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How many FPS will I get? The quick answer

With today’s most common gaming PC, an RTX 4060 or RTX 5060 with a 6-core CPU such as the Ryzen 5 7600, you can expect about 78 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077, 115 FPS in Fortnite and 271 FPS in Counter-Strike 2 at 1080p on high settings. Your own number depends on four things: your graphics card, your processor, the resolution and the graphics preset. Upscaling (DLSS, FSR or XeSS) and frame generation can then raise it a lot.

Use the FPS calculator above to get the number for your exact parts. It works out the FPS your graphics card can render and the FPS your processor can prepare, then shows the lower of the two, because that is the one you will actually see on screen.

How to use the FPS calculator

1. Type your game. The calculator covers 1,008 PC games. 50 of the most played games are calibrated with published benchmark results; the rest are estimated from their official Steam requirements.
2. Choose your CPU and graphics card. Desktop, laptop and integrated graphics (Intel Iris Xe, Arc 140V, Radeon 780M and 890M) are all in the lists. Not sure what you have? See how to check your PC parts and performance.
3. Set RAM, resolution and preset. Pick 1080p, 1440p, 3440×1440 ultrawide or 4K, and Low, Medium, High or Ultra.
4. Add upscaling, frame generation and ray tracing if you use them, and choose your monitor’s refresh rate (60 to 360 Hz).
5. Read the result. You get average FPS, 1% low FPS, frame time, what limits your FPS, a table for every preset and resolution, the best settings for your monitor, the upgrade that adds the most FPS and the FPS in every other game on your PC.

Every result can be shared: press “Copy link to this result” and the link opens the calculator with the same parts and settings.

What the FPS calculator results mean

Result	What it means	Why it matters
Average FPS	The mean number of frames your PC shows each second in a normal gameplay scene.	The headline number. 60 FPS feels smooth; competitive players aim for 144 FPS or more.
1% low FPS	The frame rate of the slowest 1% of frames.	Shows stutter. A game at 90 FPS average with 40 FPS lows feels worse than a steady 70.
Frame time	How many milliseconds each frame takes (1000 ÷ FPS).	16.7 ms = 60 FPS, 6.9 ms = 144 FPS. Lower is smoother.
What limits FPS	GPU-limited, CPU-limited or an engine FPS cap.	Tells you which upgrade or setting change will actually help.
GPU usage (est.)	How busy your graphics card is.	Under about 90% in a demanding game usually means the CPU is holding the GPU back.
VRAM check	Video memory the game needs at your settings vs what your card has.	Running out of VRAM causes stutter and blurry textures, even when average FPS looks fine.
Monitor fill	Your FPS as a share of your monitor’s refresh rate.	FPS above your refresh rate is not shown on screen, though it still lowers input lag a little.

Example: RTX 4060 + Ryzen 5 7600 FPS in popular games

Here is what the FPS calculator shows for one of the most popular budget gaming PCs: an RTX 4060 8GB, a Ryzen 5 7600 and 16 GB of RAM, at 1080p on the High preset with no upscaling.

Game	Average FPS	1% low FPS	Limited by
Cyberpunk 2077	78	61	GPU
Counter-Strike 2	271	211	GPU
Fortnite	115	90	GPU
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	80	63	GPU
Battlefield 6	90	70	GPU
ARC Raiders	98	77	GPU
Marvel Rivals	70	54	GPU
Black Myth: Wukong	53	42	GPU
Red Dead Redemption 2	78	61	GPU
Elden Ring	60	47	60 FPS engine cap
Valorant	369	288	GPU
Baldur’s Gate 3	98	71	GPU

Most of these games are GPU-limited on this PC, so lowering the preset or turning on DLSS adds FPS. Elden Ring is locked at 60 FPS by the game itself, so no hardware runs it faster without a mod.

Cyberpunk 2077 FPS at every preset and resolution (RTX 4060 + Ryzen 5 7600)

Preset	1080p	1440p	3440×1440	4K
Ultra	64	37	30	22
High	78	56	45	27
Medium	97	70	56	41
Low	121	86	69	50

This is the same grid the calculator draws for any game. Click a cell in the calculator to switch to that preset and resolution.

