Red Dead Redemption PC | Performance Optimization Guide + Optimized Settings

Red Dead Redemption 1 PC performance. Every Red Dead Redemption PC graphics setting tested + optimized settings for improved performance while retaining the game's intended visual presentation.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 INTRO
0:21 CPU PERFORMANCE
1:49 MAJOR PERFORMANCE BUG
2:15 SHADOW QUALITY
2:41 SHADOW SOFTNESS
3:25 SHADOW BLEND
3:59 ANISOTROPIC LEVEL
4:20 ANTI-ALIASING / UPSCALING METHOD
5:17 MOTION BLUR
5:44 GEOMETRY LEVEL OF DETAIL
6:16 TERRAIN LEVEL OF DETAIL
6:47 TREE LEVEL OF DETAIL
7:18 TREE DRAW DISTANCE
7:39 GRASS LEVEL OF DETAIL
9:03 OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
9:13 MAX VS OPTIMIZED SETTINGS (GPU PERFORMANCE)
9:49 MAX VS OPTIMIZED SETTINGS (CPU PERFORMANCE)

OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
SHADOW QUALITY: HIGH
SHADOW SOFTNESS: HIGH
SHADOW BLEND: DITHERED
ANISOTROPIC LEVEL: X16
ANTI-ALIASING / UPSCALING METHOD: DLAA OR FSR 3 NATIVE AA (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
MOTION BLUR: IMPROVED (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
GEOMETRY LEVEL OF DETAIL: 5/5
TERRAIN LEVEL OF DETAIL: 3/9
TREE LEVEL OF DETAIL: 3/4
TREE DRAW DISTANCE: 2/2
GRASS LEVEL OF DETAIL: 2/5
NOTE: LEVEL OF DETAIL SLIDERS START COUNT FROM 0 AS THE LOWEST OPTION

PC SPECS:
GPU: RTX 3060 12GB
CPU: R5 3600X
RAM: 32GB DDR4 3200Mhz
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX
OS: Windows 11
MONITOR: MSI G321Q 1440P 170HZ