Game FPS

The First Descendant on GeForce RTX 4090

The GeForce RTX 4090 runs The First Descendant at about 226 FPS at 1080p High (high refresh), 184 FPS at 1440p and 120 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	288190	267176	202157
Medium	251166	214167	145113
High	226149	184143	12093
Ultra	200156	156122	10078
High + DLSS Quality	251166	229151	169132

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

Best settings

For 60+ FPS: 4K · Ultra ~100 FPS
For 120+ FPS: 4K · High ~120 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 179 FPS (with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D: 226).

Approximate model estimate, not yet checked against measurements; typical error about ±15–20%. FRAME LAB model estimate, not a recorded benchmark: real FPS depends on the driver, game version and scene.