
How Many FPS Does Dark Souls III Get with RTX 3070 Ti? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

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RTX 3070 Ti Specifications
These are the basic specs. The full RTX 3070 Ti page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Dark Souls III.
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Dark Souls III benchmark on RTX 3070 Ti: FPS by resolution and quality
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Dark Souls III FPS with a RTX 3070 Ti and a Intel Core i5-13400
| Quality | 1080p (Full HD) | 1440p (2K) | 4K (Ultra HD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 243FPS min 131Excellent | 195FPS min 114Excellent | 90FPS min 72Good |
| High | 316FPS min 170Excellent | 254FPS min 149Excellent | 116FPS min 93Good |
| Medium | 414FPS min 223Excellent | 332FPS min 194Excellent | 152FPS min 122Excellent |
| Low | 500FPS min 270Excellent | 430FPS min 252Excellent | 197FPS min 158Excellent |
| Bottleneck (estimated) | CPU 57% | CPU 49% | CPU 12% |
The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.
This one does matter: from the Intel Core i9-14900K downwards the processor becomes the brake on the RTX 3070 Ti. There is 6% between the slowest and fastest CPU in the table. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.
DLSS performance: FPS with AI upscaling
Upscaling renders Dark Souls III at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the RTX 3070 Ti with DLSS enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.
| Resolution | Native | DLSS Quality | DLSS Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1080p | 243 | 304 | 352 |
| 1440p | 195 | 263 | 322 |
| 4K | 90 | 131 | 167 |
About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The RTX 3070 Ti does have dedicated hardware for it, so you can turn it on in games that implement it. The FPS cost swings widely depending on how much ray tracing each title uses, and DLSS is exactly what people lean on to pay for it.
Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.
Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?
These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.
With that CPU, the RTX 3070 Ti has headroom to spare in Dark Souls III: the processor runs out before the graphics card does. A faster processor would gain you FPS; a stronger graphics card would barely help.
Is the RTX 3070 Ti Enough for Dark Souls III?
The RTX 3070 Ti delivers 243 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Dark Souls III. More than enough for 144Hz. You can comfortably play at 1440p.
At 1440p it gets 195 FPS and at 4K 90 FPS at Ultra quality.
This GPU is more than enough — you can play at 1440p or 4K comfortably
Want more FPS in Dark Souls III?
Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Dark Souls III with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.
RTX 3070 Ti or RTX 5060 Ti 8GB for Dark Souls III?
In Dark Souls III at 1080p Ultra, the RTX 3070 Ti gets 243 FPS and the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB 258 FPS. The RTX 5060 Ti 8GB is 6% ahead.
RTX 3070 Ti vs RTX 5060 Ti 8GB: which one is faster?Other GPUs for Dark Souls III
If none of these convinces you for Dark Souls III, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.
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