Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Optimization Guide: Best Settings for Optimal Performance

These are the best optimized settings for playing Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at 60 FPS. They also minimize stutters and frame drops.

Picture of the Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 poster
The Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 poster (Image via Paradox Interactive)

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, an action RPG game, is a direct successor to the first title in the series. The new game is built on Unreal Engine 5 and uses Nanite and Lumen to bring its neo-noir world to life. The visuals are quite stunning, but such visuals come at a significant performance cost. Therefore, the game may struggle to comfortably deliver 60 FPS on many systems that don’t have the latest and greatest GPU.

However, if you optimize the graphics settings in Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, it can run much smoother with higher FPS than you thought was possible. We are sharing all the best settings in the article below. Read on to learn more.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Best Optimized Settings for Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2

Picture of VTM Bloodlines 2 video settings page
VTM Bloodlines 2 video settings page (Image via Paradox Interactive)

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 looks amazing, but the default settings in the game are not optimized for older systems. However, tweaking the graphics settings allowed us to extract almost double the performance without seriously degrading the visuals. This is why applying the right settings can turn a game from barely smooth to an extremely fluid experience.

If you don’t know how to optimize the settings, don’t worry. We are sharing all the best optimized settings to play Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at a smooth 60 FPS:

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s recommended specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080.

SettingsValues
Window ModeWindowed Fullscreen
Resolution1920 x 1080
BrightnessAs per preference
Vertical SyncOff
Frame Rate LimitUnlimited
Frame Rate Limit (Background)30 FPS
Resolution Scale100%
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyOn (Only for Nvidia RTX GPUs)
NVIDIA DLSSOn (Only for Nvidia RTX GPUs)
NVIDIA DLSS ModeQuality (Only for Nvidia RTX GPUs)
NVIDIA DLSS Frame GenerationOff
AMD FSR 3.1On (Only for AMD GPUs)
AMD FSR 3.1 QualityQuality (Only for AMD GPUs)
AMD FSR 3.1 Frame GenerationOff
Quality PresetsCustom
Global IlluminationMedium
ShadowsLow
Anti-AliasingHigh
View DistanceMedium
Texture QualityHigh
EffectsLow
ReflectionsMedium
Post ProcessingLow

Conclusion

We optimized the above settings using the right combination of Low, Medium, and High graphics values. These settings will allow you to extract as much performance as possible from your system. However, you can do one more thing to improve frame time in the game. If you have an Intel CPU, disable the E-cores, which can significantly reduce stutters on some PC configurations. However, it is not guaranteed to work for everyone.


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