Best PC settings for Diablo 4: High FPS, graphics, visibility, requirements, more

❘ Updated: 2024-05-16T14:46:37

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Diablo 4 Season 4 is finally here, and to experience the new content in its most visually appealing form, check out these best PC settings for Diablo 4 that grant high FPS, amazing graphics, and more.

Diablo 4: Loot Reborn is one of the biggest seasonal updates since the launch of the game, as the developers have drastically changed the loot system and progression feels smoother as well.

While console players have a fixed graphics mode, PC players can tweak the graphics settings of their game to boost performance, visuals, and other aspects of gameplay.

On that note, here are the best PC settings to use in Diablo 4 Season 4.

Diablo 4 PC system requirements: Minimum & recommended
Best Diablo 4 graphics settings for low-end hardware
Best Diablo 4 graphics settings for high-end hardware
Diablo 4 ray tracing explained
How to download Diablo 4 GeForce Game Ready drivers & update graphics drivers

Diablo 4 PC system requirements: Minimum & recommended

Here are the minimum & recommended PC system requirements to play Diablo 4:

Minimum System Requirements:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or AMD FX-8350
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 2GB or AMD Radeon R9 280 or Intel Arc A380
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 90 GB available space (SSD)

Recommended System Requirements:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K or AMD R3-1300X
RAM: 16 GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 470 8GB or Intel Arc A380
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 90 GB available space (SSD)

Best Diablo 4 PC graphics settings for low-end hardware

Screen

Display: Windowed (Fullscreen)
Adapter: Your GPU
Monitor: Your desired monitor
Resolution: Default
Sharpen Image: 6
Font Scale: User preference
Cursor Scale: User preference
Verticle Scale: Off
Limit Cutscene FPS: Yes
Lock Cursor: Off
Peripheral Lighting: On
Brightness: User preference
Color Blind Filter: Off (Unless needed)

Performance

Resolution Percentage: 100%
NVIDIA DLSS: Off (Performance if using an NVIDIA GPU)
Frame Generation: On (if available)
Max Foreground FPS: 120/60
Max Background FPS: 8
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled + Boost

Quality

Texture Quality: Low
Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
Shadow Quality: Low
Dynamic Shadows: Off
Soft Shadows: Off
Shader Quality: Low
SSAO Quality: Low
Fog Quality: Low
Clutter Quality: Medium
Fur Quality: Low
Water Simulation Quality: Low
Anti-Aliasing Quality: Low
Physics Quality: Low
Particle Quality: Low
Reflection Quality: Low
Geometric Complexity: Low
Terrain Geometry Detail: Low
Screen Space Reflections: Off
Distortion: Off
Low FX: On

Ray Tracing

Ray Traced Shadows Quality: Off
Ray Traced Reflections Quality: Low
Ray Traced Foliage: Off
Ray Traced Particles: Off

Best Diablo 4 PC graphics settings for high-end hardware

Screen

Display: Windowed Fullscreen
Adapter: Your GPU
Monitor: Your desired monitor
Resolution: Default
Sharpen Image: 6
Font Scale: User preference
Cursor Scale: User preference
Verticle Scale: Off
Limit Cutscene FPS: Yes
Lock Cursor: Off
Peripheral Lighting: On
Brightness: User preference
Color Blind Filter: Off (Unless needed)

Performance

Resolution Percentage: 100%
NVIDIA DLSS: Off (Balanced if using an NVIDIA GPU)
Frame Generation: On (if available)
Max Foreground FPS: 400
Max Background FPS: 8
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled + Boost

Quality

Texture Quality: High
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x
Shadow Quality: High
Dynamic Shadows: On
Soft Shadows: On
Shader Quality: High
SSAO Quality: High
Fog Quality: High
Clutter Quality: High
Fur Quality: High
Water Simulation Quality: High
Anti-Aliasing Quality: High
Physics Quality: High
Particle Quality: High
Reflection Quality: High
Geometric Complexity: Medium
Terrain Geometry Detail: High
Screen Space Reflections: On
Distortion: On
Low FX: Off

Ray Tracing

Ray Traced Shadows Quality: High
Ray Traced Reflections Quality: High
Ray Traced Foliage: On
Ray Traced Particles: On

Remember, each system is different and these settings are just a general guide, so you may want to experiment a little.

Diablo 4 ray tracing explained: Minimum & recommended settings

Just like in every other game, ray tracing in Diablo 4 aims to improve the overall quality of shadows and reflections, driving a bit toward realism. However, do note that using ray tracing will significantly reduce the overall performance of the game and you will get subsequently lesser FPS than before.

If you have a beefy GPU like an RTX 4090 that can ensure 200+ FPS at 4K resolution, feel free to experiment with ray tracing in Diablo 4. However, if you have a mid-range card, do note that you will receive massive performance hits whenever you enable ray tracing on high settings.

The minimum and recommended settings to enjoy Diablo 4 with ray tracing are:

Minimum System Requirements:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
RAM: 16 GB
Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060 with DLSS Super Resolution or AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT or Intel Arc A770
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 90 GB available space (SSD)

Recommended System Requirements:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)
Processor: Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: Any 8 GB Nvidia GeForce RTX card compatible with Direct X 12, AMD RDNA 2 or Intel Arc 7 Graphics
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 90 GB available space (SSD)

How to download Diablo 4 GeForce Game Ready drivers & update graphics drivers

To download and install NVIDIA’s Diablo 4 Game Ready drivers, go to the Drivers tab of the GeForce Experience app, locate the new driver, and follow the steps to install. These drivers are made to be Diablo 4-specific, so you’ll need to use them on your rig.

You can update your graphics drivers by following the steps below: