What are the best Path of Exile 2 settings for RTX 3060?

Use our Mid tier: 1080p with DLSS Quality, Shadows + GI enabled (Low-Medium quality), Medium lights and water, High textures. Expect 80–120 FPS.

Does Texture Quality affect FPS in Path of Exile 2?

No. Texture Quality only affects VRAM usage, not frame rate. You can safely increase texture quality without losing FPS as long as your GPU has enough VRAM.

Should I use Dynamic Resolution in Path of Exile 2?

On budget hardware, yes — set the target to 60 FPS and it will automatically adjust internal resolution to maintain your frame rate during demanding content. On mid-tier and above, run at native resolution with DLSS.

Best Path of Exile 2 Settings — Optimized for Your Hardware

By Han Mitchel·Updated Mar 26, 2026·1 min read

Creator of SmoothFPS

Settings tested across 4 hardware tiers · Last verified Mar 1, 2026

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Last verified: 2026-03-01

Optimized Settings by Hardware Tier

Path of Exile 2 Optimized Settings by Hardware Tier
Setting	Budget GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT 60+ FPS @ 1080p	Mid RTX 3060 / RX 6700 XT 100+ FPS @ 1080p	High RTX 4070 / RX 7800 XT 100+ FPS @ 1440p	Ultra RTX 4080+ / RX 7900 XTX 80+ FPS @ 4K
Lighting	Shadows Only	Shadows + GI	Shadows + GI	Shadows + GI
Upscaling	FSR Quality / NIS	DLSS Quality	DLSS Quality or Off	Off or DLSS Balanced
Resolution	1080p	1080p	1440p	4K
Water Detail	Low	Medium	High	High
Texture Quality	Medium	High	High	High
Number of Lights	Low	Medium	High	High
Dynamic Resolution	On (60fps target)	Off	Off	Off
Sun Shadow Quality	Low	Medium	High	High
Shadow + GI Quality	Low	Low–Medium	High	Ultra
Engine Multithreading	On	On	On	On

GPURTX 3060 / RX 6700 XT

Target100+ FPS @ 1080p

Expected FPS80–120

Setting	Value
Lighting	Shadows + GI
Upscaling	DLSS Quality
Resolution	1080p
Water Detail	Medium
Texture Quality	High
Number of Lights	Medium
Dynamic Resolution	Off
Sun Shadow Quality	Medium
Shadow + GI Quality	Low–Medium
Engine Multithreading	On

Top 5 FPS-Impacting Settings

These settings have the biggest impact on frame rate in Path of Exile 2. Adjust these first when optimizing performance.

#1
Lighting Shadows+GI vs Shadows Only (32% FPS difference)
#2
Shadow+GI Quality (15–20% when GI enabled)
#3
Sun Shadow Quality (3–5%)
#4
Number of Lights (3–5%)
#5
Water Detail (~3%)

Known Issues & Fixes

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Frequently Asked Questions

Lighting mode: Shadows+GI vs Shadows Only has a 32% FPS difference — it is the single biggest performance setting in the game. Budget/mid players should use Shadows Only mode for massive FPS gains.

Optimized Settings by Hardware Tier

Top 5 FPS-Impacting Settings

Known Issues & Fixes

Still Stuttering?

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