Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2: Best Settings for Radeon RX 7000 Series

Here are the optimized settings to play Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs. They will help achieve 60+ FPS.

Picture of Phyre, the protagonist, in action
Phyre, the protagonist, in action (Image via Paradox Interactive)

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, an ARPG title, is built on Unreal Engine 5 to bring its neo-noir world to life. It uses Lumen for lighting (global Illumination), reflections, and ambient occlusion.

The game also utilizes Nanite for its incredible world geometry. The use of these technologies has allowed the developers to deliver a great visual experience, but at the cost of performance. That’s because laying Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is not a smooth experience.

The game suffers from occasional traversal stutters, which can pull you out of the otherwise immersive experience. However, optimizing the game settings can substantially reduce stutters and frame drops, which can dramatically improve the gameplay experience. You will find these settings below.

Note: Parts of this article are subjective and reflect the writer’s opinions.

Best Settings To Play Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 on Radeon RX 7600 and 7600 XT

Picture of VTM Bloodlines 2 Video settings page
VTM Bloodlines 2 Video settings page (Image via Paradox Interactive)

The Radeon RX 7600 and 7600 XT are two excellent budget GPUs from AMD in the Radeon RX 7000 series. They are designed for 1080p, and they can certainly achieve that in most games without issues. The major difference between the cards is that the latter has double the VRAM of the former, but their performance is extremely similar.

Both GPUs struggle to achieve 60 FPS at 1080p in Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2. That’s because this game is quite heavy, and the default settings are not optimized settings. To play this game at 1080p with 60 FPS on Radeon RX 7600 and 7600 XT, you must use these settings:

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s recommended specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080.

SettingsRadeon RX 7600Radeon RX 7600 XT
Window ModeWindowed FullscreenWindowed Fullscreen
Resolution1920 x 10801920 x 1080
BrightnessAs per preferenceAs per preference
Vertical SyncOff (Turn on if you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync display)Off (Turn on if you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync display)
Frame Rate LimitUnlimitedUnlimited
Frame Rate Limit (Background)30 FPS30 FPS
Resolution Scale100%100%
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSSGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSS ModeGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSS Frame GenerationGreyed OutGreyed Out
AMD FSR 3.1OnOn
AMD FSR 3.1 QualityQualityQuality
AMD FSR 3.1 Frame GenerationOffOff
Quality PresetsCustomCustom
Global IlluminationMediumMedium
ShadowsLowLow
Anti-AliasingHighHigh
View DistanceMediumMedium
Texture QualityHighUltra
EffectsLowLow
ReflectionsLowMedium
Post ProcessingLowLow

Best Settings To Play Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 on Radeon RX 7700 XT and 7800 XT

Picture of Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 poster
Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 poster (Image via Paradox Interactive)

If you plan to play Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at 1440p or QHD resolution, you will need either the Radeon RX 7700 XT or 7800 XT. Both GPUs are quite powerful, but you will still need to use optimized settings to play this game at 1440p with 60+ FPS. You will find these settings below:

Note: The settings provided below are based on the game’s recommended specs and shouldn’t be used for resolutions higher than 2560 x 1440.

SettingsRadeon RX 7700 XTRadeon RX 7800 XT
Window ModeWindowed FullscreenWindowed Fullscreen
Resolution2560 x 14402560 x 1440
BrightnessAs per preferenceAs per preference
Vertical SyncOff (Turn on if you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync display)Off (Turn on if you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync display)
Frame Rate LimitUnlimitedUnlimited
Frame Rate Limit (Background)30 FPS30 FPS
Resolution Scale100%100%
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSSGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSS ModeGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSS Frame GenerationGreyed OutGreyed Out
AMD FSR 3.1OnOn
AMD FSR 3.1 QualityQualityQuality
AMD FSR 3.1 Frame GenerationOffOff
Quality PresetsCustomCustom
Global IlluminationMediumMedium
ShadowsLowMedium
Anti-AliasingHighHigh
View DistanceMediumMedium
Texture QualityUltraUltra
EffectsLowLow
ReflectionsLowMedium
Post ProcessingLowLow

Best Settings To Play Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 on Radeon RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX

Picture of Phyre in Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2
Phyre in Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 (Image via Paradox Interactive)

Playing Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at 4K is significantly more demanding on the GPU. The Radeon RX 7900 XT and 7900 XTX are flagship-level cards in the Radeon RX 7000 series. Therefore, they can play it at 4K but not at 60 FPS by default. The game also stutters a lot at 4K on these cards.

However, our optimized settings can not only run this game at 4K with 60 FPS but also reduce stutters. You will find these settings below:

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

SettingsRadeon RX 7900 XTRadeon RX 7900 XTX
Window ModeWindowed FullscreenWindowed Fullscreen
Resolution3840 x 21603840 x 2160
BrightnessAs per preferenceAs per preference
Vertical SyncOff (Turn on if you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync display)Off (Turn on if you don’t have a FreeSync or G-Sync display)
Frame Rate LimitUnlimitedUnlimited
Frame Rate Limit (Background)30 FPS30 FPS
Resolution Scale100%100%
NVIDIA Reflex Low LatencyGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSSGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSS ModeGreyed OutGreyed Out
NVIDIA DLSS Frame GenerationGreyed OutGreyed Out
AMD FSR 3.1OnOn
AMD FSR 3.1 QualityBalancedBalanced
AMD FSR 3.1 Frame GenerationOffOff
Quality PresetsCustomCustom
Global IlluminationMediumMedium
ShadowsLowMedium
Anti-AliasingHighHigh
View DistanceMediumHigh
Texture QualityUltraUltra
EffectsLowLow
ReflectionsMediumHigh
Post ProcessingLowLow

Conclusion

We optimized the above settings using the right combination of Low, Medium, and High graphics values. These settings will help achieve 60+ FPS in Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 on Radeon RX 7000 series GPUs.

You will also notice fewer stutters and frame drops after applying these settings, which will lead to a better experience. Also, testing showed even fewer stutters when E-cores were disabled in Intel processors, but it depends on other system configurations. Therefore, your mileage may vary.

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