TLOU1 Optimised Settings + PS5 Equivalent Settings

Edit: Updated for newest patch 1.1.4 | Added a new section with PS5 equivalent settings

My specs:
CPU: AMD ryzen 5600X
GPU: AMD rx 6600
RAM: DDR4 2x8GB 3200MT/s CL16
STORAGE: External Samsung T7 SSD
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PERFORMANCE: 1440p/70fps with my optimised settings 1440p/30fps with the ultra preset

Optimised Settings

Display:
Display Mode: Borderless Windowed
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Display Resolution: Use highest available (1920x1080 or 2560x1440 or 3840x2160)
V-sync: On (turn off if you use g-sync or freesync)
Framerate cap: Unlocked
Frame Generation: Off
Scaling Mode: FSR (DLSS if available)
Quality: Quality
Sharpening: 0 (game is over sharpened at default)
Field Of View: 0
Camera Shake: 10
Motion Blur: 0
Chromatic Abberation Intensity: 0
Film Grain Intensity: 0
Lens Dirt Intensity: 10

Graphics:
---------Geometry Settings---------
Draw Distance: High
Dynamic Objects Level Of Detail: High
Characters Level Of Detail: Ultra
Environments Level Of Detail: Ultra
---------Texture Settings---------
Dynamic Objects Texture Quality: High
Characters Texture Quality: Medium
Environments Texture Quality: Medium
Visual Effects Texture Quality: Medium
Texture Streaming Rate: Normal
Texture Filtering: Anisotropic 16x
Texture Sampling Quality: Medium
---------Lighting Settings---------
Ambient Shadows Quality: Quarter Resolution
Directional Shadows Resolution: High
Directional Shadows Distance: High
Image Based Lighting: On
Dynamic Lights Quality: Medium
Spotlights Shadows Resolution: Low
Point Lights Shadow Resolution: Low
Bounced Lighting: On
Screen Space Shadows Quality: Ultra
Dynamic Screen Space Shadows: On
Contact Shadow Quality: Low
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: On
Ambient Occlusion Denoise Quality: Low
Screen Space Directional Occlusion: On
Screen Space Cone Tracing: On
---------Reflection Settings---------
Screen Space Reflections: On
Screen Space Reflections Accuracy: 0
Screen Space Reflections Distance: 75
Glossy Reflections Quality: 50
Real Time Reflections Quality: Ultra
Real Time Clouds Shadows Reflections: On
---------Shading Settings---------
Screen Space Sub-Surface Scattering: On
Refraction Quality: Multi-Layered Refraction
---------Post Effects Settings---------
Depth Of Field: Cinematics Only
Depth Of Field Quality: Ultra
Motion Blur Quality: Off
Bloom Resolution: Full Resolution
---------Visual Effects Settings---------
Effects Density: High
Volumetric Effects Quality: Low
Lens Flare: Half Resolution
---------Misc Settings---------
Animation Quality: High
Ambient Character Density: High
AI Quality: Low

PS5 Equivalent Settings

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/thelastofus/comments/1aqt5hn/comment/ks097s9

WARNING: You will need 10GB+ of VRAM to use these settings

PS5 Graphics Modes:
Performance: 60fps target, 1440p no upscaling
Fidelity: 30fps target, 2160p no upscaling

Display:
Display Mode: Borderless Windowed
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Display Resolution: 2560x1440 or 3840x2160
V-sync: On
Framerate cap: 60 if 1440p // 30 if 2160p
Scaling Mode: Default
Sharpening: 25

Graphics:
---------Geometry Settings---------
Draw Distance: High
Dynamic Objects Level of Detail: High
Characters Level of Detail: High
Environments Level of Detail: High
---------Texture Settings---------
Dynamic Objects Texture Quality: High
Characters Texture Quality: High
Environments Texture Quality: High
Visual Effects Texture Quality: High
Texture Streaming Rate: Fastest
Texture Filtering: Anistropic 4x
Texture Sampling Quality: Low
---------Lighting Settings---------
Ambient Shadow Quality: Half Resolution
Directional Shadow Resolution: High
Directional Shadow Distance: High
Image Based Lighting: On
Dynamic Lights Quality: High
Spotlights Shadow Resolution: High
Point Lights Shadow Resolution: High (Point Lights are broken in some areas)
Bounced Lighting: On
Screen Space Shadows Quality: High
Dynamic Screen Space Shadows: On
Contact Shadow Quality: High
Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: On
Ambient Occlusion Denoise Quality: High
Screen Space Directional Occlusion: On
Screen Space Cone Tracing: On
---------Reflection Settings---------
Screen Space Reflections: On
Screen Space Reflections Accuracy: 100%
Screen Space Reflections Distance: 100%
Glossy Reflections Quality: 100%
Real-Time Reflections Quality: Ultra
Real-Time Clouds Shadows Reflections: On
---------Shading Settings---------
Screen Space Sub-Surface Scattering: On
Refraction Quality: Multi-Layered Refraction
---------Post Effects Settings---------
Depth of Field: Cinematics and Gameplay
Depth of Field Quality: High
Motion Blur Quality: High
Motion Blur Resolution: Half Resolution + Multi Pass
Bloom Resolution: Half Resolution
---------Visual Effects Settings---------
Effects Density: High
Volumetric Effects Quality: Low
Lens Flare: Half Resolution
---------Misc Settings---------
Animation Quality: High
Ambient Character Density: High
AI Quality: High

Audio:
Audio Latency: Medium

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Hey there! I just wanted to share with you how long it took me to create the guide that you just read. TLOU1 has a EXTREMELY long settings menu when compared to other games and finding the perfect balance between framerate and visual quality can be very difficult (especially when the game crashes every 5 mins lol)

If you found this guide helpful, please consider doing the things below, it costs nothing and helps others see the guide!

Of course, I will continue updating the guide as new patches gradually roll out or as i find better settings to use so stay tuned for that.

And finally, Thanks for reading!!!!!! :)

[ChachoPepe (twitch)]

all my points 4 u! with love

[soso]

Goddamn THANK YOU, I was playing on medium settings and it was stuttery as hell. Now I'm running high/ultra with your recs and it is smooth as butter. Thanks, giving you as many awards as I can

[HaiSakiiツ]

yo bro, I'm here again, I just have some advice. Recently nvidia updated the nvidia app so maybe you can include changing the DLSS version to the latest and make sure to disable the steam overlay. I noticed a change doing the DLSS version thing, obtaining more stability and according to several benchmarks that I was looking at, the vast majority of games obtain between an average of 10 additional fps if the overlay is disabled. you should try it

[amazone]

@Deathkabob, from what i tested most if not all encounters behave the same its really just outside of encounters e.g. the opening scene where everyone is running and horse/partner ai, where you see a small difference but unless you know what to look out for, in terms of what changes between high and low you literally won't tell the difference (trust me i couldn't and i have 150+ hours) so i thought better to have it at low and gain a couple fps. If youre super paranoid about it just set it to high and don't bother tho.

[Deathkabob]

ai quality at low? that wouldnt worsen the experience would it?

[Marquito Uélitu]

awesome guide, thank you!

[JohnnyK お]

Ty for the guide s2

[Bear]

[ShionVR]

Damn, now my game doesn't look like garbage anymore but I'm still averaging 90 FPS on my RTX 3060. Cheers. Excellent guide.

[amazone]

@ProperCharva, I dont use radeon settings I just install driver only