic Games\KingdomCome2. Add the file to the distribution.