Cyberpunk 2077 FPS by graphics card

To show how the graphics card changes the result, here are the calculator’s Cyberpunk 2077 results for the GPUs people buy most in 2026, paired with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D so the CPU does not hold them back.

Graphics card	1080p High	1440p High	4K High
RTX 3060	68	49	29
RTX 4060	78	56	27
RTX 5060	90	64	31
RX 9060 XT 16GB	97	70	41
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	111	80	46
RTX 5070	143	102	59
RX 9070 XT 16GB	178	127	74
RTX 5070 Ti 16GB	171	122	71
RTX 5080 16GB	204	146	85
RTX 5090	205	205	131

For the full ranking of graphics cards, see our GPU benchmarks 2026 guide and our pick of the best graphics cards for gaming.

RTX 5070 FPS in popular games at 1080p, 1440p and 4K

The RTX 5070 was the most common graphics card in the Steam Hardware Survey for September 2026, at 5.86% of Steam users. With a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, here is what the calculator shows on the High preset:

Game	1080p avg / 1% low	1440p avg / 1% low	4K avg / 1% low
Cyberpunk 2077	143 / 111	102 / 79	59 / 46
Counter-Strike 2	495 / 356	354 / 276	206 / 161
Fortnite	210 / 164	150 / 117	88 / 68
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7	147 / 115	105 / 82	61 / 48
Battlefield 6	165 / 129	118 / 92	69 / 54
ARC Raiders	180 / 140	129 / 100	75 / 59
Marvel Rivals	128 / 99	91 / 71	53 / 41
Black Myth: Wukong	98 / 76	70 / 54	41 / 32
Red Dead Redemption 2	143 / 111	102 / 79	59 / 46
Elden Ring	60 / 43	60 / 47	59 / 46
Valorant	675 / 486	482 / 376	281 / 219
Baldur’s Gate 3	136 / 90	129 / 93	75 / 59

How many FPS is good for gaming?

FPS	How it feels	Good for
Under 30	Choppy, with visible stutter and slow controls	Not recommended for any game
30	Playable but not smooth	Slow story games, older consoles
60	Smooth	Most single-player games, 60 Hz monitors
90–120	Very smooth and responsive	Action games, 120 Hz screens and TVs
144–165	Fluid motion, low input lag	Competitive shooters on 144–165 Hz monitors
240+	Maximum smoothness and the lowest latency	Esports such as CS2, Valorant and Fortnite on 240–360 Hz monitors

A good target is FPS equal to your monitor’s refresh rate. That is why the calculator asks for your refresh rate and shows how much of it your PC can fill. If your FPS is far above the refresh rate, raise the graphics settings; if it is far below, see whether your monitor is the real limit.

How resolution changes your FPS

Higher resolutions have more pixels for the graphics card to draw. 1440p has 78% more pixels than 1080p, and 4K has four times as many. FPS does not drop in exact proportion, because some of the work per frame does not depend on resolution. In GPU-limited games you can expect:

• 1080p to 1440p: about 25–30% fewer FPS.
• 1080p to 3440×1440 ultrawide: about 40–45% fewer FPS.
• 1080p to 4K: about 55–60% fewer FPS.

If your result is CPU-limited, raising the resolution costs very little FPS, because the processor’s work stays the same. That is why fast graphics cards are often paired with 1440p or 4K monitors. 1080p is still the most common resolution on Steam (47.9% of users in September 2026), followed by 1440p (27.0%).

Graphics presets: Low vs Medium vs High vs Ultra FPS

On a GPU-limited system, going from High to Low typically adds 40–60% more FPS, Medium adds about 20–30%, and Ultra costs about 15–20% compared with High. The exact gap depends on the game: shadows, volumetric fog, screen-space reflections and draw distance are usually the most expensive settings. Texture quality costs little FPS as long as you have enough VRAM.

