Planet Zoo 2 is cruising nicely after launch, but you might have encountered performance issues. It might not seem graphically intensive, but it actually is. That is, if you want to see your majestic creatures in their true forms within the enclosures.
In this guide, I will go through the best settings to apply for your game.
Best Planet Zoo 2 graphics settings
Here’s a quick rundown of my specifications.
- 32 GB of DDR4 RAM
- AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
- AMD Radeon 9060 XT 16 GB
My specifications are comfortably above the recommended requirements. For this guide, however, I have focused more on devices closer to the minimum required specs.
- Adapter: This must be your dedicated GPU.
- Resolution: This must match the native resolution of your monitor.
- VSync: Off
- Triple Buffering: Off
- Enable HDR: Off
- Preset: Custom
- Ray Traced Global Illumination: Off
- Ray Traced Reflections: Off
- Ray Traced Sun Shadows: Off
- Anti-Aliasing/Upscaling: Using Upscaling for this game is a must.
- Upscaler quality: Performance
- Frame Generation: Off
- Dynamic Resolution: Yes
- Dynamic Resolution Target Frame Rate: 60
- Shadows: Low
- Local Shadows: Off
- Volumetrics: Medium
- Screen Space Reflections: Off
- Caustics: Off
- Anisotropic Filtering: 4x
- Geometry Detail: Medium
- Foliage Detail: Medium
- Terrain Geometry: Low
- Water: Low
- Wind: Low
- Weather Effects: Low
- Motion Blur: Off
- Depth of Field: Low
- Chromatic Aberration: Off
The settings I have mentioned above should allow you to run your game seamlessly as long as you meet the minimum requirements. Graphics aside, Planet Zoo 2 is a sequel of epic proportions, and it’s also one of the best games that I have reviewed this year.
