Dragon’s Dogma 2 is a technically demanding RPG where you must venture through a vast fantasy world and hunt down the dragon who chose you as the Arisen. As you explore the world, you’ll find yourself fighting dangerous enemies while being caught up in the geopolitical conflict between two kingdoms, Vermund and Battahl.
Powered by Capcom’s in-house developed RE engine, Dragon’s Dogma 2 features visually stunning graphics and detailed environments. However, you’ll soon notice that the game’s performance is lacking, even if you’re running it on a powerful gaming PC. Fortunately, this guide can help you tweak some settings for an optimal Dragon’s Dogma 2 experience.
Dragon's Dogma 2: All Portcrystal Locations (& How to Get Portable Portcrystals)
Players who enjoy fast traveling in Dragon's Dogma 2 can find the locations of all the permanent and portable Portcrystals detailed here.
How To Change Graphics Settings In Dragon’s Dogma 2
Graphics Settings are exclusive to the PC version of Dragon’s Dogma 2. You can change these settings by following the steps below.
- Click on “Options” from the title screen.
- Select “Graphics” from the menu on the left.
- Click on the Setting you want to edit and change it.
Best PC Settings For Dragon’s Dogma 2
Performance in Dragon’s Dogma 2 can skyrocket in the open areas of the world but significantly drop when you’re in the main city, surrounded by NPCs. As such, the frame times and framerates can be inconsistent between areas, and you won’t be able to maintain a solid 60 FPS throughout the game.
Thankfully, these graphics settings can be optimized with just a few tweaks depending on your system. The best PC settings for DD2 are mentioned in the table below.
| Setting | Low-end PC | Mid-range PC | High-end PC |
| Expected Frame Rate | 30 to 40 FPS | 50 to 60 FPS | 70 to 90 FPS |
| Resolution | 1080p | 1440p | 2160p |
| Vertical Synchronization | Off | Off | Off |
| Dynamic Resolution | Off | Off | Off |
| FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 | Quality (if applicable) | Off | Off |
| DLSS Super Resolution | Auto (if applicable) | Off | Off |
| DLSS Nvidia Reflex Low Latency | On (if applicable) | On (if applicable) | On (if applicable) |
| Upscale Sharpness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Image Quality | Standard | Standard | Standard |
| Ray Tracing | Off | Off | On |
| Ambient Occlusion | SSAO | SSAO | SDFAO |
| Anti Aliasing | TAA | FXAA + TAA | FXAA + TAA |
| Screen Space Reflections | Off | On | On |
| Mesh Quality | Low | Mid | High |
| Texture Filtering | High (ANSIO x2) | High (ANSIO x4) | High (ANSIO x16) |
| Texture Quality | High (0.5GB) | High (1GB) | High (3GB) |
| Resource-Intensive Effects Quality | Low | Low | High |
| Shadow Quality | Mid | Mid | Max |
| Shadow Cache | On | On | On |
| Contact Shadows | On | On | On |
| Motion Blur | Off | Off | Off |
| Motion Quality | High | High | High |
| Bloom | On | On | On |
| Depth of Field | On | On | On |
| Lens Flare | On | On | On |
| Lens Distortion | On | On | On |
| Subsurface Scattering | Off | On | On |
Dragon's Dogma 2
- Platform(s)
- PC , PS5 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S
- Released
- March 22, 2024
- Developer(s)
- Capcom
- Publisher(s)
- Capcom
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
