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Best Settings To Play Path of Exile 2 at 1080p

By / Path of Exile 2, Tech / July 13, 2025

Here are the best settings for Path of Exile 2 at 1080p resolution, suitable for players with 6GB or more of VRAM on their GPU.

Best Settings To Play Path of Exile 2 at 1080p
Image captured from within the game (Image via Grinding Gear Games | Steam)

Path of Exile 2 is an early access ARPG that has ongoing performance issues. Based on community feedback, there are frame pacing issues on cards like the RTX 4080 and even the RX 7900 XTX. The game also suffers from inefficient multi-core utilization. High-core-count CPUs, such as the 13600K and similar ones, which primarily feature E-cores, often experience hiccups. Currently, the game does not scale well with more than six cores.

Since Path of Exile 2 is quite popular, meaning many people with GPUs such as the 1660 Ti, 1650 Super, RTX 2060, and their equivalents are looking forward to playing it or have already purchased early access. Due to the current optimization issues, they may experience significant problems playing the game. That said, anyone facing issues with POE 2 at 1080p can use the settings below. For starters, these are tuned for optimal performance, particularly for mob farming on the maps (Atlas of Worlds).

Note: As of now, upscaling is mandatory in this game. Native AA is feasible, but people mainly target high FPS due to the complexity in builds and playstyles. However, you might have a build that requires less mobility. Still, farming maps will result in FPS drops, and upscaling is the only way to compensate for that. In the future, the devs might fix the performance issue, and high FPS figures may be readily attainable without upscaling.

Path of Exile 2 – Best Settings for 1080p Desktop Resolution

Path of Exile 2 Settings page
Path of Exile 2 Settings page (Image via Grinding Gear Games)

A few keynotes to consider:

  • Upscaling helps a lot in this game; a rough estimation will be around 20-40% with an impact on the visuals (depending on the upscaling model you are using)

  • Texture Quality should be set to High for 8GB+ VRAM cards, Medium for 6GB cards, and Low for 4GB cards to minimize stuttering. 

  • If you have a higher-tier GPU, such as the RTX 4070 and above, you can disable upscaling at 1080p for optimal image quality.

  • RTX GPU users, use DLSS Swapper to swap in the DLSS 4 transformer model. Not only does the new model lower VRAM usage, but it also enables you to use the performance profile and still achieve a decent-looking image.

Best Settings Explored

Setting1080p
RendererDirectX12 (Default), Vulkan is also an option
ModeFullscreen
VSyncOff
Dynamic ResolutionOFF
Window Resolution1920 x 1080
Upscale Mode(FSR / DLSS / XeSS*) (*D3D12 Only)
Image Quality(Performance) 1650 and equivalent, (Balanced) 1660 and up, (Quality) 3060 and above
Sharpness15%
HDR(Optional)
Scene Brightness-0.1 (Preference)
UI Brightness0.0 (Preference)
Texture Quality(Low) 1650 and equivalent, (Medium) 1660 and up, (High) 3060 and above
Texture Filtering16x Anisotropic Filtering
LightingShadows + Global Illuminate
Shadow Quality(Low) 1650 and equivalent, (Medium) 1660 and up, (High) 4060 Ti and above
Sun Shadow Quality(Low) 1650 and equivalent, (Medium) 1660 and up, (High) 4060 Ti and above
Number of Lights(Low) 1650 and equivalent, (Medium) 1660 and up, (High) 4060 Ti and above
Bloom100% (Preference)
Water Detail LevelLow
NVIDIA ReflexOn (Default)
Foreground FPS Cap240 (As per your highest refresh rate)
Background FPS Cap30
Triple-BufferingOff
Dynamic CullingOff
Engine MultithreadingOn
Performance Metrics(Preference)

Verdict

That concludes the recommendations for 1080p with Path of Exile 2. These settings are mostly performance-oriented and do not focus that much on visuals. As mentioned, if you are using a higher-tier GPU, such as a 4070 or equivalent, you can increase the eye candy settings, including sun shadows and water detail.

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