Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Best PC Settings

Insomniac's Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has finally launched on PC, and players are eager to explore its gameplay, narrative, and performance. While the game's poor optimization garnered mixed reviews on Steam, there are different settings that can be tweaked to achieve a playable experience across a wide range of hardware.

Official art of Miles and Peter fighting Sandman.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2: 7 Things You Should Do As Soon As Possible

With Marvel's Spider-Man 2 getting its PC port, new players will want to make sure they do these things as soon as possible!

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By Matthew Barber

The developers didn't shy away from adding various display and graphical presets, so you would want to play with them to find your ideal balance between visuals and performance. At the very least, go through the options below to get a seamless web-slinging experience across New York City in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 for PC.

Best PC Settings For Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC settings preview

Marvel's Spider-Man 2’s system requirements on PC boast compatibility between low-end and top-tier hardware. Despite that, it suffered from poor optimization and bugs upon the official launch. Thankfully, the different display and graphics settings can be changed accordingly to obtain the best visual experience and performance.

Setting Type	Setting Name	Recommended option	Note
Display	Monitor	Native	-
	Window Mode	Fullscreen	Doesn't really affect the performance.
	Display Resolution	Native	-
	Aspect Ratio	Auto	-
	Refresh Rate	Native	-
	VSync	Off	Turning off this setting is recommended to avoid input lag.
	Nvidia Reflex Low Latency	On	Turning on the Nvidia Reflex Low Latency setting reduces latency from the GPU, increasing PC responsiveness.
	Brightness	According to preference	-
	Contrast	According to preference	-
	HDR	On (if available)	Improves visual clarity on monitors that support HDR.
	HDR Max Luminance	According to preference	-
	HDR Paper White	According to preference	-
	Frame Generation	Off	-
	Upscale Method	DLSS	Among all the upscaling options, DLSS yields the best performance with limited shimmering or visual distortion.
	Upscale Quality	Quality	Stick to Quality instead of Performance for the best visual experience.
	Dynamic Resolution Scaling	Off	This setting can be used to set a target frame rate, which is unnecessary.
Graphics	Texture Quality	Medium	Memory consumption will vary depending on this setting.
	Texture Filtering	16x Anisotropic	Tweaking this graphic option will affect texture quality and GPU performance.
	Shadow Quality	High	High shadow quality is recommended as it barely affects performance.
	Ambient Occlusion	SSAO	SSAO adds depth in the background without hindering the performance.
	Screen Space Reflections	High	Barely any noticeable difference between low and high.
	Raytracing Preset	Off	Avoid Ray Tracing altogether to prevent any performance dips.
	Ray-Traced Reflections
	Ray-Traced Interiors
	Ray-Traced Shadows
	Ray-Traced Ambient Occlusion
	DLSS Ray Reconstruction
	Level of Detail	Medium	These settings will affect the elements on screen. Most mid-range hardware should be able to handle Medium to High presets.
	Traffic Density	High
	Crowd Density	Medium
	Hair Quality	Medium
	Weather Particle Quality	Medium
	Depth of Field	Medium	This setting simulates the camera effect.
	Bloom	On	Bloom allows bright objects to appear brighter, adding realism to the lighting.
	Chromatic Aberration	Off	-
	Vignette	Off	-

The PC port developer, Nixxes Software, has rolled out a few hotfixes for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and they have acknowledged some of the issues related to frequent crashes and in-game frame drops. Hopefully, the upcoming patches will bring more optimization so that players can push out more performance on both low and mid-range hardwares.

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