Best Settings for RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT in Dragon Age: The Veilguard

Use these settings while playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard with your RX 7700 XT or RX 7800 XT GPU for the best overall experience.

The 7700 XT, with its 12GB VRAM, can easily drive in high settings with Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Despite being capable, it is somewhat limited due to the VRAM capacity. On the other hand, the 7800 XT takes it up a notch and eliminates those limitations with its larger memory buffer. Both of these cards can play the game at high settings. Maxing everything out would result in performance-related problems at higher resolutions. Below are the settings that will optimize your gaming experience whilst using either 1440p or 4K.

Note—Both the RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT are excellent mid-to-high end choices for Dragon Age: The Veilguard, but the game is quite CPU-intensive, especially in areas with complex environments. For optimal performance, pair these GPUs with at least a Ryzen 5 7600 or equivalent Intel processor.

Best Settings for RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT in Dragon Age: The Veilguard (1440p and 4K Optimized)

The settings option in the game. ((Image via Bioware | Deltia's Gaming) — The settings option in the game. ((Image via Bioware | Deltia’s Gaming)

A few keynotes to consider:

The RX 7700 XT’s 12GB should be sufficient for most settings, but you can try Fade Touch texture quality instead with the 7800 XT’s 16GB
The RDNA 3 architecture handles ray tracing much better than RDNA 2, but enabling it still imposes a substantial performance penalty.
Ray tracing looks beautiful but comes with significant performance costs. The RX 7800 XT can handle selective ray tracing better than the 7700 XT, but neither card can manage full RT without hiccups.
AMD FSR is supported, but it is not the latest version. Unlike NVIDIA cards with DLSS Frame Generation, AMD users must use mods to enable frame generation capabilities.
The game’s built-in FSR 2.2 doesn’t natively support frame generation, but community mods enable it.
With extended play sessions, the game may exhibit some VRAM leakage. If you notice stutters, consider restarting it every 2-3 hours.
If modding feels complicated, you can turn down the settings and stick to native 1440p for the best image quality.
RX 7900 GRE users can also look forward to these settings.
Keep monitoring the 1% and .1% lows using MSI Afterburner (RTGSS) and cap or uncap framerate accordingly.

RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT Optimized Settings

An NPC character in the game. ((Image via Bioware | Deltia's Gaming) — An NPC character in the game. ((Image via Bioware | Deltia’s Gaming)

Applicable for Intel 11th gen and older, AMD Ryzen 3000 and older CPUs

Setting	RX 7700 XT (12GB)	RX 7800 XT (16GB)
Resolution	1440p Native or 4K with FSR	1440p Native or 4K with FSR
Display Mode	Fullscreen	Fullscreen
Frame Rate Limit	60 or Uncapped	60 or Uncapped
V-Sync	Off	Off
Upscaling	FSR	FSR
FSR Preset	Quality (1440p) or Balanced (4K) / Try native 1440p if FSR doesn’t justify quality	Balanced (4K) or Performance (4K Ultra). Try native 1440p if FSR doesn’t justify quality
Anti-Aliasing	TAA / FSR AA	TAA / FSR AA
Texture Resolution	Medium	Fade Touch or Ultra
Texture Filtering	Ultra	Ultra
Lighting Quality	Medium	High
Contact Shadows	On	On
Ambient Occlusion	HBAO Full	HBAO Full
Screen Space Reflections	On	On
Volumetric Lighting	Medium	Medium
Sky Quality	Ultra	Ultra
Ray Traced Reflections	Off (or Selective if FPS allows)	Selective
Ray Traced Ambient Occlusion	Off	Off or Selective
Level of Detail	High	Fade Touch
Strand Hair	On	On
Terrain Quality	Medium	High
Terrain Decoration	Medium	Medium or High
Visual Effects	High	Ultra
Post Processing	High	High or Ultra

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