Elden Ring
FromSoftware · Bandai Namco · 2022
FromSoftware's open-world epic runs best in Frame Rate mode at a 60fps target on PS5 and Series X, with a locked 30fps Quality mode and optional ray tracing for players who prize image detail over responsiveness.
How it runs on each console
Performance modes are estimated from each console's power and the game's demand — deterministic, never guessed.
PlayStation
PlayStation 5 Pro
Flagship · 2TB SSD
PlayStation 5
Flagship · 1TB SSD
PlayStation 4 Pro
Budget · 1TB HDD
PlayStation 4
Budget · 500GB HDD
Xbox
Xbox Series X
Flagship · 1TB SSD
Xbox Series S
Standard · 512GB SSD
Xbox One X
Budget · 1TB HDD
Xbox One
Budget · 500GB HDD
About Elden Ring
On PS5 and Xbox Series X, Elden Ring offers a Frame Rate mode aiming for 60fps and a Quality mode locked to 30fps at a higher resolution. Frame Rate is the mode most players want for reaction-heavy combat, though the seamless open world can still dip below 60 in dense areas, heavy weather, and busy field encounters even on the strongest hardware — a display with VRR smooths those dips considerably and is the single biggest quality-of-life gain here. A later patch added ray-traced reflections and ambient occlusion, but ray tracing runs at a 30fps target, so treat it as a photo-mode and exploration option rather than a combat setting. Xbox Series S renders at a lower resolution to hold its frame target, and the last-gen PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions are capped at 30fps. There is no native PS5 Pro patch, but the base PS5 build benefits from Pro's extra headroom for a steadier 60. HDR is supported and worth calibrating for the Lands Between's bright skies and dim catacombs.
Best display & mode settings
- 1Pick Frame Rate mode for almost all play — the 60fps target makes dodging and parrying far more reliable than the 30fps Quality mode.
- 2If your TV or monitor supports VRR (HDMI 2.1 or FreeSync), enable it: it hides the open-world frame dips that Frame Rate mode can't fully avoid in the field.
- 3Reserve the ray tracing option for exploration and photo mode — it locks the game to 30fps, which hurts combat timing.
- 4Calibrate HDR from the in-game settings so bright exteriors don't clip and dark catacombs keep shadow detail; the Lands Between swings hard between the two.
- 5On Series S expect a lower resolution to sustain the frame target, and on last-gen PS4/Xbox One accept the 30fps cap — Frame Rate mode there is still the smoothest option available.
FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.