Can a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop run Rust?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop handles Rust comfortably — roughly 112 FPS at 1080p and 70 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
High preset, upscaling off, paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D-class processor.
How the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop measures up
| Requirement | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop | Minimum | Recommended | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPU performance score | 49 | 13 | 27 | Recommended |
| Video memory | 16 GB | 4 GB | 12 GB | Recommended |
| Ray tracing | ✓ Supported | Game has no RT | N/A | |
| Upscaling | DLSS, FSR | DLSS, FSR | Available | |
Recommended settings
For 60 FPS at 1080p
Use the ultra preset. You already clear 60 FPS on high, so this leaves headroom for dips in busy scenes.
At 1440p
Comfortable — around 70 FPS on high.
At 4K
Around 40 FPS. Workable with upscaling on Performance mode.
Upscaling
Rust supports DLSS and FSR. Your card supports DLSS — Quality mode is the best first change you can make. Compare upscalers.
How other cards handle Rust
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p FPS | vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER | A | 115 | ▲ 3 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT | A | 115 | ▲ 3 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | B | 112 | ▼ 0 FPS | Compare |
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | B | 112 | ▼ 0 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | B | 107 | ▼ 5 FPS | Compare |
| AMD Radeon RX 6800 | B | 100 | ▼ 12 FPS | Compare |
Frequently asked questions
Can the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop run Rust?
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop handles Rust comfortably — roughly 112 FPS at 1080p and 70 FPS at 1440p on high settings.
What FPS will I get?
On high settings with upscaling off: roughly 112 FPS at 1080p, 70 FPS at 1440p and 40 FPS at 4K. These are modelled estimates — see our methodology.
What settings should I use?
Start at the ultra preset at 1080p. Then enable upscaling on Quality mode before lowering anything further.
Will my processor hold this back?
These figures assume a processor fast enough not to limit the card. If yours is older, run the bottleneck calculator — this title is unusually CPU-heavy, so it matters more than usual here.