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The Nvidia RTX 4070 and 4070 Super are some of the most powerful GPUs on the market. They were capable enough to handle most of the latest titles like The First Descendant at 1440p without major performance hiccups. However, you might have to crank down a few settings lists to get a decent experience.
In this guide, we have compiled the ideal settings lists for the RTX 4070 and 4070 Super. The cards were designed for QHD gaming and we have optimized the settings lists for high framerates at this resolution.
The First Descendant graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 4070
For the RTX 4070, a mix of High and Ultra settings works best. Given its sheer rasterization prowess, the card is capable enough for playing the shooter at nearly the highest graphics settings without major performance issues. Cranking down a few settings ensures the game looks decent while also ensuring maximum smoothness.
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The First Descendant also supports Nvidia DLSS 2. You can keep it turned off if you're playing the game casually. For competitive players, we recommend setting it to "Quality" for some extra frames.
The detailed settings list for the game are as follows:
- Graphics: Custom
Performance
- Upscale type: Nvidia DLSS
- Upscale mode: Quality
- Vsync: Off
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- Frame generation: N/A
- Frame rate limiter: Unlimited
Advanced settings
- Visibility: Ultra
- Anti-aliasing: High
- Post processing: Ultra
- Shadows: Ultra
- Global illumination: High
- Reflections: High
- Textures: Ultra
- Effects: High
- Vegetation: Ultra
- Shader quality: Ultra
- Object: Ultra
- Physics: Ultra
- Motion blur: On
The First Descendant graphics settings for Nvidia RTX 4070 Super
The RTX 4070 Super is a bit more powerful than its older $549 sibling. However, the graphics card delivers a similar experience in most video games thanks to a similar graphics hardware powering it. We recommend a similar set of High and Ultra settings for the game with DLSS set to Quality for competitive gamers.
The detailed settings list is as follows:
- Graphics: Custom
Performance
- Upscale type: Nvidia DLSS
- Upscale mode: Quality
- Vsync: Off
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- Frame generation: N/A
- Frame rate limiter: Unlimited
Advanced settings
- Visibility: Ultra
- Anti-aliasing: High
- Post processing: Ultra
- Shadows: Ultra
- Global illumination: High
- Reflections: High
- Textures: Ultra
- Effects: High
- Vegetation: Ultra
- Shader quality: Ultra
- Object: Ultra
- Physics: Ultra
- Motion blur: On
Overall, both the 4070 and 4070 Super are powerful graphics cards for playing The First Descendant at QHD resolutions. With the above settings applied, you can expect a decent framerate in the shooter.
