Best Settings for Dune: Awakening – RTX 5060 Ti

Here are the best settings for gamers with RTX 5060 Ti to play Dune: Awakening at 1440p desktop resolution.

Dune: Awakening’s beta phase started on May 9th and will last until May 12th. The optimization looks very promising. The RTX 5060 Ti has 10-15% of the performance of an RTX 4070. The game is built on Unreal Engine 5.2 and incorporates a pre-shader compilation that helps reduce the chances of stuttering during gameplay.

From observation, the frame time graph is exceptionally flat, which is unlikely for modern-day UE 5 titles. Dune, however, doesn’t use RT but uses Lumen for GI (Global Illumination) and Nanite for geometry. Gamers with the 5060 Ti, both 8 and 16GB models, will find the settings below helpful.

Note: To avoid CPU bottlenecks, pair the 5060 Ti with a CPU that has at least a Core i5-13400F or a Ryzen 5 7500F. The settings below are optimized for the 8GB model, but users with 16GB VRAM may want to consider increasing shadows and texture quality.

Best Settings for RTX 5060 Ti in Dune Awakening (1440p Optimized)

Dune-Awakening-Settings-page — Settings page from the game Dune Awakening (Image via Funcom)

A few keynotes to consider:

The settings prioritize visual quality where it matters most while reducing overhead in less noticeable areas.
Frame Generation is recommended for smoother gameplay, particularly during combat scenarios. 8GB 5060 Ti users should be cautious, as this feature takes up a significant VRAM overhead.
NVIDIA Reflex should be enabled to help counteract any added latency from Frame Generation.
DLSS 4 is already enabled, so gamers can utilize aggressive upscaling profiles, such as performance or ultra-performance, and still get decent image quality.

Best Settings Explored

Setting	Value
GPU	RTX 5060 Ti
Quality Preset	Custom
Window Mode	Fullscreen
Resolution	2560×1440
Custom Resolution Scale	OFF
Resolution Scale	100
Upscaling Quality	Ultra
Upscaling Method	DLSS
Frame Generation Method	DLSSG (Optional)
DLSS Upscaling Quality	Balanced
FSR3 Upscaler Quality	Grayed out
NVIDIA Reflex	Enabled
Shadows	Medium (8GB) Very High (16GB)
Virtual Shadow Maps (Experimental)	OFF
Global Illumination Quality	Medium
Enable Lumen	On
Reflections Quality	Medium
View Distance	Medium (8GB) Very High (16GB)
Post Processing	Medium
Effects Quality	Medium
Texture Quality	Medium (8GB) Very High (16GB)
Foliage Quality	Low

This wraps up the recommended guide for the RTX 5060 Ti. You can use these settings as a baseline and further customize them to achieve your desired FPS. 8GB 5060 Ti users, keep an eye on your VRAM. Although DLSS 4 reduces the Frame Generation VRAM overhead, 8GB still falls short of the requirements for modern-day gaming.

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