Dead by Daylight on GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU is well above Dead by Daylight's recommended spec. We estimate 300+ fps at 1080p high (range 300+, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~264 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 12 GB of video memory covers the 4 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset1080p1440p4K
low300+300+269
medium300+300+206
high300+264158
ultra300+211127
Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

  • 60 fps at 1080p: ultra preset
  • 60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
  • 144 fps at 1080p: ultra preset

NVIDIA RTX card: turn on DLSS in quality mode before dropping the preset; FSR and XeSS also work if the game lacks DLSS.

What limits performance

  • Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU back.
  • Processor needed for 300+ fps: Ryzen 9 5950X or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
  • With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 300+.

Video memory

  • GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU: 12 GB
  • Minimum spec: 1 GB (+11 GB headroom)
  • Recommended spec: 4 GB (+8 GB headroom)

Dead by Daylight on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card1080p1440pvs GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU
GeForce GTX 16508660-77%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB12084-68%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB180126-52%
Radeon RX 6600197138-48%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB214150-43%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU223156-41%
Radeon RX 7600249174-34%
GeForce RTX 4060253177-33%
GeForce RTX 3070296207-22%
GeForce RTX 4070300+261-1%
GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU300+264
Radeon RX 7800 XT300+291+10%
GeForce RTX 5070300+300+14%
Radeon RX 9070 XT300+300++48%
GeForce RTX 4080300+300++53%
GeForce RTX 5090300+300++144%

Dead by Daylight on other hardware

More about the GeForce RTX 4080 Laptop GPU

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