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The Last of Us

Best The Last of Us Part One PC settings

60 frames per second or bust.
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Published: Mar 29, 2023 07:40 pm

The Last of Us Part One made its initial debut on Sept. 2, 2022. While PlayStation 5 years have been enjoying the title ever since, PC and Steam Deck users had to wait until March 28, 2023.

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Most console-to-PC adaptations suffer from optimization issues, and it was also the case for TLOU Part One. Crashes and other errors often get fixed with follow-up patches, however, so PC players are likely to get more optimization patches in the following months after the game’s release.

In the meantime, one of the best ways to ensure that you have a smooth gaming experience in TLOU Part One will be by customizing your settings for the most balanced configurations.

Best The Last of Us Part One Display settings

  • V-Sync: Off
  • Frame Rate Cap: 60, or the native refresh rate of your monitor.
  • Scaling Mode: Default

Best The Last of Us Part One Graphics settings

  • Graphics Preset: Custom
  • Animation Quality: High
  • Draw Distance: Low or Medium
    • Avoid setting anything above Medium unless you have a high-end gaming PC.
  • Dynamic Objects Level of Detail: Medium
  • Character Level of Detail: High
  • Environments Level of Detail: Medium or High
    • Fans looking to boost their frames can consider setting this to Low.
  • Dynamic Objects Texture Quality: Medium
  • Characters Texture Quality: High
    • This setting can be reduced to boost frames.
  • Environments Texture Quality: Medium
  • Visual Effects Texture Quality: High
  • Texture Filtering: Anisotropic 16x
  • Texture Sampling Quality: Medium
  • Ambient Shadows Quality: Half
  • Directional Shadow Resolution: Low
  • Directional Shadow Distance: Low
  • Image Based Lighting: Off
  • Spotlights Shadow Resolution: Low or Medium
  • Point Lights Shadow Resolution: Low or Medium
  • Bounced Lighting: Off
  • Screen Space Shadows Quality: Off
  • Contact Shadows Quality: Off
  • Screen Space Ambient Occlusion: Off
  • Screen Space Reflections: Off
  • Real-Time Reflections Quality: Off
  • Real-Time Clouds Shadow Reflections: Off
  • Screen Space Subsurface Scattering: Off
  • Refraction Quality: Half Resolution
  • Depth of Field: On
  • Motion Blur Quality: Low or Off
  • Bloom Resolution: Half Resolution
  • Volumetric Effects Quality: Medium
  • Lens Flare: Default
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Gökhan is a Staff Writer and Fortnite Lead at Dot Esports. Gökhan graduated as an industrial engineer in 2020 and has since been with Dot Esports. As a natural-born gamer, he honed his skills to a professional level in Dota 2. Upon giving up on the Aegis of Champions in 2019, Gökhan started his writing career, covering all things gaming, while his heart remains a lifetime defender of the Ancients.
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