Dead Space (2023) remake graphics settings for weak PC

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The original 2008 Dead Space still looks good today, but when compared to modern games head-on, it becomes noticeably outdated lighting, low-resolution textures, not the highest detail of the environment, and the levels are too cramped. In the 2023 remake, the authors tried to preserve the atmosphere of the original as much as possible, but completely rebuilt the graphics from scratch and reworked the locations, increasing them in size and adding details.

Of course, all these "rejuvenating procedures" increased the system requirements of Dead Space. The remake looks like a modern sci-fi blockbuster, but to fully enjoy the updated visuals, you need a fairly powerful computer. However, as it turned out, you can still sacrifice some of the graphics options. In this article, we will show you how to set up the game so that the picture remains beautiful, and performance increases significantly.

Graphics settings in Dead Space (2023) / how to increase FPS (frame rate) in the game

Next, we will analyze in detail all the graphic settings. Where applicable, in parentheses, we have indicated the maximum impact on current performance.

Testing was conducted on a GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics card in conjunction with a Core i5-10400F processor, the game was installed on an SSD.

• Full-screen mode. It is best to choose Full Screen - an exclusive full-screen mode. So the system will allocate maximum resources to the game itself, without maintaining the desktop. However, streamers can also use the Borderless Windowed mode - windowed without a frame. It will allow you to easily move the mouse cursor between multiple monitors.
• Full-Screen Resolution. Set your display's native resolution. For monitors, this is most often 1920x1080, although modern models often have a resolution of 2560x1440. And if you're playing on a 4K TV set it to 3840x2160.
• Refresh rate. Set 60 or 144 hertz as the maximum refresh rate for your display.
• vertical sync. Dead Space is a third-person single-player game, so you can enable vertical sync in it. This will make the video sequence as smooth as possible.
• motion blur. Blurring the edges of an image to create the effect of speed when the camera turns sharply or moves quickly. It doesn't look good, it's better to turn it off.
• film grain. Film noise effect. Enable or disable to your taste - performance is not affected.
• Dynamic Resolution Scale. It is better to turn it off since the game has smart upscaling (just the next item).
• anti-aliasing. If your video card supports FSR or DLSS, then enable one of these options ( DLSS is preferred). If not, choose TAA.
• DLSS/FSR Quality. Here it is worth setting the Quality option - this way upscaling (restoring full resolution from a reduced one) will be imperceptible, and performance will already increase by 20–30 percent.
• TAA quality. If your video card does not support either DLSS or FSR, then enable the TAA anti-aliasing method in the Anti-Aliasing parameter. It does a good job of getting rid of "ladders" even at low quality and consumes almost no FPS.
• light quality. Lighting is one of the most "gluttonous" parameters in the game. As well as the most beautiful aspect of the graphics of the remake. The developers should correctly set up indirect lighting so that details appear in the shadows, but it remains quite dark on the deck of the Ishimura. The idea is fully revealed, starting with the High quality (on Ultra, the lighting is adjusted only slightly), so we recommend setting this option and it is better to lower the other options. As a last resort, set at least Medium.
• shadow quality. Where there is light, there are shadows. They were also completely redesigned in the remake and brought the shading to the modern level. Therefore, even the quality of Low looks much better than the maximum quality from the original Dead Space. Set it to Low or try increasing it to Medium (but not higher).
• reflection quality. Reflections in the game serve more to increase the difference between matte and glossy surfaces - the basis of PBR (physically-correct rendering). Therefore, the higher the quality value here, the better the materials will look. Set at least Medium, as a last resort - Low.
• volumetric resolution. Another resource-intensive parameter responsible for the smokeiness of some locations and a kind of "space fog". You can noticeably improve frame rate stability by lowering the quality to Medium. Although High looks, of course, much better.
• ambient occlusion. On older video cards, this setting can significantly drop FPS, especially if you enable RTAO - diffuse shading with ray tracing. Select SSAO. Outwardly, it almost does not differ from RTAO, but it works an order of magnitude faster. You should not turn it off - additional shadows at the joints and in the recesses will disappear, which will make the picture much flatter.
• Depth of Field Quality. Here you can choose the density of the depth of field for cutscenes and some other game situations. This adds cinematic quality, but at high quality, it can lead to a drop in FPS in some scenes. Set it to Medium or Low.

The final optimal settings for Dead Space (2023) for a weak (and not only) PC

IMPORTANT: All recommendations below are for 1920x1080 resolution.

Optimal settings for a weak PC (GTX 1060 / RX 570):

• Full-Screen Mode: Full Screen.
• Vertical Sync: Enable.
• motion blur: 0
• Film Grain: to your taste.
• Dynamic Resolution Scale: disable.
• Anti-Aliasing: TAA.
• TAA Quality: Low.
• Light Quality: Medium.
• Shadow Quality: Medium.
• Reflection Quality: Low.
• Volumetric Resolution: Medium.
• Ambient Occlusion: SSAO.
• Depth of Field Quality: Low.

Best settings for an entry-level gaming PC (RTX 2060 / RX 5600):

• Full-Screen Mode: Full Screen.
• Vertical Sync: Enable.
• motion blur: 0
• Film Grain: to your taste.
• Dynamic Resolution Scale: disable.
• Anti-Aliasing: DLSS/FSR.
• DLSS/FSR Quality: Quality.
• Light Quality: Medium.
• Shadow Quality: Medium.
• Reflection Quality: Medium.
• Volumetric Resolution: Medium.
• Ambient Occlusion: SSAO.
• Depth of Field Quality: Medium.

Optimal settings for a mid-range PC (RTX 3060 / RX 6600 XT):

• Full-Screen Mode: Full Screen.
• Vertical Sync: Enable.
• motion blur: 0
• Film Grain: to your taste.
• Dynamic Resolution Scale: disable.
• Anti-Aliasing: DLSS/FSR.
• DLSS/FSR Quality: Quality.
• Light Quality: High.
• Shadow Quality: High.
• Reflection Quality: High.
• Volumetric Resolution: High.
• Ambient Occlusion: SSAO.
• Depth of Field Quality: High.

Optimal settings for a pre-top PC (RTX 3080 / RX 6800 XT):

• Full-Screen Mode: Full Screen.
• Vertical Sync: Enable.
• motion blur: 0
• Film Grain: to your taste.
• Dynamic Resolution Scale: disable.
• Anti-Aliasing: DLSS/FSR.
• DLSS/FSR Quality: Quality.
• Light Quality: Ultra.
• Shadow Quality: Ultra.
• Reflection Quality: Ultra.
• Volumetric Resolution: Ultra.
• Ambient Occlusion: RTAO.
• Depth of Field Quality: High.

Don't worry if you had to lower the quality of many graphics options - the PC version of the Dead Space remake looks good even on the lowest graphics settings (see video above).