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Best Settings To Play Diablo 4 at 4K

By / Diablo 4, Tech / July 18, 2025

Here are the best settings for Diablo 4 at 4k resolution, suitable for players with 12GB or more of VRAM on their GPU.

Best Settings To Play Diablo 4 at 4K
An image from within the game (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

Many gamers enjoy playing Diablo 4 at its maximum resolution of 4K. Some even prefer playing on native 4K. For starters, the game showcases incredible detail and features ray tracing for particles and foliage. All of which realistically simulates how light bounces off surfaces.

However, all of this comes at a cost, namely, FPS. Native 4K, rasterized, is easily achievable with GPUs such as the 4070 Super and above, but with RT, the requirement is essentially an RTX 4080 or equivalent. The settings below are optimized for 4K, with eye candy effects enabled, and can be easily used with or without RT as an option.

Note: For GPUs with 12GB VRAM, you can use Ultra textures; however, please check VRAM usage, as RT is also enabled. If you run out of VRAM with these settings on a capable 12GB GPU, lower textures down to High or Medium. That said, higher-tier cards, such as the 4080 and above, won’t encounter performance problems, even with settings higher than those mentioned here. You may prefer pure eye candy over performance, after all, how you farm your gear depends on you.

Diablo 4 – Best Settings for 4K Desktop Resolution

Best Settings To Play Diablo 4 at 1440p
Diablo 4 settings page (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

A few keynotes to consider:

  • Upscaling is highly recommended for 70-class GPUs to achieve playable frame rates at 4K resolution. That said, higher-end cards like the RTX 4080 or above can manage ray tracing at native 4K without significant compromises.
  • CPU pairing is not a significant issue, unless you are pairing a 5090. That said, when gaming at 4K, anything on the level of a Core i5-12400F will be enough.
  • On GPUs like the RTX 4080 Super or better, the higher levels of RT options perform well even without upscaling.

Best Settings Explored

SettingValue
Resolution3840 x 2160 (Windowed Fullscreen)
Resolution ScalingNone (Native AA) DLSS/FSR/XeSS (Optional)
Resolution Percentage100%
Sharpen Image15
NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation(Optional)
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyEnabled
Max Foreground FPS400
Max Background FPS60
Texture QualityUltra (12GB+ VRAM)
Anisotropic Filtering16x
Shader QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Geometric ComplexityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Terrain Geometry DetailHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
ClutterHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Fog QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Fur QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Reflection QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Screen Space ReflectionsOn
Anti-Aliasing QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Ambient OcclusionUltra
Shadow QualityHigh
Contact Shadows QualityHigh
Particles QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Water Simulation QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Physics QualityHigh (Raise this as per GPU horsepower)
Distortion(Optional)
Low FX(Unchecked) (Checked = 4070 Ti and above)
Ray Traced Shadows QualityMedium, High (4070 Ti and above)
Ray Traced Reflections QualityMedium, High (4070 Ti and above)
Ray Traced Foliage(Unchecked), Checked (4070 Ti and above)
Ray Traced Particles(Unchecked), Checked (4070 Ti and above)

Verdict

That concludes the recommendations for 4K with Diablo 4. These settings do not recommend upscaling, as the level of sharpness native 4K brings is unbeatable. However, you can upscale, such as DLSS 4 in particular, and still not lose much image quality, in exchange for a healthy framerate boost.

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