Quick Answer

A RTX 4070 SUPER hits 144fps in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at 4K once you lean on upscaling and trim a couple of heavy effects. Set the upscaler to Quality at 4K, keep textures high, and drop shadows and volumetrics one notch to lock the 144fps target.

The 144fps Recipe At 4K

To hold 144fps at 4K on a RTX 4070 SUPER, start with Performance or Balanced upscaling (DLSS or FSR depending on the card) and the preset at High rather than the top tier. The biggest framerate wins in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 come from shadow quality, volumetric fog and screen-space reflections, so set those to Medium-High first. Texture quality can stay maxed because the RTX 4070 SUPER has the VRAM for it at 4K, and that is where most of the visual sharpness lives anyway.

Where To Spend And Where To Save

Keep ambient occlusion, anisotropic filtering at 16x, and texture detail high; they barely cost frames but carry the image. Pull post-processing effects like motion blur and chromatic aberration to taste, and cap the framerate slightly above 144fps so frame pacing stays smooth on a matching high-refresh panel. A RTX 4070 SUPER (around R15,500 at Evetech) has the grunt for this once the heaviest effects are dialled in.

Pairing The RTX 4070 SUPER For SA Buyers

For a clean 144fps experience at 4K, pair the RTX 4070 SUPER with a CPU that will not bottleneck it (a current Ryzen 5 or Core i5 class chip) and a monitor whose refresh rate matches your 144fps target. Most SA gamers chasing 144fps will want a 4K 144Hz panel so the extra frames are visible rather than wasted.

FAQ

Can a RTX 4070 SUPER run Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 at 144fps at 4K?

Yes. With Performance or Balanced upscaling and shadows and volumetrics set to Medium-High, a RTX 4070 SUPER sustains 144fps at 4K in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Native max settings will fall short of that target.

Which settings should I lower first in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?

Drop shadow quality, volumetric fog and screen-space reflections first. They are the heaviest effects and cutting them one notch recovers the most frames with little visible loss.

Is upscaling worth using in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?

Absolutely. DLSS or FSR Quality mode is the single biggest lever for hitting 144fps at 4K on a RTX 4070 SUPER, and at 4K the image stays sharp.

TIP

Obscur: Expedition 33 set the upscaler to Performance or Balanced and shadows to Medium-High first to lock 144fps on a RTX 4070 SUPER.