Best PC settings for Helldivers 2: High FPS, graphics, more
Sony Interactive EntertainmentHelldivers 2, a third-person shooter, boasts some of the most impressive graphics and lighting making for a pleasant visual experience. Here are the best settings for Helldivers 2 for high FPS, better graphics, and more.
Arrowhead’s Helldivers 2 is a sequel to the top-down shooter from 2015. The game is now a third-person shooter and is available on both PS5 and PC. Launching after almost a decade, it’s no surprise that packs great visuals.
This may be one of the reasons it has already racked a strong player base on Steam. If you are also looking to jump into the action, you may have to tweak a few settings at first.
Here are the best PC settings to use for Helldivers 2.
- Helldivers 2 PC system requirements
- Best Helldivers 2 PC settings for low-end hardware
- Best Helldivers 2 PC settings for high-end hardware
- How to update graphics drivers
Helldivers 2 PC system requirements
Sony Interactive EntertainmentBefore we jump into the best PC settings, it’s worth taking a look at Helldivers 2’s system requirements:
| Minimum Specs | Recommended Specs | 4K Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4790K or AMD Ryzen 5 1500X | Intel Core i7-9700K or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X | Intel Core i5-12600K or AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 470 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 2060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti or AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX |
| RAM | 8GB DDR4 | 16GB DDR4 | 16GB DDR4 |
| Graphics Preset | Low | Medium | Very High (4K) |
| Storage | 100GB HDD (7200rpm) | 100GB SSD | 100GB SSD |
Best Helldivers 2 PC settings for low-end hardware
If you’re on the lower end of the hardware spectrum but manage to meet Helldivers 2‘s system requirements, here are the best PC settings you can try out:
- Graphics Preset: Custom
- Motion Blur: 0
- Depth of Field: Off
- Bloom: On
- Sharpness: .5 to 1.00
- Render Scale: Ultra Performance
- Texture Quality: Low
- Object Detail Quality: Low
- Render Distance: Medium
- Shadow Quality: Low
- Particle Quality: Low
- Reflection Quality: Medium
- Space Quality: Low
- Ambient Occlusion: On
- Screen-Space Global Illumination: On
- Vegetation and Rubble Density: Medium
- Terrain Quality: High
- Volumetric Fog Quality: Medium
- Volumetric Cloud Quality: Medium
- Lighting Quality: Medium
- Anti-Aliasing: On
Best Helldivers 2 PC settings for high-end hardware
If your rig is decked out with formidable hardware, here are the best Helldivers 2 PC settings to try out for high-end hardware:
- Graphics Preset: High
- Motion Blur: 0
- Depth of Field: On
- Bloom: On
- Sharpness: .5 to 1.00
- Render Scale: Ultra Quality
- Texture Quality: High
- Object Detail Quality: High
- Render Distance: Very High
- Shadow Quality: High
- Particle Quality: High
- Reflection Quality: High
- Space Quality: High
- Ambient Occlusion: On
- Screen-Space Global Illumination: On
- Vegetation and Rubble Density: Medium
- Terrain Quality: High
- Volumetric Fog Quality: High
- Volumetric Cloud Quality: High
- Lighting Quality: High
- Anti-Aliasing: On
How to update graphics drivers
If you’re having some performance issues in Helldivers 2, it might be because of outdated drivers. To make sure you’re up-to-date, follow these steps:
Update NVIDIA graphics driver:
- Download “GeForce Experience” from Nvidia’s website.
- Once done, open the “GeForce Experience” app.
- Click on “Drivers.”
- Then click on “Check for Updates.”
Update AMD graphics driver
- Go to the desktop home screen and right-click.
- Select “AMD Radeon Settings.”
- Then click on the Home icon.
- Next, click on “New Update”
- Select “Check for updates.”
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