Lower presets also reduce the work for the CPU slightly (fewer objects and shorter draw distance), so they help a little in CPU-limited games too, but much less than in GPU-limited games.

How many FPS do DLSS, FSR and XeSS add?

Upscalers render the game at a lower resolution and rebuild a sharp image at your screen’s resolution. NVIDIA DLSS works on RTX cards, while AMD FSR and Intel XeSS work on most modern cards. The gain is biggest at high resolutions and in GPU-limited games:

Upscaling mode	1080p	1440p	4K
Off (native)	143	102	59
Quality	174	134	84
Balanced	185	145	92
Performance	202	163	107
Ultra Performance	205	198	137

Use Quality mode at 1440p and 4K for the best balance of image quality and speed. Performance mode makes most sense at 4K, where the internal resolution is still 1080p.

Frame generation: 2x, 3x, 4x and 6x explained

Frame generation inserts AI-generated frames between the frames your PC actually renders. DLSS Frame Generation (2x) runs on RTX 40 and RTX 50 cards, AMD FSR Frame Generation (2x) runs on most modern cards, and Multi Frame Generation (3x and 4x, plus 6x and a dynamic mode since DLSS 4.5) is only available on RTX 50 series cards.

Frame generation	FPS on the counter	Feels like (rendered FPS)
Off	134	134
2x	242	134
3x	343	134
4x	430	134
6x	591	134

The FPS counter goes up a lot, and motion looks smoother, but the game still responds to your mouse at the rendered frame rate, and frame generation adds a little extra delay. The calculator shows both numbers. For a good feel, get to a base of 50–60 FPS before turning frame generation on, and avoid it in competitive shooters.

How much FPS does ray tracing cost?

Ray tracing adds realistic lighting, shadows and reflections, but it is the most expensive setting in any game. The cost depends heavily on the graphics card generation, because newer cards have faster ray tracing hardware:

Graphics card	Ultra, ray tracing off	Ultra, ray tracing on	FPS kept
RTX 5070	83	53	64%
RTX 4070	71	42	59%
RTX 3070	46	25	54%
RX 9070 16GB	90	52	58%
RX 7800 XT 16GB	78	35	45%
RX 6800 XT 16GB	72	28	39%
Arc B580	48	24	50%

Some new games, such as Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and DOOM: The Dark Ages, always use ray tracing and will not start without a graphics card that supports it. The calculator flags this instead of showing a fake number.

Why VRAM matters for FPS

VRAM (video memory) holds the game’s textures and other data your graphics card needs right away. When a game needs more than your card has, data spills over to slower system RAM. Average FPS may only drop 10–20%, but the 1% lows collapse, so the game stutters and textures load in late.

8 GB cards, still the most common amount on Steam (26.7% of users), are now the limit in several new games at 1440p, on Ultra textures or with ray tracing. The calculator estimates how much VRAM each game needs at your settings and warns you before you run out. Lowering texture quality by one step is usually the fix.

CPU or GPU: what limits your FPS?

Every frame needs work from both chips. The processor runs the game logic, physics and AI and tells the graphics card what to draw; the graphics card then draws it. Your FPS is set by whichever is slower:

• GPU-limited (most common): the graphics card is near 100% busy. Lower settings, a lower resolution or upscaling add FPS. A faster GPU adds the most.
• CPU-limited: the graphics card is waiting for the processor. Lowering graphics settings barely helps. A faster CPU, especially one with a large cache such as AMD’s X3D chips, adds the most. This is common in esports games, large multiplayer matches, strategy and simulation games.
• Engine cap: the game itself limits FPS (for example Elden Ring at 60 FPS).

The calculator’s “Which upgrade gives more FPS” box compares a GPU upgrade with a CPU upgrade for your game. To check the balance between your parts across all games, use our PC bottleneck calculator, and see the gaming CPU benchmarks to compare processors.

