Battlefield 6: Understanding the best settings for your GeForce GPU

Battlefield 6 is currently taking the multiplayer shooter world by storm with a return to its roots, massive environmental destruction, boots-on-the-ground action, and vehicle-based chaos.

It’s a game that shines on PC, though crossplay is enabled by default, and you may find yourself matched against console players in its tense online firefights. PC players, especially those with the latest range of RTX 50-series NVIDIA GPUs, have graphics options to send Battlefield 6’s framerates sky high, giving them the responsiveness and smooth experience that singles the platform out as the best way to play.

That’s not to say that you absolutely need a GeForce RTX 5090 to play the game. It’s remarkably scalable and immensely well optimised, with NVIDIA and EA working together to ensure the best possible experience on PC. In PC Gamer’s review of the game, a PC using an RTX 2080 Super from 2019 ran the game “like a dream”. However if it’s the highest resolutions and framerates you’re after, you’ll want one of the latest GeForce cards, using DLSS 4 upscaling and multi-frame generation in tandem to transform the game from merely excellent to an exceptional experience. Especially, as the game’s ultrawide support means it’s ideally placed to take advantage of extra-wide monitors.

With a highly performant engine, and a suite of RTX-exclusive technologies to play with, we’ve done some testing to find out the best settings to use based on your hardware. To get started with this testing, Gigabyte provided us with a number of RTX 50-series GPUs, many of which are currently available at top UK retailers at MSRP.

We like to start with the high-impact settings first, so the first thing you’ll want to do is head to the Advanced graphics section. Here,you’ll find the settings for DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, which can massively boost framerates by generating up to three additional frames per traditionally rendered frame.

Likewise, you’ll find NVIDIA Reflex which reduces system latency when activated by synchronising the CPU and GPU to streamline the frame render pipeline, meaning

your GPU is never idle. This shrinks the delay between mouse input and the on-screen action, helping with faster target acquisition and improved aim precision.

We’ll dive into this more in the next section, but we recommend enabling each of these three settings for all cards, and tweaking the specific preset based on your desired experience.

Budget Option: GeForce RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti

Kicking things off with the budget cards, the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Windforce is an excellent choice for 1080p gaming, and supports the same advanced GeForce RTX graphics technologies as those further up the hierarchy.

At 1080p, the combination of DLSS 4’s Balanced mode with 2x Multi Frame Generation and NVIDIA Reflex enabled in its Boost mode means the RTX 5060 is capable of playing the game at over 100 fps using the High graphics preset. This not only looks good, but plays well too, as long as you’ve got a monitor that can handle it.

Meanwhile, the 16GB model of the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Windforce OC offers additional core speeds and VRAM for those looking to up those graphical settings further while maintaining that 100+ fps. This particular model also comes with a moderate overclock applied by default, which can improve those 1% fps lows.

Mid-Range: GeForce RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti

Step up to the Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming OC model, and you’ll have the choice between even higher frames at 1080p or for an even crisper image with solid performance at 1440p. Gigabyte’s Gaming GPU models come with a fancy custom cooling shroud and a healthy overclock, enabling solid temps while getting a nice boost in performance.

This card is more than capable of producing over 150 fps at 1440p in Battlefield 6 using the High graphics preset, DLSS in Quality mode, and 2x Multi Frame Generation, with Reflex once again set to Boost mode.

For those playing on a higher refresh monitor, or just want the top framerate, stepping MFG up to 3x or 4x will deliver notably higher fps. These settings provide more flexibility to gamers, with more ways to customise the experience to prioritise framerate, image quality, and responsiveness.

Like before, going up the range to the Gigabyte NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti Gaming OC model can provide even better performance as this GPU will provide over 200 fps with the same 1440p Quality settings. Once again, for those seeking the highest framerate possible above all else, increasing to 4x Multi Frame Generation will see the framerate rise above 400 fps in most matches.

High-end: GeForce RTX 5080

The Gigabyte AORUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 MASTER is what you might want to look at for a no holds barred experience, unlocking enormous framerates in Battlefield 6 even at 4K resolution. This many pixels — eight million every time the screen refreshes — has traditionally been a problem for GPUs to keep up with, but it’s no problem for the RTX 5080. This particular Gigabyte model is one of their more premium offerings, with improved cooling and RGB lighting, perfect for those wanting a GPU with style to match its performance.

At 4K Ultra settings, DLSS 4 with 2x Multi Frame Generation and DLSS in its Quality mode, you can expect over 200 fps, a number which would have been a pipedream for 4K just a few years ago.

The RTX 5080 is capable of producing 120 fps or better, even without DLSS or Multi-Frame Generation on a 1440p ultrawide monitor at Ultra graphics settings, such is the power of its incredible rendering ability. Though, we still recommend enabling DLSS or DLAA, which produce a much crisper image over traditional antialiasing methods, which are prone to ghosting effects.

Top range: GeForce RTX 5090

Finally, the best of the best! Battlefield 6 on an NVIDIA Gigabyte AORUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU offers the best experience money can buy on the most powerful consumer graphics card to date. This particular model comes in black or ice, perfect for themed setups!

There really isn’t any need to compromise on graphics here, but if you’re looking to get a fairly balanced experience with NVIDIA’s tech offering, we’d recommend the Overkill preset, with DLSS set to Quality and Multi-Frame Generation on 2x. This will net you a healthy 200 fps, which when paired with Reflex will offer the smoothest and most responsive gameplay currently possible. With a card this powerful, you may even opt to enable DLAA instead of DLSS, resulting in the best visual fidelity available.

Gigabyte NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are the best way to play Battlefield 6 with smooth framerates and phenomenal graphical effects. Whether you’re Assault, Engineer, Support, or Recon, you’ll want to upgrade your PC’s graphics card to take advantage of these cutting-edge graphical technologies in this year’s premier online shooter.