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These are the best settings for playing Painkiller on any of your RTX 30 Series cards, tuned for a balance between visuals and frame rate.
Painkiller is a fast-paced, action-based co-op shooter that is highly addictive. The game is built using the Unreal Engine 4 and plays exceptionally well. Even with an entry-level card like an RTX 3050, you will have a fantastic time with your friends. That said, the game plays exceptionally well, but there are issues. Starting with the visual softness, shimmering, and artifacting in the image. Then comes the heavy CPU-bound situation, followed by traversal stutters and much more.
The settings below will fix the game’s issues and help you find a balance between frame rate and visuals.
Note: To fix shimmering, we are using Intel’s XeSS 2.0 upscaler set to native-aa. This allows the upscaler to anti-alias and clean up inconsistencies in the process. XeSS is very resource-intensive. This makes the game more GPU-bound, thereby reducing CPU load. This approach helps us mitigate the CPU-bound nature in one go. However, stutters during traversal will remain, and only the developers can fix them.
Read More: Painkiller: Best Settings for RTX 50 Series
Painkiller – Best Settings for RTX 3050, RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070, RTX 3070 Ti
For RTX 3050 or higher, we recommend playing the game at 1080p. RTX 3070 and RTX 3070 Ti users can switch to 1440p and enjoy a more enjoyable experience.
Note: You will require a CPU with power comparable to a Ryzen 5 5600X or higher to avoid CPU bottlenecks.
Best Settings Explored
| Setting | Value |
| Screen Resolution | 1920 x 1080 / 2560 × 1440 (16:9) |
| Resolution Scale | 100 |
| Screen Mode | Borderless |
| Intel® XeSS Super Resolution 2.0 | Native Anti-Aliasing |
| Sharpness | 1.5 |
| VSync | Off |
| Frame Rate Limit | Unlimited |
| FOV (Field of View) | 90 |
| Gamma | — |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Graphics Quality | Custom |
| View Distance | Far |
| Anti-Aliasing | Grayed Out |
| Post-Processing | High |
| Shadows Quality | High |
| Texture Quality | High |
| Effects Quality | High |
| Foliage Quality | High |
| Shading Quality | High |
| Animation Quality | High |
Painkiller – Best Settings for RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 5090, RTX 3090 Ti
For the RTX 3080 and up to RTX 3090, you can switch between 4K and 1440p and still enjoy the game. That said, if you are playing at 4K, adjust the sharpness settings to your liking.
Note: You will require a CPU with power comparable to a Core i5 13600K or higher to avoid CPU bottlenecks at 1440p.
Best Setting Explored
| Setting | Value |
| Screen Resolution | 2560 × 1440 / 3840 x 2160 (16:9) |
| Resolution Scale | 100 |
| Screen Mode | Borderless |
| Intel® XeSS Super Resolution 2.0 | Native Anti-Aliasing |
| Sharpness | 1.5 |
| VSync | Off |
| Frame Rate Limit | Unlimited |
| FOV (Field of View) | 90 |
| Gamma | — |
| Motion Blur | Off |
| Graphics Quality | Custom |
| View Distance | Far |
| Anti-Aliasing | Grayed Out |
| Post-Processing | Epic |
| Shadows Quality | High |
| Texture Quality | High |
| Effects Quality | High |
| Foliage Quality | High |
| Shading Quality | Epic |
| Animation Quality | Epic |
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