FPS calculator for laptops

Laptop graphics cards share names with desktop cards but are slower, because they run on far less power. An RTX 4060 Laptop GPU is roughly 10–15% slower than a desktop RTX 4060, and the gap grows on thin laptops that limit the GPU to 60–80 W. The calculator has separate entries for laptop GPUs and integrated graphics:

Laptop graphics	Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p High)	Fortnite (1080p Medium)	CS2 (1080p Medium)
RTX 5090 Laptop	129	235	407
RTX 5070 Ti Laptop	109	201	407
RTX 5060 Laptop	76	140	330
RTX 4060 Laptop	74	137	322
RTX 4050 Laptop	53	120	282
RTX 3050 Laptop	28	82	193
Radeon 890M	21	63	149
Radeon 780M	17	50	119
Arc 140V	16	47	111

Keep your laptop plugged in and set to its performance mode while gaming. On battery, most gaming laptops cut GPU power by half or more. To see what your laptop can run at all, use the Can I Run It game checker.

How our FPS calculator works

We built this calculator to be open about how it gets its numbers, so you can judge how far to trust them.

• Two limits per game. For each game we estimate the FPS a graphics card can render and the FPS a processor can prepare. The lower one is your FPS, and it tells you whether you are GPU-limited or CPU-limited.
• Hardware scores. Every CPU and GPU uses the same gaming score as our bottleneck calculator. Graphics card speed is shaped on TechPowerUp’s relative-performance charts, and processor speed on CPU-limited game tests at 1080p.
• Benchmark-calibrated games. 50 of the most played games have calibration points taken from published review results (TechSpot, Tom’s Hardware and TechPowerUp test suites). For example, TechSpot measured 141 FPS for an RTX 3070 and 191 FPS for an RTX 4070 in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p Low, and the calculator gives results within about 5% of those figures.
• Other games. The other games use their official Steam requirements: the recommended specs are set to about 60 FPS on High at 1080p, and the minimum specs to about 30 FPS on Low.
• Settings. Resolution, presets, upscaling, frame generation and ray tracing use factors averaged from published tests. Ray tracing costs are set per GPU generation. Engine FPS caps (such as Elden Ring’s 60 FPS) are applied.
• 1% lows and VRAM. 1% lows are lower when a game is CPU-limited, short on VRAM or short on RAM, as review data shows. VRAM needs grow with resolution, preset, ray tracing and frame generation.

Accuracy: expect real results within about ±12% of the estimate in a typical scene. Results can be lower in the busiest areas of a game, with an old driver, with background apps, or on a laptop with a low power limit. The model and game list were last updated on October 19, 2026.

What this FPS calculator adds that most others leave out

• Average FPS and 1% lows for every game, not just one number
• A full preset × resolution table, including 3440×1440 ultrawide
• Every upscaling mode (Quality to Ultra Performance) and frame generation up to 6x, with the real “feels like” FPS
• Ray tracing cost per GPU generation, and a clear warning for games that require ray tracing
• A VRAM check for your settings
• Your monitor refresh rate and the best settings to match it
• Laptop GPUs and integrated graphics
• An upgrade comparison (GPU vs CPU) for each game
• FPS in all 1,008 games at once, sortable by FPS
• An open methodology and update date

How to check your real FPS in a game

• Steam: Settings → In Game → In-game FPS counter. Pick a corner of the screen.
• NVIDIA app: press Alt+R to open the performance overlay with FPS, GPU usage and latency.
• AMD Software (Adrenalin): press Ctrl+Shift+O to show the metrics overlay.
• Windows Game Bar: press Win+G and open the Performance widget.
• MSI Afterburner with RivaTuner: shows FPS, 1% lows, frame time and CPU/GPU usage in any game.

Compare your real FPS with the calculator. If it is much lower, check GPU usage: under about 90% points to a CPU limit or a background app. For a full walkthrough, read how to monitor PC performance while gaming.

