Published: October 1, 2026 
Below you will find the best graphics settings for The Witcher 3 Remastered. The game has a much bigger graphics menu than the original, but not every setting is worth using. Some can hurt your FPS without making a big difference to the visuals, while one setting is currently bugged. Here are the best PC graphics settings for The Witcher 3 Remastered. We explain which settings to turn on, which ones to lower, and which ones to avoid for better performance and visuals.
The Witcher 3 Remastered - System Requirements
Before anything else, here's what CD Projekt Red says you need to run the game:
| Graphics Settings | Minimum | Recommended | Ultra | RT Minimum | RT Recommended | Path Tracing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Game Graphics Preset | Low | High | Ultra | RT | RT: Ultra | RT: Ultra |
| Resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1440p | 1080p (DLSS/FSR/XeSS) | 1440p (DLSS/FSR) | 2160p (DLSS) |
| Expected FPS | 30 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 60 | 60 with Frame Generation |
| CPU Intel / AMD | i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600 | i7-8700K / Ryzen 5 3600X | i7-13700K / Ryzen 7 7700X | i7-11700K / Ryzen 7 5800X | i7-13700K / Ryzen 7 7700X | i9-13900K / Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| GPU NVIDIA / AMD / Intel | GTX 1660 / RX 5500 XT 8GB / Arc A580 | RTX 2060 Super / RX 6600 XT / Arc B580 | RTX 3070 Ti / RX 6800 / Arc B580 (XeSS) | RTX 2060 Super / RX 6600 XT / Arc B580 | RTX 4080 / RX 9070 XT | RTX 5080 |
| OS | Windows 11 (64-bit) | Windows 11 (64-bit) | Windows 11 (64-bit) | Windows 11 (64-bit) | Windows 11 (64-bit) | Windows 11 (64-bit) |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB | 24 GB | 16 GB | 24 GB | 24 GB |
| VRAM | 6 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Storage | 60 GB SSD | 60 GB SSD | 60 GB SSD | 60 GB SSD | 60 GB SSD | 60 GB SSD |
If you're close to the minimum specs, stick to the Low-End column in the settings table below. It's built around getting you to a stable 60 FPS at 1080p without making the game look rough.
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The Witcher 3 Remastered - Display Settings
Start here before you touch the graphics section for your PC. Based on what players shared and recommended, settings have a bigger impact than most people expect:
| Setting | Recommended | Low-End |
|---|---|---|
| Display Mode | Fullscreen | Borderless Windowed |
| VSync | Off | Off |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 | 1920x1080 |
| Max FPS | Unlimited | 60 |
| Hardware Cursor | On | On |
- Always turn VSync off. It caps your FPS for no real benefit in a single-player game. Turn it back on only if you're seeing heavy screen tearing and nothing else works.
- Hardware Cursor is worth turning on if your menus feel sluggish or the mouse seems slightly off.
- Fullscreen mode usually gives you slightly better performance and lower input latency compared to Borderless Windowed. If you're not switching between windows constantly, go Fullscreen.
The Witcher 3 Remastered - Best Graphics Settings for PC
Balanced is aimed at mid-to-high-end GPUs at 1440p. Low-End is designed for GPUs closer to the minimum specs, targeting 60 FPS at 1080p. These are the settings that you need to adjust in the game:
| Setting | Balanced | Low-End |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Tracing | Off | Off |
| Anti-Aliasing | DLSS (NVIDIA) / FSR (AMD) / XeSS (Intel) | FSR or DLSS |
| AA Quality | Quality | Performance |
| Dynamic Resolution Scaling | Off | Off |
| Frame Generation | On (only if base FPS is 60-90+) | Off |
| Low Latency / NVIDIA Reflex | On | Off |
| NVIDIA HairWorks | Off | Off |
| Sharpening | Low | Off |
| Screen Space Ambient Occlusion | GTAO | GTAO |
| GTAO Quality | High | Medium |
| Screen Space Reflections | High | Medium |
| Motion Blur | Off | Off |
| Blur | Off | Off |
| Bloom | Off | Off |
| Depth of Field | Off | On |
| Chromatic Aberration | Off | Off |
| Vignetting | Off | Off |
| Light Shafts | Off | On |
| Camera Lens Effects | Off | Off |
| Background Characters | Ultra | Medium |
| Shadow Quality | Ultra | Medium |
| Screen Space Shadows | On | On |
| Terrain Quality | High | Medium |
| Water Quality | Ultra | Medium |
| Foliage Visibility Range | High | Medium |
| Grass Density | Ultra+ | High |
| Texture Quality | Ultra+ | Medium |
| Detail Level | Ultra+ | Medium |
A couple of settings are worth keeping in mind: Bloom is currently bugged in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered. Turning it on can make the image look washed out and mess with the colors, so it’s better to turn Bloom off, regardless of which GPU you use.
