What graphics card do I need to play Death Stranding?

Death Stranding is a highly anticipated action game for PC after years of development! In this article, we'll provide the necessary system requirements to run this fantastic game . We'll also test different graphics cards on this title. Let's go!

PC configurations for the game Death Stranding 

As a minimum requirement, this game requires a computer with the following specifications:

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

The recommended configurations are as follows:

  • System: windows 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or Intel Core i7-3770
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • Graphics card: GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 590
  • DirectX: DirectX 12 
  • Disk Space: 80 GB
  • Sound card: DirectX compatible
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Therefore, you'll need at least a GeForce GTX 1050 3GB / AMD R9 280 RX 560 4GB graphics card to play Death Stranding and achieve acceptable performance. It's rare to find games developed by Kojima for PC, so PC gamers are thrilled to have this title in a "Superior Version." This game can be played at HD resolution and 60 FPS.

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

Death Stranding Benchmarking 

RTX 2080 Ti graphics card , we obtained a frame rate of 163 FPS. Below, we will test this game on different graphics cards at 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p resolutions.

At 1080p, graphics cards with higher performance than the RX 570 achieve frame rates above 60 FPS. The RX 570 reaches 62 FPS, the RX 580 68 FPS, the GTX 1660 82 FPS, the RTX 2060 106 FPS, the RX 5600 XT 109 FPS, the RX 2070 119 FPS, the RTX 2080 141 FPS, the RTX 2080 Super 147 FPS, and the RTX 2080 Ti 163 FPS. RTX 2060 cards and above achieve frame rates above 100 FPS at 1080p. Only the GTX 1650 falls below 60 FPS. That's 59 FPS during our tests.

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At 1440p resolution, the following cards deliver frame rates below 60 FPS: the GTX 1650 at 39 FPS, the RX 570 at 46 FPS, the RX 580 at 51 FPS, and the GTX 1660 at 59 FPS. Starting with the RTX 2060, the 60 FPS mark is easily surpassed: the RTX 2060 at 80 FPS, the RX 5600 XT at 81 FPS, the RX 2070 at 88 FPS, the RTX 2080 at 107 FPS, the RTX 2080 Super at 115 FPS, and the RTX 2080 Ti at 129 FPS.

1440p

At 2160p resolution, the following cards deliver high performance, with frame rates exceeding 60 FPS: the RTX 2080 at 66 FPS, the RTX 2080 Super at 71 FPS, and the RTX 2080 Ti at 80 FPS. The other cards produce images with lower frame rates: the GTX 1650 at 22 FPS, the RX 570 at 23 FPS, the RX 580 at 27 FPS, the GTX 1660 at 33 FPS, the RTX 2060 at 42 FPS, the RX 5600 XT at 45 FPS, and the RX 2070 at 54 FPS.

2160p

It has also won several Game and DICE awards. The game requires at least an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU or an Intel Core i5-3470 with 8 GB of RAM. In tests on various graphics cards , the RTX 2080 Ti emerged as the winner, achieving frame rates of 163 FPS at 1080p, 129 FPS at 1440p, and 80 FPS at 2160p.

About the game Death Stranding 

Death Stranding is a game released on July 14, 2020 for PC. It's an action game that revolves around death. The developers even made it the subject of the title. This game allows players to see death not as an end in itself, but as a continuation of life on Earth. 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 torrential rain and attempt to attack humans. Those caught die instantly, obliterating the surrounding environment with a kind of shockwave.

The survivors find themselves in underground bunkers or shelters. Some escape oblivion and have a near-death experience. Others are in contact with souls returning to Earth and are endowed with various powers such as teleportation.

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This game was developed by Kojima Productions. The development process was quite lengthy; three years passed between the game's public announcement and its launch. Nearly one hundred Kojima Productions employees were joined by 70 people from Guerrilla Games to complete this technically impressive title. The game won three Game Awards , two DICE Awards , and the award for Best Technical Achievement at the 2020 BAFTA Game Awards .

In short, Death Stranding is an extraordinary game. It explores a futuristic and surreal theme. Kojima's team developed a game using highly advanced techniques, earning it the Best Technical Achievement award at the 2020 BAFTA Game Awards.

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