Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was released on the 22nd of March for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This is a very demanding title, but it can be run on decently powered PCs. But if you are suffering from frame drops and are looking for a way to get some sort of FPS and performance boost in your gameplay, then just follow the instructions in this article.

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has a maximum frame rate capped at 60 fps, and 60 fps is what the developers intended for you. If you are capping out at something less than that, then hopefully, this easy step by step guide will help you get the most out of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Other than the fps, the overall gameplay with better graphics performance is also just a few tweaks away from you. So let’s get into it.

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How to improve Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’s the gameplay?

First, you need to ensure that your system has the recommended configuration, not just the minimum configuration. A minimum configuration will ensure that your PC can run the game, but to ensure gameplay that was intended by the developers, you need the recommended configuration. Let’s take a look at both the requirements to see if you need any sort of hardware upgrades.

Minimum Requirements:

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (All 64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-2100/AMD FX-6300 Memory: 4 GB of RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (2GB) /AMD Radeon HD 7950 (3GB) Free Storage: 25 GB of free storage space

Recommended Requirements:

OS: Windows 7/8/10 (All 64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K/AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Memory: 8 GB of RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB) /AMD Radeon RX 570 (4GB) Free Storage: 25 GB of free storage space

Tweaking the NVIDIA Control Panel:

If your PC has an NVIDIA GPU, then you can try changing the settings around it as mentioned below.

  • Open the NVIDIA Control Panel and go to “Manage 3D settings”. Now click on the tab “Program Settings” and find the program by the name Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and click on it.
  • Click on “Select the preferred graphics processor for this program” and choose the “High-performance NVIDIA processor” from the drop-down menu. This will ensure that every time you run the game, it uses the NVIDIA GPU, and not the integrated GPU of Intel.
  • For “Maximum pre-rendered frame,” set it at 1.
  • For “Monitor Technology,” select the option G-SYNC (if applicable).
  • For “Multi-Display/Mixed GPU Acceleration,” select the option “Single display performance mode.”
  • For “Power Management Mode,” select the option to “Prefer Maximum performance.”
  • Set “Texture filtering” to “Quality to performance.”
  • Disable Vertical Sync.
  • Enable Threaded Optimization.
  • For “Preferred Refresh Rate,” select the option “Highest available.”
  • Click on Apply and save the changes.
  • After that, click on the option “Adjust desktop size and position.”
  • Tick the box next to the option “Override the scaling mode set by games and programs” and click on Apply.

Optimizing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice settings:

  • Open up the game “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.”
  • Go to “Options” and then select “Graphics Options” from the list.
  • Select Fullscreen under “Screen Mode.”
  • Change the resolution of the game to the maximum value. It will probably be the resolution of your monitor.
  • For “Quality Settings,” select the option “High.”
  • Open up “Advanced settings”.
  • For “Texture Quality”, select the option “Max”.
  • Turn off Antialiasing Application.
  • Turn off SSAO.
  • For “Depth of Field”, choose the option “Max”.
  • For “Motion Blur”, choose the option “Max”.
  • For “Shadow Quality”, choose the option “Medium”.
  • For “Lighting Quality”, choose the option “Max”.
  • For “Effects Quality”, choose the option “Max”.
  • For “Volumetric Quality”, choose the option “Max”.
  • For “Reflection Quality”, choose the option “Medium”.
  • For “Water Surface Quality”, choose the option “Medium”.
  • For “Shader Quality”, choose the option “High”.

With these few tweaks, you can achieve optimum performance for your game. However, if you have a preference for certain aspects of the game, like Motion Blur, Shadow Quality, and so on, then you can change it to your liking. This is just the best configuration we can recommend you for the game.

Preventing Uploading Updates (Windows 10):

  • Click on the start button and choose Settings (the gear icon).
  • Go to Update and Security and choose the option Windows Update on the left side of the screen.
  • Click on Advanced Options, and there you will see a highlighted option, “Delivery Optimization.” Click on it.
  • Now turn the toggle off for “Allow downloads from other PCs. “

Optimizing Google Chrome:

If you use the google chrome browser, then you need to turn off “hardware acceleration” in chrome. To do that,

  • Open Google Chrome and go to settings.
  • Click on “Advanced.”
  • Inside this menu, turn off the toggle for “Use hardware acceleration when available.”
  • Close the google chrome and then launch it again. Check again if the switch is still turn off for hardware acceleration. Once you have ensured that it is still off, just quit google chrome.

Disable OneDrive:

Onedrive can sometimes use the network unnecessarily, and it can affect your Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’s the gameplay. Just right click on the Onedrive icon in the taskbar and choose the option Exit.

Clean Your TemporaryWindows Files:

  • Click on the windows search bar and enter ” %localappdata%.” Press Enter.
  • This will open up the local app data folder. Here, open up the folder “Temp.”
  • Select every file inside temp and press and hold Shift key + delete. When the prompt shows up, select yes to permanently deleting all the selected files.
  • If some files can’t be deleted, then just skip those. Also, don’t just delete the Temp folder directly. You need to open it up and empty whatever files lie inside.

Set the priority of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice to high:

  • First, launch the game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
  • Now press the Alt+Tab buttons. This will minimize the game and take you to a different window.
  • Right-click on the taskbar and select the option Task Manager.
  • Click on the “Details” tab.
  • Look for the .exe file for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
  • Right-click on it and set the priority to High.

So these are some changes you can do from your end to ensure that Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice can use the entire resources on your PC and provide an optimum gameplay experience. Comment down below if you have any queries regarding any of the methods explained above. And be sure to check out our other articles on iPhones, Androids, Games, and much more.