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The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered was released for PC on April 3, 2025. It is a direct sequel to the 2013 game (Part 1) and follows the journey of Joel and Ellie. Its system requirements are not too demanding, but the shader cache compilation process has been changed this time around.
Unless you optimize the game's settings, the new shader cache system could introduce stutters and lags that may ruin your gameplay experience, even on PCs with premium GPUs like the Nvidia RTX 3070 or the RTX 3070 Ti. As such, this article provides all the best settings for running The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on these cards.
Note: The settings provided below are for PCs that meet at least the recommended system requirements of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, and they shouldn't be used for resolutions higher than 2560x1440.
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What are the best The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered settings for RTX 3070?
The Nvidia RTX 3070 is a fantastic GPU for 1440p gaming, even in 2025. However, its 8 GB memory can be a limiting factor in some titles like The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered. Without the right settings, the game may suffer from poor framerates and/or stutters.
Apply the following settings to get the best 1440p 60 FPS performance in this game on an RTX 3070:
Display
- Display: Primary
- Window Mode: Fullscreen
- Aspect Ratio: Auto
- Display Resolution: 2560 x 1440
- VSync: Off (Turn it on if you don't have a G-Sync or G-Sync compatible monitor)
- Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
- Framerate Cap: 60
- Anti-Aliasing Mode: DLAA
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- AMD Anti-Lag 2: Locked
- Frame Generation: Off
- Upscale Method: Nvidia DLSS
- Upscale Quality: Quality
- Upscale Sharpness: 3
- Dynamic Resolution Scaling: Off
- Cinematic Pillarboxes: Off
- Brightness: Default
Graphics
- Preset: Custom
- Level of Detail: Medium
- Texture Quality: Custom
- Dynamic Objects Texture Quality: Medium
- Characters Texture Quality: Very High
- Environments Texture Quality: Medium
- Visual Effects Quality: Medium
- Texture Filtering: 4X ANISO
- Shadow Quality: Custom
- Spotlights Shadow Resolution: Very High
- Point Lights Shadow Resolution: High
- Ambient Shadows: High
- Directional Shadow Resolution: High
- Directional Shadow Distance: Medium
- Screen Space Shadows: High
- Screen Space Shadows Quality: Medium
- Dynamic Screen Space Shadows: On
- Contact Shadow Quality: Off
- Image Based Lighting: On
- Bounced Lighting: On
- Ambient Occlusion: Quality
- Screen Space Reflections: High
- Real-Time Reflections Quality: High
- Real-Time Cloud Shadows Reflections: On
- Screen Space Sub-Surface Scattering: On
- Refraction Quality: High
- Depth of Field: Off
- Motion Blur Quality: Off
- Particle Density: High
- Volumetric Effects: High
- Lens Flare: Off
- Field of View: 0
- Camera Shake: 0
- Chromatic Aberration Intensity: 0
- Film Grain Intensity: 0
- Lens Dirt Intensity: 0
What are the best The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered settings for RTX 3070 Ti?
The Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti is the most powerful model of the RTX 3070 series, and it was released after the launch of the non-Ti model. Since this one has higher raw power, it can deliver better graphical fidelity at 1440p without compromising on a smooth 60 FPS performance.
Here are the settings you should use to get the best performance out of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on an RTX 3070 Ti:
Display
- Display: Primary
- Window Mode: Fullscreen
- Aspect Ratio: Auto
- Display Resolution: 2560 x 1440
- VSync: Off (Turn it on if you don't have a G-Sync or G-Sync compatible monitor)
- Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
- Framerate Cap: 60
- Anti-Aliasing Mode: DLAA
- Nvidia Reflex Low Latency: On
- AMD Anti-Lag 2: Locked
- Frame Generation: Off
- Upscale Method: Nvidia DLSS
- Upscale Quality: Quality
- Upscale Sharpness: 3
- Dynamic Resolution Scaling: Off
- Cinematic Pillarboxes: Off
- Brightness: Default
Graphics
- Preset: Custom
- Level of Detail: Medium
- Texture Quality: Custom
- Dynamic Objects Texture Quality: Medium
- Characters Texture Quality: Very High
- Environments Texture Quality: Medium
- Visual Effects Quality: Medium
- Texture Filtering: 4X ANISO
- Shadow Quality: Custom
- Spotlights Shadow Resolution: Very High
- Point Lights Shadow Resolution: High
- Ambient Shadows: High
- Directional Shadow Resolution: High
- Directional Shadow Distance: Medium
- Screen Space Shadows: High
- Screen Space Shadows Quality: High
- Dynamic Screen Space Shadows: On
- Contact Shadow Quality: On
- Image Based Lighting: On
- Bounced Lighting: On
- Ambient Occlusion: Quality
- Screen Space Reflections: High
- Real-Time Reflections Quality: High
- Real-Time Cloud Shadows Reflections: On
- Screen Space Sub-Surface Scattering: On
- Refraction Quality: High
- Depth of Field: Off
- Motion Blur Quality: Off
- Particle Density: High
- Volumetric Effects: High
- Lens Flare: Off
- Field of View: 0
- Camera Shake: 0
- Chromatic Aberration Intensity: 0
- Film Grain Intensity: 0
- Lens Dirt Intensity: 0
That's it for the best settings to run The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on an RTX 3070 or a 3070 Ti. Please remember to apply the 60 FPS cap in the game and not in RTSS or any other third-party app. Due to a bug, setting an FPS cap on third-party apps can lead to longer loading times.
Also read: The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered review: More than meets the eye
