Metro Exodus SA build in South Africa

Metro Exodus, especially the Enhanced Edition with mandatory ray tracing, is genuinely demanding, so an SA build needs a capable RTX GPU to hit its Extreme preset at smooth frame rates.

Quick Answer

For Metro Exodus at 1440p, a R25,000 SA build with a Ryzen 5 7600 and an RTX 4070 holds 80-110 fps at the Extreme preset with ray tracing and DLSS. The Enhanced Edition requires a ray-tracing-capable RTX or RX card.

Why Metro Exodus Is Demanding

The Enhanced Edition bakes ray-traced global illumination into the engine, so even mid settings need an RTX 4060 or better. The Extreme preset with full ray tracing is heavy; DLSS is essentially required to hold high frame rates. This is one of the more demanding titles in the build-guide list.

Three SA Build Tiers

Entry (R15,000): Ryzen 5 7600 plus RTX 4060 (8GB) runs Metro Exodus at 1080p Ultra ray tracing 60-80 fps with DLSS. Mid (R25,000): Ryzen 5 7600 plus RTX 4070 holds 1440p Extreme 80-110 fps with DLSS. High (R40,000): Ryzen 7 7800X3D plus RTX 4070 Ti Super reaches 4K Extreme 70-90 fps with DLSS.

FPS Targets By Tier

At 1080p the RTX 4060 manages 60-80 fps at the Extreme preset with DLSS Quality. The RTX 4070 lifts 1440p Extreme to 80-110 fps. For 4K Extreme, the RTX 4070 Ti Super or higher is needed to hold 70-90 fps. Always enable DLSS for these ray-traced presets.

FAQ

What GPU runs Metro Exodus at 1440p Extreme?

An RTX 4070 holds 80-110 fps at the 1440p Extreme preset with ray tracing and DLSS enabled, making it the value pick for the Enhanced Edition.

Does Metro Exodus Enhanced need ray tracing hardware?

Yes. The Enhanced Edition bakes in ray-traced global illumination, so it requires an RTX or ray-tracing-capable RX card to run at all.

Should I enable DLSS in Metro Exodus?

Yes, on the ray-traced presets. DLSS Quality recovers significant frame rate with minimal image loss, which is what makes Extreme playable at high refresh.