Minimum | Low | ★ Best valueRecommended | High | Ultra | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Settings | Low | Medium | High | Ultra | Ultra |
| Performance | 1080p30 FPS | 1080p60 FPS | 1080p60 FPS | 1440p60 FPS | 4K60 FPS |
| GPU (NVIDIA) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 VRAM 6GB, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (Rev. 2.0) VRAM 6GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super VRAM 8GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti VRAM 8GB, AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT VRAM 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super VRAM 12GB | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 VRAM 16GB |
| GPU (AMD) | — | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT VRAM 8GB | — | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT VRAM 16GB | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT VRAM 16GB |
| CPU (Intel) | — | Intel Core i5-11400 | — | Intel Core i7-12700K | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| CPU (AMD) | Intel Core i5-10400, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 6 cores | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Intel Core i5-10600K, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6 cores | AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D |
| RAM | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB RAM | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Upscaling | Native | Native | Native | DLSS 4 / FSR 3.1 | DLSS 4 / FSR 4 |
| Frame Gen | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Ray Tracing | Off | Low | Medium | High | Ultra |
Disable ray tracing entirely and lock to 30fps with a frame limiter to ensure stability on GTX 1060 6GB; if you see stuttering, drop shadow quality from Medium to Low and reduce view distance slightly.
RTX 2070 Super handles 60fps at 1080p Medium comfortably—keep ray tracing at Low and enable FSR 3.1 Quality if you want headroom for future games without sacrificing visual clarity.
RTX 3060 Ti is the sweet spot for 1080p High with Medium ray tracing at locked 60fps; this tier gives you breathing room to enable contact shadows and keep textures at High without worrying about frame drops.
RTX 4070 Super at 1440p Ultra with High ray tracing hits 60fps native, but enable DLSS 4 Quality to unlock frame generation—this gives you visual headroom and future-proofs your setup for demanding 2026 releases.
RTX 5080 crushes 4K Ultra with DLSS 4 Quality at 60fps; enable Frame Generation for single-player story moments to push perceived smoothness to 120fps, but disable it if you play any PvP or action-heavy sections where input latency matters.
Storage
125 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Nioh 3 isn't designed for 120+ FPS—the game caps at 60fps on all platforms, and the souls-like genre doesn't benefit from extreme frame rates like competitive shooters do. If you're targeting 120fps out of habit, save your money; a 60fps locked experience at High settings is the actual goal here.
RTX 4070 Super (High tier, ~$600) is the best value—it crushes 1440p High with DLSS 4 Quality and Frame Gen enabled, giving you 60fps+ perceived smoothness for less than the RTX 5080's $999 price tag. AMD's RX 7800 XT is equally capable with FSR 3.1, though FSR 4 on the newer RX 9070 ($549) would be a better long-term investment.
GTX 1060 users should jump to RTX 5060 ($299) or RX 9060 XT ($349)—both are 3-4x faster and unlock DLSS 4/FSR 4 for future games. RTX 3060 Ti owners can skip this generation; the RTX 4070 Super offers only 30-40% uplift, so wait for RTX 5000 Super or jump straight to RTX 5070 Ti if you want 1440p 120fps in other games. RTX 4060 users should upgrade to RTX 5070 ($549) for meaningful 1440p headroom and DLSS 4 MFG access.
Nioh 3 is a moderately demanding souls-like that scales well across hardware tiers—it's GPU-heavy (ray tracing is the main knob to turn) but not CPU-intensive, making it friendly for older processors paired with newer cards. The 60fps cap means you don't need extreme hardware; a RTX 3060 Ti or RX 6700 XT hits the 1080p High sweet spot comfortably. Consoles shine here: PS5 Pro's Balanced mode (40fps PSSR 2.0) is arguably the best experience, while base PS5 and Series X trade blows in Performance mode. For handhelds, the Deck OLED at 40fps FSR 3.1 is surprisingly playable, though the Ally X and Legion Go 2 offer noticeably sharper upscaling with FSR 4 and longer battery life for the same perceived smoothness.
