The first time I tried to play Arknights Endfield on my old PC, it was a slideshow. Each movement felt like wading through molasses, a frustrating experience for such a highly anticipated game. Thankfully, the developers have made the game available on PC, where with a bit of tweaking, we can extract the smoothest experience.
The PC version of this new RPG offers the most granular control over visual settings, allowing you to fine-tune performance to your system. So, if you’re chasing the highest possible frame rates without sacrificing too much visual fidelity, let’s get into the best graphics settings to run Arknights Endfield for maximum FPS.
Squeezing out extra frames: My Arknights Endfield settings
I recently watched a streamer struggle with stuttering gameplay, a common problem if your settings aren’t dialed in. Here’s the configuration I’ve been using, which strikes a balance between visual quality and performance. For reference, my rig consists of an AMD Ryzen 5600G, Nvidia RTX 3060 12 GB, and 16 GB of DDR5 RAM.
- Graphics Quality: High
- Resolution: 1920×1080 Fullscreen (adjust to your monitor’s native resolution)
- FPS: 60 FPS
- Render Scale: 100%
- Special Effects Quality: Medium
- Vertical Sync: Off
- Shadow Quality: Medium
- Texture Quality: High
- Volumetric Fog: Low or Off
- Anisotropic Sampling: x1
- Ambient Occlusion: Medium
- Scene Details: Medium/Low (reduce if Device Load and Estimated GPU Memory Usage are high)
- Ambient Details: Low
- Vegetation Density: Low
- Image Enhancement: Nvidia DLSS (if applicable)
- DLSS Super Resolution Mode: Balanced
What is the best way to optimize Arknights Endfield for performance?
Keep these considerations in mind as you adjust these settings.
- Frame rate is king. Set the FPS cap at 60. The 120 FPS option might sound appealing, but unless you’re running a high-end system, the marginal gains aren’t worth the instability. Think of it as trying to sprint a marathon; you’ll burn out fast.
- Disable V-Sync. The cost of leaving it on outweighs any perceived benefit.
- If your GPU supports Nvidia’s DLSS, switch it on. Start with ‘Balanced’ mode. If performance is still struggling, knock it down to ‘Performance.’
How much does it cost to upgrade my PC to play Arknights Endfield smoothly?
Upgrading your PC is one path, but optimizing existing hardware is more economical. Start by looking at your GPU. A card like the RTX 3060 (around €360 new or €250 used) is a sweet spot for performance and price, offering DLSS support and ample VRAM. If your CPU is older than a Ryzen 5600 (€150 new), that’s another area to consider. RAM is often overlooked; 16GB DDR4 is sufficient, and a kit can be found for around €60-80. The alternative is cloud gaming via GeForce Now (€10-20/month), which offloads the processing to remote servers.
What are the minimum and recommended specs for Arknights Endfield?
The bare minimum to get Arknights Endfield running is an Intel Core i5-4460 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and a GeForce GTX 960 or Radeon RX 560 GPU. The recommended specs jump up to an Intel Core i7-7700K or AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 16 GB of RAM, and a GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 590. I believe those target 30 FPS at 1080p on medium settings.
This setup should give you an enjoyable Arknights Endfield experience free from frustrating lag, making the most of your current hardware.
Now that you’re armed with these tweaks, what will you sacrifice in visual fidelity for a silky-smooth frame rate?