Here are the best settings for you to use on your RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti in The Last of Us 2 Remastered PC game.
2020’s Ampere midrange GPUs are starting to feel more like entry-level options in 2025. The RTX 3060 (12GB) still holds up reasonably well, but the RTX 3060 Ti struggles to keep up in comparison. Despite being faster, its 8GB VRAM limit can bottleneck while playing The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered.
The good news is that you can still run the game at 1440p with both cards. Just enable DLSS and apply selective tuning—especially to demanding settings like shadows, textures, and volumetric effects. We’ve optimized the settings below to balance image quality and performance, specifically for GPUs with 8–12GB of VRAM.
Note: You can fine-tune these if you want to. Enabling DLSS 4 (over the 3.7 version) via the app will introduce a bigger hit to performance, so you should select at least the performance mode. Also, these settings apply even if you are in 1080p; in that case, you can turn off DLSS or even turn up shadows.
CPU Requirements for The Last of Us 2 Remastered PC
Despite the requirements mentioned by the developers, real-world experience seems to favor CPUs with higher multi-threading performance. This is apparent due to the game’s high draw call nature in forest, mountains, and ice biome areas. Even pairing a 3060 Ti or a 3060 will require you to have at least a 13th Gen Intel CPU (e.g., 13400F, 12600KF, or 13500) or a Ryzen 5 5600/5600X-tier AMD CPU.
Best Settings for RTX 3060 and 3060 Ti In The Last of Us 2 Remastered
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