Measured FPS benchmarks
Arma 2 FPS
- 2009
- 75/100 · 74 ratings
- Action
- Simulation
- Strategy
Arma 2 was released in 2009. We list 5 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 5 graphics cards. Steam lists GPU (Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 2 of 5 times.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Arma 2, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.
Measured results
Published · with sources60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.
- GTX 580Ultra43Notebookcheck
- GTX 580MUltra43Notebookcheck
- GTX 470Ultra39Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6870Ultra38Notebookcheck
- Intel HD 3000Ultra3Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 580, averages 43 FPS; the slowest, Intel HD 3000, 3 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
2/5 within ±30% · median +64%Each dot is one published result: how far our model's figure for the same card and setting was from it. The shaded band is ±30%.
All 5 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 580 | 1080p Ultra | 43 FPS | ≈86 FPS | +100% |
| GTX 470 | 1080p Ultra | 39 FPS | ≈64 FPS | +64% |
| Radeon HD 6870 | 1080p Ultra | 38 FPS | ≈48 FPS | +26% |
| GTX 580M | 1080p Ultra | 43 FPS | ≈41 FPS | -5% |
| Intel HD 3000 | 1080p Ultra | 3 FPS | ≈9 FPS | +200% |
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 4090360model max
- RTX 5070 Ti360model max
- Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
- RTX 4070360model max
- Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
- RTX 4060 Ti360model max
- RTX 4060360model max
- RTX 3060315221–410
- Radeon RX 6600273191–355
- GTX 1650162113–211
Cards that run Arma 2 at 60+ FPS
1080p High · cheapest firstCurrent cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).
- Intel Arc B580launch price $249≈284 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈301 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Arma 2 yet.
System requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- GPU (Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM
- CPU
- Dual Core CPU (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ or faster)
- RAM
- 1 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- Fast GPU (Nvidia Geforce 8800GT or ATI Radeon 4850 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 512 or more MB VRAM
- CPU
- Quad Core CPU or fast Dual Core CPU (Intel Core 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or faster)
- RAM
- 2 GB
Arma 2 FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Arma 2 at 1080p?
- By our estimate (±30%), the GTX 1650 is the least powerful of our 10 reference cards to reach 60 FPS at 1080p High, at about 162 FPS. No published benchmark of Arma 2 at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Arma 2?
- By our estimate it gets about 253 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 162 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Arma 2?
- Steam lists GPU (Nvidia Geforce 7800 / ATI Radeon 1800 or faster) with Shader Model 3 and 256 MB VRAM graphics, Dual Core CPU (Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz, Intel Core 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 3200+ or faster) and 1 GB of RAM as the minimum.
