Best Settings for Stellar Blade – RTX 3080

The Nvidia RTX 3080 is a bit older and has a lower VRAM comparatively, but it can still play AAA games like Stellar Blade without issues.

Picture of Eve, Lily, and Adam in Stellar Blade
Eve, Lily, and Adam in Stellar Blade (Image via Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Stellar Blade is an action-adventure title that features the mechanics of a souls-like game with a lot of hack-and-slash combos. It has been available on the PS5 for over a year, but has finally been released on PC. However, since this game was developed using Unreal Engine 4, some users were skeptical of its performance and stuttering issues. Users wondered how it would run on an older GPU, like the RTX 3080.

Fortunately, Shift Up has done a great job optimizing Stellar Blade, so it runs better than many other Unreal Engine titles. However, it still can’t run at 4K directly with 60 FPS and higher graphical fidelity. That’s why you must use optimized settings, which should allow you to play at 4K without destroying the framerates. In this article, we are sharing all the best settings for the game, so read on to find out.

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s High specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 3840 x 2160.

What Are the Best Settings for Stellar Blade on RTX 3080?

Picture of Stellar Blade graphics settings page
Stellar Blade graphics settings page (Image via Sony Interactive Entertainment)

The Nvidia RTX 3080 is almost a five-year-old GPU in 2025, and it has trouble running many games at 4K. One of the key weaknesses of this graphics card is its 10GB VRAM, which holds it back in many games. Running Stellar Blade at 4K with high visual fidelity and 60+ FPS would be impossible without the right settings.

Apply the following optimized settings for Stellar Blade on RTX 3080:

SettingsValue
Display DeviceYour primary monitor
Display ModeFull Screen
Screen Resolution3840 x 2160
Vertical SyncOff (Unless you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync compatible monitor)
Target FramerateUnlimited
Aspect Ratio16:9
HUD Area RatioAutomatic
HDROff (Unless you have a proper HDR monitor)
Display SettingsDo nothing
Lock Cursor in WindowOn
Motion Blur1
Camera Shake4
Film GrainOff
Chromatic AberrationOff

Graphics

SettingsValue
Graphics PresetCustom
Resolution Scaling ModeNvidia DLSS 4
Anti-AliasingNvidia DLSS 4
Base Sharpness1
Rendering Scale100%
Nvidia DLSS 4Balanced
Nvidia DLSS Sharpness2
Nvidia DLSS Frame GenerationOff
Nvidia Reflex Low LatencyOn
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3Off
AMD FSR 3 Sharpness3
AMD FSR 3 Frame GenerationOff
Environmental Object DetailHigh
Character Object DetailHigh
Environmental TextureMedium
Character TextureMedium
Clutter DensityMedium
Environmental Object Visible Distance85
Character Visible Distance70
Shadow QualityHigh
Lighting QualityHigh
Volumetric FogMedium
Particle QualityHigh
Animation QualityHigh
Ambient OcclusionMedium
Depth of FieldMedium
Chromatic AberrationOff
Film GrainOff
Motion Blur1
Screen Space Reflections QualityHigh

Final Thoughts

The above settings are optimized to deliver high visual fidelity while running Stellar Blade at 60+ FPS. These settings will put a new life into the RTX 3080, allowing this game to run at a graphics level you didn’t think was possible on this card. Be sure to apply all the settings for the best result.


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