Embark Studios’ first-person shooter, The Finals, is now available, and we’ve put together the best PC settings for getting optimized performance on mid-end system specs.
Before we delve into the best settings for The Finals on PC, make sure you’ve updated your GPU drivers and Windows to their latest respective versions. Additionally, disable or close any unnecessary background applications in order to reduce the CPU overhead as much as possible. The settings detailed ahead should provide a more optimized balance between graphics and frame rate compared to the presets available in-game.
The Finals Best Settings
The settings below are there to serve as a broad starting point for further optimization based on your specific hardware specs. As a result, you may need to tweak some settings until you find a sweet spot based on your display’s refresh rate and the overall performance you seek.
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- Window Mode:Fullscreen
- Resolution: set as per the max resolution of your display or preference
- V-Sync: Off on a display that supports VRR/G-Sync, On otherwise
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On + Boost, if supported by GPU
- Resolution Scaling Method: Nvidia DLSS if supported by GPU, else Intell XeSS if supported by GPU, else AMD FSR2
- Scaling Quality: Quality
- Motion Blur: as per preference
- Lens Distortion: as per preference
- Nvidia RTX Global Illumination: Static (or Dynamic – Low or higher if GPU headroom available w.r.t. performance target)
- Overall Quality Level: Custom
- View Distance: Medium
- Anti-Aliasing: Low
- Shadows: Medium
- Post-Processing: Medium
- Texture: High
- Effects: Medium
- Foliage: Low
- Global Illumination Resolution: Medium
Steam Deck Optimized Settings
The settings below are for getting the best possible performance on the Steam Deck.
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- Window Mode:Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1280 x 800
- V-Sync: Off
- Motion Blur: as per preference
- Lens Distortion: as per preference
- Nvidia RTX Global Illumination: Static
- Overall Quality Level: Custom
- View Distance: Medium
- Anti-Aliasing: Low
- Shadows: Low
- Post-Processing: Low
- Texture: Medium
- Effects: Low
- Foliage: Low
- Global Illumination Resolution: Low
The Finals was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on December 7, 2023.
