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Path of Exile 2 performance

Searches for a specific card, including low-end and brand-new GPUs, are the same request: make the frame time steadier. I do not have a benchmark table, so I will not print “GT 720 gets 40 fps” or any other made-up figure.

Path of Exile 2 environment screenshot from the Steam store page

Settings that cost frames

Shadows, dense particle skills, and loading from a hard drive are the usual costs on this kind of game. The Steam page already asks for an SSD and 100 GB. If the shader cache rebuilds after a patch, the first minutes are slower. That is a pattern described across client games, and I am not quoting a Path of Exile 2 frame-time capture of my own.

Global illumination nicknames and upscalers change by driver version. Pick them in the graphics menu and compare a map you already know. A guide that lists one “best” preset for every CPU is guessing.

Path of Exile 2 boss encounter screenshot from the Steam store page

FAQ

What are the best settings?

Lower shadow and effect quality first, and install on an SSD. I do not publish a per-GPU table.

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Last updated 2026-11-08.