Escape from Tarkov - FPS and system requirements

Find out which graphics card you need to run Escape from Tarkov smoothly, and how many FPS popular processor and graphics card pairings give at 1080p, 1440p and 4K on “High” settings.

Escape from Tarkov is notorious for being processor-limited: even with a flagship graphics card, FPS is dictated by the CPU and RAM, especially on the “Streets” map.

Which graphics card do you need for Escape from Tarkov?

Shows the cheapest graphics card that reaches the target with a AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor on “High” settings; a dash means no card gets there. A weaker processor can hold back high FPS targets.

FHD - 1080pQHD - 1440pUHD - 2160p (4K)
60 FPS - smooth gameplayArc A770GeForce RTX 2070 SuperRadeon RX 6800 XT
144 FPS - for a 144 Hz monitor---
240 FPS - competitive esports---

FPS with popular configurations

ProcessorGraphics cardFHD - 1080pQHD - 1440pUHD - 2160p (4K)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600GeForce RTX 406075 FPS55 FPS20 FPS
Intel Core i5-12400FGeForce RTX 306065 FPS45 FPS30 FPS
AMD Ryzen 5 7600GeForce RTX 507095 FPS95 FPS60 FPS
Intel Core i5-14600KRadeon RX 9070 XT105 FPS105 FPS75 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3DGeForce RTX 5080125 FPS125 FPS90 FPS
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3DGeForce RTX 5090140 FPS140 FPS115 FPS

Other games

Figures are approximate - real FPS depends on the game scene, settings and drivers.