Best Settings for Killing Floor 3 – RTX 40 Series

RTX 4060, all of the RTX 40 Super series, up to the RTX 4090. These Killing Floor 3 settings strike a balance between visuals and high FPS.

Best Settings for Killing Floor 3 - RTX 40 Series
An image from within the game (Image via Tripwire Interactive)

Killing Floor 3 is the latest iteration of the series. This time, the developers have decided to go with Unreal Engine 5. Many gamers are complaining about the apparent performance issues they are facing with the game. Still, with these settings, you can easily expect higher FPS numbers. And this is without the use of any frame generation for added latency. Low latency is crucial for keeping pace with hordes of zombies coming at you.

Note: This game is very CPU-intensive because, first of all, the core idea of this game is multiplayer-focused. Secondly, even when playing solo, the hordes of enemies make the game very taxing on your CPU.

Also Read: Killing Floor 3: Best Settings for Performance Optimization (PC)

Killing Floor 3 – Best Settings for RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4070

Killing floor 3 settings page
Killing Floor 3 settings page (Image via Tripwire Interactive)

If you own any of the aforementioned GPUs, such as an RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti, or RTX 4070, these settings are an outright starting point. Depending on your VRAM and performance headroom, you can increase or even decrease these options. As for DLSS Upscaling, if you switch to the latest model using DLSS Swapper, your VRAM usage will decrease by 10-15%, depending on your desktop resolution. But ideally, with these GPUs, you can stick to 1080p, or even 1440p on the RTX 4070 only.

SettingValue/Option
ResolutionYour Desktop Resolution
Window ModeWindowed Fullscreen
VSyncOff
Field of View110 (Preference)
Frame Rate CapUnlimited
Motion BlurOff (Preference)
Depth of FieldOff (Preference)
Quality PresetCustom
View Distance QualityHigh (Depending on VRAM)
Reflection QualityMedium
Post Process QualityMedium
Shadow QualityMedium
Global Illumination QualityMedium
Texture QualityMedium – High (Depending on VRAM)
Effects QualityMedium
Foliage QualityMedium
Shading QualityMedium
BloomStandard (Preference)
Lens FlareOn
Lens Flare Intensity6 (Default Settings)
HDROff
Reflection MethodSSR (Very Important)
Global Illumination MethodLumen (Leave as it is)
NVIDIA ReflexEnabled
DLSS Frame GenerationOff
Supersampling ModeNVIDIA DLSS
DLSS Quality ModeBalanced

Killing Floor 3 – Best Settings for RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070 Ti Super

Killing floor 3 settings page
Killing Floor 3 settings page (Image via Tripwire Interactive)

With the likes of the RTX 4070 Super, 4070 Ti, and the RTX 4070 Ti Super, you can upgrade the upscaler to a higher quality, and the previous settings apply. Note that, as per your visual tolerance, you can raise the quality, but keep an eye on the framerate; the higher it is, the better your input latency, and henceforth, hordes of zombies will be less of a problem.

SettingValue/Option
ResolutionYour Desktop Resolution
Window ModeWindowed Fullscreen
VSyncOff
Field of View110 (Preference)
Frame Rate CapUnlimited
Motion BlurOff (Preference)
Depth of FieldOff (Preference)
Quality PresetCustom
View Distance QualityHigh (Depending on VRAM)
Reflection QualityMedium
Post Process QualityMedium
Shadow QualityMedium
Global Illumination QualityMedium
Texture QualityHigh (Depending on VRAM)
Effects QualityMedium
Foliage QualityMedium
Shading QualityMedium
BloomStandard (Preference)
Lens FlareOn
Lens Flare Intensity6 (Default Settings)
HDROff
Reflection MethodSSR (Very Important)
Global Illumination MethodLumen (Leave as it is)
NVIDIA ReflexEnabled
DLSS Frame GenerationOff
Supersampling ModeNVIDIA DLSS
DLSS Quality ModeQuality

Killing Floor 3 – Best Settings for RTX 4080, RTX 4080 Super, and RTX 4090

Killing floor 3 settings page
Killing Floor 3 settings page (Image via Tripwire Interactive)

With the likes of RTX 4080, 4080 Super and the RTX 4090, the lumen is still turned off in reflection because that’s where all the performance disappears. That said, these are the settings that provide the best performance and visuals aligned together.

SettingValue/Option
ResolutionYour Desktop Resolution
Window ModeWindowed Fullscreen
VSyncOff
Field of View110 (Preference)
Frame Rate CapUnlimited
Motion BlurOff (Preference)
Depth of FieldOff (Preference)
Quality PresetCustom
View Distance QualityHigh (Depending on VRAM)
Reflection QualityHigh
Post Process QualityMedium
Shadow QualityHigh
Global Illumination QualityHigh
Texture QualityHigh
Effects QualityMedium
Foliage QualityMedium
Shading QualityHigh
BloomStandard (Preference)
Lens FlareOn
Lens Flare Intensity6 (Default Settings)
HDROff
Reflection MethodSSR (Very Important)
Global Illumination MethodLumen (Leave as it is)
NVIDIA ReflexEnabled
DLSS Frame GenerationOff
Supersampling ModeNVIDIA DLSS
DLSS Quality ModeQuality

Verdict

That wraps up the performance recommendations for Killing Floor 3 for RTX 40 Series. The mentioned GPUs in this article are: RTX 4060, RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4070, RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070 Ti Super, RTX 4080, RTX 4080 Super, and RTX 4090.


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