How to get more FPS

• Update your graphics driver. New drivers often add FPS in recent games. See how to update GPU drivers.
• Turn on upscaling (DLSS, FSR or XeSS Quality). It is the biggest free FPS boost in GPU-limited games.
• Lower the most expensive settings first: shadows, volumetric fog and lighting, reflections and ray tracing.
• Run RAM in dual channel with XMP or EXPO turned on. It can add 10–20% FPS in CPU-limited games; read how RAM speed affects FPS.
• Close background apps such as browsers and launchers, and use your laptop’s performance mode.
• Fix stutter, not just average FPS: see why a high-end PC still stutters and how to fix a bottleneck without upgrading.

Frequently asked questions

What is an FPS calculator?

An FPS calculator estimates how many frames per second a PC will get in a game from its processor, graphics card, RAM, resolution and graphics settings. This one covers 1,008 games and shows average FPS, 1% lows, what limits your FPS and the best settings for your monitor.

How many FPS will I get in a game?

Pick your CPU, graphics card, RAM and game in the FPS calculator at the top of this page. It shows your average FPS and 1% low FPS for your resolution and preset, plus a table for every other preset and resolution. For example, an RTX 4060 with a Ryzen 5 7600 gets about 78 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 at 1080p High.

How accurate is the FPS calculator?

In a typical gameplay scene, real results usually land within about ±12% of the estimate. The 50 benchmark-calibrated games are the most accurate. Results can be lower in the busiest parts of a game, with old drivers, with background apps open or on laptops with low power limits.

Is 60 FPS good for gaming?

60 FPS is smooth and is a good target for most single-player games and 60 Hz monitors. For fast shooters and high refresh rate monitors, aim for 120–144 FPS or more. Under 30 FPS feels choppy.

Does the CPU or GPU affect FPS more?

In most games at 1440p and 4K, the graphics card affects FPS more. At 1080p, in esports games and in large multiplayer, strategy or simulation games, the processor often sets the limit. The calculator tells you which one limits each game on your PC.

Does RAM increase FPS?

Having enough RAM matters more than speed. Below a game’s required amount, FPS and especially 1% lows drop sharply. 16 GB is enough for most games today and 32 GB helps in the newest ones. Faster dual-channel RAM can add 10–20% in CPU-limited games.

How much FPS does DLSS or FSR add?

Upscaling in Quality mode usually adds 20–45% FPS in GPU-limited games, and Performance mode 40–80%, with the biggest gains at 1440p and 4K. It adds little when your PC is CPU-limited.

Does frame generation increase real FPS?

Frame generation raises the FPS counter and makes motion look smoother, but the game still responds at the rendered frame rate and adds a little input delay. The calculator shows both the counter FPS and the rendered FPS so you can see the difference.

How much FPS do I lose with ray tracing?

Ray tracing usually costs 35–45% of your FPS on RTX 40 and RTX 50 cards, around 45% on RTX 30 cards, and 55–60% or more on older AMD RX 6000 and RX 7000 cards. Upscaling is the usual way to win that FPS back.

Can I use the FPS calculator for a laptop?

Yes. Pick the laptop version of your graphics card (for example RTX 4060 Laptop) and your laptop processor. Integrated graphics such as Radeon 780M, Radeon 890M, Arc 140V and Intel Iris Xe are included too. Thin laptops with low power limits may score up to 20% lower.

Why is my real FPS lower than the calculator?

The most common causes are an old graphics driver, RAM running in single channel or without XMP/EXPO, background apps, a laptop on battery or in quiet mode, high temperatures, or a very busy scene. Check GPU usage: if it is well under 90%, something other than the graphics card is holding FPS back.

Is the FPS calculator free?

Yes. It is free, runs in your browser and needs no download, account or hardware scan.

Sources

• Steam Hardware & Software Survey, September 2026 (resolution, GPU, RAM and VRAM shares)
• TechSpot, “Nvidia GeForce RTX 70 series” generational comparison (Cyberpunk 2077, Call of Duty, Shadow of the Tomb Raider results)
• Tom’s Hardware, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition review (RTX 5070 vs RTX 4070 averages)
• TechPowerUp GPU database, relative performance charts
• NVIDIA, DLSS 4.5 Multi Frame Generation and Dynamic Multi Frame Generation announcement
• Official system requirements from each game’s Steam store page