Texture Quality mainly depends on your VRAM. If your GPU has enough VRAM, set it to the maximum. It has little to no impact on FPS but makes textures look sharper and more detailed. With a balanced setup using an RTX 4070 at 1440p, these settings can give you around 90–95 FPS without Frame Generation.
The Witcher 3 Remastered - Ray Tracing Settings
Ray Tracing can make The Witcher 3 Remastered look much better, especially with outdoor lighting and shadows. However, it is very demanding on your GPU. On mid-range graphics cards, turning on Ray Tracing can almost cut your FPS in half. It’s best suited for high-end GPUs, such as an RTX 4080 or better.
Check out the settings below:
| Setting | Recommended |
|---|---|
| Ray Tracing | On |
| Ray Traced Global Illumination | Quality |
| Ray Traced Reflections | On |
| Ray Traced Shadows | Performance |
| Ray Traced Ambient Occlusion | On |
| DLSS Ray Reconstruction (NVIDIA) | On |
| Path Tracing | On (RTX 50-series only) |
Keep Ray Traced Shadows on Performance instead of Quality. The difference in how they look is very small, but Performance mode can give you an FPS boost. It's also one of the best ways to improve performance when using Ray Tracing.
Ray Traced Reflections and Ambient Occlusion are both worth keeping on. They make the world look more detailed and realistic without hurting performance as much as higher shadow quality.
If you have an RTX 50-series GPU, you can also enable Path Tracing with DLSS Ray Reconstruction. This can make a big difference to the visuals, especially indoors, where lighting and NPC shadows look much more realistic. On older GPUs, however, the performance drop may not be worth it.
Other Graphics Settings for The Witcher 3 Remastered
Not everything in the graphics settings menu carries the same weight. These are the ones that actually move the needle:
- NVIDIA HairWorks
- Can drop FPS from around 62 to 50 with Geralt only, and to around 47 with all characters.
- Keep it off unless you have plenty of FPS to spare.
- If enabled, use Low and set HairWorks AA to 0.
- Shadow Quality
- A good setting to lower when you need more FPS.
- There is a noticeable performance difference between Medium and High and between Ultra and Ultra+.
- Ultra or Medium are the better choices.
- Screen Space Reflections
- Has a big visual impact around water.
- Dropping from High to Low is easy to notice.
- High is recommended if you can afford the FPS cost.
- Foliage Visibility Range and Grass Density
- Foliage Visibility Range controls how far away trees and bushes appear.
- Grass Density controls how much grass you see around your character.
- Lowering Foliage Visibility Range is less noticeable during normal gameplay.
- If you need more FPS, lower Foliage Visibility Range first and keep Grass Density higher.
Should You Use HDR in The Witcher 3 Remastered
If you have an OLED or high-quality Mini-LED monitor, you can enable HDR in the settings. However, the HDR implementation isn't great right now. Black levels can look too bright, while some bright areas can lose detail. Because of this, HDR can sometimes look worse than SDR.
If you still want to use HDR, these are good starting points for Paper White:
| Display Peak Brightness | Paper White |
|---|---|
| 400 nits | 100 |
| 1000 nits | 200 |
| 1500 nits | 250 |
Set Max Monitor Brightness to the actual peak brightness of your display. Saturation is your personal preference, as it only changes the overall color intensity. Also, turn Bloom off when using HDR. Bloom can make the HDR issues more noticeable. For now, it may be better to stick with SDR and wait for updates.
The Witcher 3 Remastered doesn't really need everything maxed out in the PC graphics settings to look incredible. You just need to get the display settings right, turning off Bloom, and keeping Texture Quality and Screen Space Reflections high. These will get you most of the way there on almost any setup.
If you're on a low-end PC, try the settings from the Low-End column first and adjust from there based on how the game feels. There's plenty of room to fine-tune once you have a baseline to work from.
FAQs
Yes. NVIDIA users get DLSS, AMD users get FSR, and Intel users get XeSS. All three are available in the anti-aliasing settings menu.
Only if you have a high-end GPU like an RTX 4080 or better. On mid-range cards, it can cut your FPS by nearly half, which isn't worth it for most players.
You need at least a GTX 1660, an Intel i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB of RAM, and 60 GB of SSD space to meet the minimum requirements.
