Best PC settings for Alan Wake 2: High FPS, graphics, more

Souhardya Choudhury
Alan Wake 2 combat and ray tracing

Alan Wake 2 is yet another addition to the survival horror catalog of 2023 and many fans of the genre are loving the new game. Players have praised the enhanced visuals, so here are the best PC settings to run Alan Wake 2 for high FPS and graphics.

Alan Wake 2, the newest survival horror game of 2023, has achieved plenty of praise from fans for its graphics and storytelling.

However, great visuals mean high demands for your PC as it can really make your GPU sweat at times. Although many people were relieved to see an RTX 3060 as the recommended GPU for the game, it does not mean you will be able to bump up all the settings to the maximum.

So, here are the best PC settings for optimal performance in Alan Wake 2.

Alan Wake 2 poster
Alan Wake 2 has pretty decent system requirements.

Best Alan Wake 2 PC settings for FPS

To get the best FPS in Alan Wake 2, you should turn down a few PC settings to make it work. For example, turning off Ray-Tracing and using DLSS is a must for high FPS in the game.

Here are the best PC settings for high FPS in the Alan Wake 2:

  • Resolution upscaling – DLSS (Quality)
  • Render resolution – Depends on your monitor’s resolution
  • Vsync – Off
  • Motion Blur – Off
  • Post Processing quality – High
  • Texture resolution – Medium
  • Texture filtering – High
  • Volumetric lighting – Medium
  • Volumetric Spotlight Quality – Low
  • Global Illumination Quality – Medium
  • Shadow Resolution – Medium
  • Shadow Filtering – Medium
  • Shadow Detail – Medium
  • Global Reflections – High
  • SSR – Medium
  • Fog Quality – Medium
  • Terrain Quality – Medium
  • LOD – Medium
  • Scattered Object Density – Medium
  • Ray-Tracing Preset – Off

Keep in mind that these settings can be used both for high-end and mid-end GPUs, although you can achieve a better balance if you fine-tune it depending on your hardware.

Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2
The game’s graphics are being praised by many.

Best Alan Wake 2 PC settings for graphics

Who doesn’t love to see Alan Wake 2 perform well and also be visually stunning? Well, for that you need to have a beefy GPU like the ones from Nvidia’s RTX 40-series or AMD’s RX 7800 and above.

Here are the best PC settings for graphics in the game:

  • Resolution upscaling – DLSS (Quality)
  • Render resolution – Depends on your monitor’s resolution
  • Vsync – Off
  • Motion Blur – On
  • Post Processing quality – High
  • Texture resolution – High
  • Texture filtering – High
  • Volumetric lighting – High
  • Volumetric Spotlight Quality – High
  • Global Illumination Quality – High
  • Shadow Resolution – High
  • Shadow Filtering – High
  • Shadow Detail – High
  • Global Reflections – High
  • SSR – High
  • Fog Quality – High
  • Terrain Quality – High
  • LOD – High
  • Scattered Object Density – High
  • Ray-Tracing Preset – High

Alan Wake 2 system requirements

below are the minimum and recommended system requirements to run Alan Wake 2 on a PC:

Minimum RequirementsRecommended Requirements
OSWindows 10/11 64-bitWindows 10/11 64-bit
CPUIntel i5-7600K or AMD equivalentRyzen 7 3700X or Intel equivalent
RAM16 GB16 GB
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 6600GeForce RTX 3060 / Radeon RX 6600 XT
StorageSSD with 90 GB free spaceSSD with 90 GB free space
Direct X version1212

This was everything you had to know about the best PC settings to run Alan Wake 2. For more on Alan Wake 2, here’s whether the game is on Xbox Game Pass or has a New Game Plus mode.

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