Which graphics card to play Death Stranding?

The Death Stranding game is an action game expected on PC after many years of development! In this article we will provide you with the necessary configurations to run this superb game . We will also test different graphics cards on this title. Let's go!

PC configurations for Death Stranding game 

As a minimum configuration, this game requires a computer with the following configurations:

  • System: windows 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 or Intel Core i5-3470
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB / AMD R9 280 RX 560 4 GB
  • DirectX: DirectX 12 
  • Disk Space: 80 GB
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible

The recommended configurations are:

  • System: windows 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-3770
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB / AMD Radeon RX 590
  • DirectX: DirectX 12 
  • Disk Space: 80 GB
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible
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So, you must use at least a GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB / AMD R9 280 RX 560 4 GB graphics card to play Death Stranding and have acceptable performance. It's very rare that we find games developed by Kojima for PCs. So fans of PC games are very happy to have this title in “Superior Version”. This game can be played with HD graphics resolution at 60 FPS.

This game uses DLSS 2.0 and Fidelity FX features. DLSS is a technology relating to Nvidia graphics cards. It allows for a higher image resolution. As for Fidelity FX, it provides a sharper image without losing performance.

Death Stranding Benchmarking 

RTX 2080 Ti graphics card , we obtain an image at 163 FPS. In the following, we will test this game on different graphics cards at 1080p resolution, 1440p and 2160p.

At 1080p, performance cards higher than the RX 570 get a frame rate above 60 FPS. RX 570 is 62 FPS, RX 580 is 68 FPS, GTX 1660 is 82 FPS, RTX 2060 is 106 FPS, RX 5600 XT is 109 FPS, RX 2070 is 119 FPS, RTX 2080 is 141 FPS , the RTX 2080 Super at 147 FPS and the RTX 2080 Ti at 163 FPS. RTX 2060 and higher cards allow a frame rate above 100 FPS at 1080p. GTX 1650 card is less than 60 FPS. Or at 59 FPS during our tests.

1080

At 1440p resolution, the following cards provide a frame rate below 60 FPS: the GTX 1650 at 39 FPS, the RX 570 at 46 FPS, the RX 580 at 51 FPS, the GTX 1660 at 59 FPS. From the RTX 2060 card, the 60 FPS bar is largely exceeded: the RTX 2060 at 80 FPS, the RX 5600 at 115 FPS, the RTX 2080 Ti at 129 FPS.

1440p

In 2160p resolution, the following cards announce high performance, with a frame rate above 60 FPS: the RTX 2080 at 66 FPS, the RTX 2080 Super at 71 FPS, the RTX 2080 Ti at 80 FPS. Other cards produce images with a lower frame rate: GTX 1650 at 22 FPS, RX 570 at 23 FPS, RX 580 at 27 FPS, GTX 1660 at 33 FPS, RTX 2060 at 42 FPS, RX 5600 XT at 45 FPS, the RX 2070 at 54 FPS.

2160p

He also received various Game and Dice awards. For the game to work, you need at least an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU or an Intel Core i5-3470 with 8 GB of memory. By testing the title on different graphics cards , the RTX 2080 Ti comes out on top with a frame rate of 163 FPS in 1080p, 129 FPS in 1440p and 80 FPS in 2160p.

About the game Death Stranding 

Death Stranding is a game released on July 14, 2020 on PC. It's an action game that revolves around death. The developers made it the subject of the title. This game allows players to see death as not an end in itself but a continuity of earthly life. The game is therefore played in this futuristic and imaginary universe.

Death Stranding is an event that will occur in the near future and has destroyed the barrier between the world of the living and the afterlife. Lost souls and the souls of the dead return to earth in the form of pouring rain and try to attack humans. Those caught die directly, annihilating the surrounding environment with a sort of shock wave.

Survivors end up in underground bunkers or shelters. Some escape annihilation and have a near-death experience. Others are related to souls returning to Earth and are endowed with different powers such as teleportation.

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This game was developed by Kojima Productions. The development tweaking took quite a long time. 3 years passed between the announcement of the game to the general public and its launch. Nearly a hundred employees from Kojima Productions were reinforced by 70 people from Guerrilla Games to complete the title of a technical feat. This game has won 3 Game awards , 2 Dice Awards and won the Best Technical Achievement award at the BAFTA Game 2020 .

In short, the game Death Stranding is a game that is out of the ordinary. The title deals with a futuristic and surreal subject. Kojima's team developed a game with well-advanced techniques, which earned this game the best technical achievement at the BAFTA Game 2020.

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