Elden Ring Optimised Graphics Guide

Best graphics settings for performance and visual balance on the current patch for Elden Ring. Included is a graphics mod that improves the game even further, without any performance loss.

My PC Specifications

My PC

RTX 2060
R5 3600
16 GB RAM
1080p

Optimised Settings

Optimised Graphics Settings

Texture Quality - High (Low if using a card with less than 3 GB of VRAM)
Anti-Aliasing - High (necessary for any resolutions under 4K as the game uses alpha textures only for foliage which causes shimmering)
SSAO = High or OFF if you do not care about small unnoticed shadows
Depth Of Field - OFF
Motion Blur - OFF (unless playing at below 60 FPS, then use High)
Shadow Quality - High (anything lower introduced aliasing on shadows which is very distracting)
Lighting Quality - Medium
Effects Quality - Low
Volumetric Quality - Low (does not get rid of the beautiful mist and fog, just uses a lower resolution)
Reflection Quality - Low (there are not many reflective surfaces so you wont notice this but the FPS gain is big)
Water Surface Quality - High
Global Illumination Quality - High
Grass Quality - Medium

Optional Graphics Mod

Now for the best setting. Reshade. With the quick and easy install of Elden Ring Enhanced Mod, the game can be far improved with no cost on FPS. Here is a link to the mod page.

https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/83

[Гомовержец]

tysm bro

[UwU]

In the nicest way possible, what are you on about? I have 1070 and everything cranked up to high/max except grass and effects(med) and games is smooth as butter…

[SakuraDeku]

。。。。

[C0RE⭕⃤]

60fps game, all high

[xicebearzx]

thanks

[iG_Gayma]

Shader Quality can be left on high as it has one of the smallest performance impacts

[Ron]

what about Shader Quality?

[Brellos]

nice guide, missing shader quality tho

[nobody from nowhere]

Good graphics guide with quick descriptions! I find these guides useful points for rough comparison when first getting a new game running quickly so thanks!