Ninja Gaiden 4: Best Settings for 4K

These are the best overall settings for playing Ninja Gaiden 4 at 4K resolution on GPUs with up to 16GB of VRAM.

Ninja Gaiden 4: Best Settings for 4K
Ninja Gaiden 4 (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

Ninja Gaiden 4 is an exceptionally well-optimized game. The Platinum game engine used over here focuses on rasterization, and it does an incredible job in portraying the sorrowful state of the game. The lighting, the rain, and the ambient occlusion present a delightful sight. However, at 4K, the render load becomes immense, and VRAM usage will be high. This is why we have mentioned that you require at least 16GB of VRAM to play this game at the given resolution.

The game currently has several issues, including object smearing, noise within the image, and overall softness. Unfortunately, the fix is only applicable to Nvidia RTX cards, thanks to the help of DLAA. On other GPUs, you can get around this by using No-AA under anti-aliasing, but you will have to deal with jagged edges.

We’re going this route because at 4K, the jagged edges are somewhat less distracting, thanks to the high pixel density of the resolution. Below are the mentioned settings.

Note: On Nvidia cards, as of game version 1.0.1.0, there is no option to toggle DLSS Quality presets, so we suggest playing at native resolution with DLSS. DLAA is heavier than native resolution, but it fixes the image rendering issues within the game.

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Ninja Gaiden 4 – Best Settings To Play at 4K

Ninja Gaiden 4 Setting Page 1
Ninja Gaiden 4 Settings Page 1 (Image via Xbox Game Studios)

The recommended GPU power is around the RTX 4080 and higher on Nvidia, and the RX 7900 XTX / RX 9070 XT on AMD. We have mentioned the option to use TAA on AMD cards. This will make the image appear soft, but appeal to those who do not prefer those jagged edges in between textures and objects.

We are not recommending FSR at the moment, as it offers only three parameters: prioritizing quality, prioritizing performance, and then balancing. Based on our observations, using either spoils the image quality.

Best Settings Explored

SettingValue
Display ModeWindowed Fullscreen
Resolution3840 x 2160 (16:9)
Frame Rate Limit240
HDR DisplayDisable
Set SDR Display(Optional)
Set HDR Display(Optional)
Vertical SyncDisable
FSRDisable
DLSSDisable
Anti-aliasingDLAA / TAA / NO-AA
Object QualityHigh
Graphic PresetCustom
Dynamic ResolutionDisable
Motion BlurDisable
Ambient OcclusionHigh
Reflection QualityHigh
Shadow QualityHigh
Texture QualityHigh
Volumetric FogMedium
Wind EffectsEnable

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