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Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure · 2011

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

This third-person dark fantasy Western RPG and sequel to The Witcher (2007), featuring multiple endings and branching narrative paths, follows the travels of Geralt of Rivia, wi...

Base FPS
115
CPU dependence
1.1×
VRAM base
6 GB

Developer: CD Projekt RED · Publisher: CD Projekt RED

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Workload profile
Balanced

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VRAM demand
Light (6 GB+)

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Base target
115 FPS

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Recommended Settings for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings

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Volumetric Quality
Medium

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Upscaling (DLSS / FSR)
Quality

Boosts effective 1% low fps and reduces GPU load.

Build Configuration

Algorithm

Resolution-scaled hardware vectors combined with per-game load offsets. Details on Methodology.

Estimated Game FPS
112FPS

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings · 1080p · realistic optimized settings.

Bottleneck Level
27%

Percentage of frames capped by the weaker component.

CPU-bound at 1080p

Intel Core i5-12400F can't keep NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super fully fed in The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Lower resolution amplifies the gap; a faster CPU would unlock frames.

Estimated System Load

CPU Load91%
GPU Load72%

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Suggested CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X

Rebalances your NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Super — pushes projected bottleneck under 8%.

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