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Dune: Awakeningfaithfully recreates the sand-covered world of Arrakis, and its iconic shifting dunesinhabited by the colossal Sandworm. The power of Unreal Engine 5 gives this MMO staggering visuals, as players explore small dungeons to large settlements. However, there are moments where PC players can face FPS drops at certain locations within the game, which can be due to the heavy toll that visuals take. So, here are the best settings that you should use to optimizeDune Awakening’sperformance on your PC and make your journey to salvaging resources and spices a lot better.
Best PC Settings for Dune Awakening
Dune: Awakeningoffers several graphical optionsdivided into two categories: Display and Graphics. In addition to the regular graphics settings, there are unique built-in modes designed to help the game run on older hardware, which is a surprising addition. So, let’s get into the settings and help you set up the sweet spot between visuals and performance.
Field of View
80-90
Although choosing the best FOV is your personal preference, it’s best not to crank this setting up too high, which will impact visibility and performance negatively.
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Vsync
Off
The game starts to experience input lag in certain areas when VSync is turned on. Best leave it off.
Window Mode/Resolution
Windowed Fullscreen
If you’re having resolution issues, switch to full screen and choose your native resolution once. Later, revert to Windowed Fullscreen to prevent the game from crashing after alt-tabbing.
Upscaling Method
DLSS/FSR
It’s best to use DLSS for Nvidia RTX GPUs and FSR for AMD and non-RTX Nvidia GPUs.
Frame Generation Method
Nvidia DLSS FG/AMD FSR FG
Both Frame Generation options work great, without adding too much input lag. However, try using this option only as a last resort to boost the FPS.
Nvidia Reflex
Enabled
Helps negate input lag generated from DLSS and Frame Generation features.
Shadows
Medium
The medium preset looks just as good as higher options, but saves a lot of performance on FPS.
Virtual Shadow Maps
This is an experimental feature that significantly improves the look of shadows through different in-game structures. It takes a huge toll on the FPS, so it is best to leave it disabled.
GI Quality
High
Controls the ambient lighting/Global Illumination for areas lit by indirect lighting from the sun.
Enable Lumen
On
If you have GPU power to spare, turn on Lumen to enhance the Global Illumination quality even further.
Low-End Laptop Mode
It’s a great mode inDune: Awakeningto enhance the game’s performance on a low-end laptop, but it will sacrifice visuals a lot.
Limit Process CPU Usage
Excludes one core from being used by the game to improve overall system stability outside the game. It also helps to bring temps down.
View Distance
Defines how far the objects will load into the environment. Medium is a good setting to minimize texture popping up, while also maintaining good performance.
Effects Quality
Controls the particle and explosion effects in the environment for both NPCs and other players.
6GB VRAM: Low-Medium,8GB or More VRAM: High-Ultra
Foliage Quality
Ultra
There aren’t many areas with foliage, at least inthe starting section ofDune Awakening. So, best leave this setting at Ultra, and only drop it down if you experience FPS drops.
So, here are the best settings players can use to improveDune: Awakening’sperformance on your PC. The optimized settings above were tested on a gaming laptop with an i9-14900HX CPU, Nvidia RTX 4080 GPU, and 32GB RAM.The FPS averaged around 70-75in the starting section, with overall performance dropping a little when entering bases and indoor sections.
Overall, the performance ofDune: Awakeningisn’t bad, but itcould be much better with future updates. But, until that happens, these best PC settings will help you get a decent performance out of the game.
