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The First Descendant is a bit on the demanding side if you're planning to play it on PCs. The game requires some powerful hardware to run at a stable framerate. The RTX 3050 can fall short, even at 1080p. You'll have to resort to multiple settings compromises to get the shooter up and running on the GPU. The title supports AMD FSR with frame generation, which comes in handy in delivering smooth and stable framerates.
In this guide, we have listed the ideal video settings combinations for the RTX 3050 desktop GPU, as well as laptops powered by it and the 3050 Ti. You can use this cheat sheet to quickly get started in the new shooter.
The First Descendant graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 3050
The First Descendant runs at 1080p on the Nvidia RTX 3050. The game runs at a mix of Medium and High settings on the graphics card. It doesn't look the best with this combination applied, but it ensures a decent framerate.
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We also recommend setting AMD FSR to the Quality preset with frame generation turned on.
The detailed settings list is as follows:
- Graphics: Custom
Performance
- Upscale type: AMD FSR
- Upscale mode: Quality
- Vsync: Off
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- Frame generation: On
- Frame rate limiter: Unlimited
Advanced settings
- Visibility: High
- Anti-aliasing: High
- Post-processing: Medium
- Shadows: Low
- Global illumination: High
- Reflections: Medium
- Textures: Medium
- Effects: High
- Vegetation: High
- Shader quality: Medium
- Object: Medium
- Physics: Medium
- Motion blur: Off
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The First Descendant graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti laptops
The RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti gaming laptop GPUs are much weaker than their desktop counterparts. This means you have to seriously crank down the settings to get a playable framerate on these cards. We recommend a mix of Low, Medium, and High settings with FSR frame generation turned on for the best experience.
The detailed settings are as follows:
- Graphics: Custom
Performance
- Upscale type: AMD FSR
- Upscale mode: Balanced
- Vsync: Off
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- Frame generation: On
- Frame rate limiter: Unlimited
Advanced settings
- Visibility: Medium
- Anti-aliasing: High
- Post-processing: Medium
- Shadows: Low
- Global illumination: High
- Reflections: Low
- Textures: Low
- Effects: High
- Vegetation: Medium
- Shader quality: Medium
- Object: Medium
- Physics: Medium
- Motion blur: Off
Read more: How to fix The First Descendant lag? Best settings explored
Overall, the RTX 3050 isn't the most powerful card in the market, and you'll have to rely on settings tweaks for the most part to get a playable framerate. With the above combinations applied, you can expect the latest shooter from Nexon to play well on these GPUs.
