The Lightfall expansion for Destiny 2 is finally underway. The expansion introduces a fresh campaign and many new locations, offering countless hours of gameplay and adventure. Players eager to delve into the latest content offered by the Lightfall expansion must ensure that their system runs the game smoothly.
Being an MMO title, the framerate is critical in defining the overall experience. Optimizing the game's performance will undoubtedly enhance the player's enjoyment of the expansion's content and provide a seamless experience as they embark on their journey through the game's rich and vibrant world.
RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti are mid-range GPU offerings from Nvidia. While the former is primarily targeted for 1080p gaming, the latter can handle a few titles at 1440p. They are the second generation of RTX cards with significant performance increments over their predecessors.
Destiny 2 Lightfall runs flawlessly on the RTX 3060 and the RTX 3060 Ti
Despite being older graphics cards, the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti can flawlessly handle Destiny 2's latest expansion. Although both cards can achieve over 60 FPS while maxing out the game at 1080p, it may not be the most optimal way to experience the game. As previously stated, since Destiny 2 is an MMO, there may be intense moments that can put a strain on the hardware and cause unstable framerates.
Therefore, the recommendations provided in this guide will guarantee that players do not compromise on graphics quality while maintaining a consistent and high framerate. Keeping this in mind, below are the optimal graphics settings to use in Destiny 2 with the RTX 3060 and the RTX 3060 Ti:
Destiny 2 Lightfall graphics settings for the RTX 3060
Video
- Window Mode: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Vsync: Off
- Framerate Cap Enabled: Off
- Framerate Cap: Off
- Field of View: As per the user's preference.
- Screen Bounds: As per the user's preference.
- Brightness: As per the user's preference.
Advanced Video
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Anti-Aliasing: SMAA
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: HDAO
- Texture Anisotropy: 16x
- Texture Quality: Highest
- Shadow Quality: High
- Depth of Field: Medium
- Environment Detail Distance: Medium
- Character Detail Distance: High
- Foliage Detail Distance: Medium
- Foliage Shadow Distance: High
- Light Shafts: High
- Motion Blur: As per the user's preference.
- Wind Impulse: As per the user's preference.
Additional Video
- Render Resolution: 100%
- HDR (Requires HDR Display): Off
- Chromatic Aberration: As per the user's preference.
- Film Grain: As per the user's preference.
Destiny 2 Lightfall graphics settings for the RTX 3060 Ti
Video
- Window Mode: Fullscreen
- Resolution: 1920x1080
- Vsync: Off
- Framerate Cap Enabled: Off
- Framerate Cap: Off
- Field of View: As per the user's preference.
- Screen Bounds: As per the user's preference.
- Brightness: As per the user's preference.
Advanced Video
- Graphics Quality: Custom
- Anti-Aliasing: SMAA
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: HDAO
- Texture Anisotropy: 16x
- Texture Quality: Highest
- Shadow Quality: High
- Depth of Field: High
- Environment Detail Distance: High
- Character Detail Distance: High
- Foliage Detail Distance: High
- Foliage Shadow Distance: High
- Light Shafts: High
- Motion Blur: As per the user's preference.
- Wind Impulse: As per the user's preference.
Additional Video
- Render Resolution: 100%
- HDR (Requires HDR Display): Off
- Chromatic Aberration: As per the user's preference.
- Film Grain: As per the user's preference.
These settings will ensure a smooth and optimal gameplay experience without compromising much on visual quality with the RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti. Destiny 2's Lightfall expansion is currently available on PC (via Steam and Epic Games), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.