Best PoE2 Settings for RTX 4060 — Max FPS Config (0.5.0)

The Nvidia RTX 4060 is the most popular 40-series GPU among Steam hardware survey participants — and for good reason. With 8 GB of VRAM, DLSS 3 support, and efficient Ada Lovelace architecture, it delivers excellent 1080p performance in Path of Exile 2. But out-of-the-box settings leave 20-30% of your FPS potential on the table. Here is exactly what to adjust for 0.5.0.

RTX 4060-Specific In-Game Settings

• Renderer: Vulkan. The 4060's Ada architecture benefits from Vulkan's lower driver overhead. Expect ~10% better 1% lows vs DX12 at 1080p.
• Global Illumination: Low. Offloads the most expensive render pass. At 1080p the visual difference is negligible.
• Shadow Quality: Low. Saves ~2ms frame time. Contact-hardening shadows are nice but not at the cost of FPS in juiced maps.
• Texture Streaming: High. The 4060's 8 GB VRAM handles High streaming comfortably. Keep streaming_cache_pool_size=1024 in the config file.
• DLSS: Quality at 1080p, or DLAA if you prefer native resolution with superior anti-aliasing. Avoid DLSS Performance at 1080p — the internal render resolution drops too low.
• Nvidia Reflex: On + Boost. RTX 4060 fully supports Reflex. Reduces system latency by ~15ms at 1080p.
• FPS Limit: 144. Match your monitor's refresh rate. Uncapped FPS increases input latency from frame buffering.

Recommended production_Config.ini

These are our tested values for the RTX 4060 on the Competitive preset at 1080p. Paste into Documents/My Games/Path of Exile 2/production_Config.ini:

[DISPLAY]
fullscreen=true
resolution=1080p
vsync=false

[RENDER]
renderer_type=vulkan
global_illumination=false
shadow_quality=low
lighting_quality=medium
reflections=ssr_low
post_processing=false
texture_streaming=true
streaming_cache_pool_size=1024
render_scaling=100
dynamic_resolution=false
fps_limit=144
antialiasing=dlss_quality
bloom=true
engine_multithreading=true

[AUDIO]
max_concurrent_voices=128
music_volume=0
ambience_volume=50

[INPUT]
mouse_polling_rate=1000
raw_input=true

Benchmark: RTX 4060 in 0.5.0

Tested at 1080p, juiced T16 map with Delirium + Beyond + Breach:

• Stock settings: 84 FPS avg, 52 FPS 1% low
• Our competitive config: 118 FPS avg (+40%), 89 FPS 1% low (+71%)

The RTX 4060 easily handles 144 FPS in campaign and light-endgame content. Our config locks in smooth frame-pacing where it matters: delirious maps with double-beyond packs.

Want a config for a different GPU? Use our generator or check our 0.5.0 master guide.