Game FPS

Crimson Desert on GeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 runs Crimson Desert at about 170 FPS at 1080p High (high refresh), 134 FPS at 1440p and 86 FPS at 4K.

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FPS by resolution and preset

Average FPS and 1% low without upscaling, Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, 32 GB of memory.

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
Low	224148	203134	147115
Medium	192127	158124	10481
High	170133	134105	8667
Ultra	149116	11489	7256
High + DLSS Quality	195129	173114	12396

average / 1% low · High preset, upscaler in Quality mode.

Best settings

For 60+ FPS: 4K · Ultra ~72 FPS
For 120+ FPS: 4K · Low ~147 FPS

Video memory

At 1440p Ultra the game uses about 9 GB and the card has 24 GB: enough memory.

Is the processor holding it back?

With a Ryzen 5 7600 at 1080p High: about 139 FPS (with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 170).

The estimate is calibrated on independent benchmarks (TechSpot); typical error about ±5–10%. FRAME LAB model estimate, not a recorded benchmark: real FPS depends on the driver, game version and scene.