
Measured FPS benchmarks
Batman: Arkham City FPS
- 2011
- 88/100 · 2,702 ratings
- Capped at 60 FPS
- Action
- Adventure
Batman: Arkham City was released in 2011. We list 9 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 9 graphics cards. Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 3 of 9 times.
Frame rate cap: 60 FPS. Batman: Arkham City limits the frame rate to 60 FPS by default, so no graphics card shows more than that. Our estimates stop at 60 FPS too.
Measured results
Published · with sources60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.
- Radeon HD 6870Ultra57Notebookcheck
- GTX 470Ultra51Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6970MUltra35Notebookcheck
- GTX 580MUltra34Notebookcheck
- GTX 560MUltra21Notebookcheck
- GT 555MUltra13Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6770MUltra8Notebookcheck
- Intel HD 4000Ultra8Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5650Ultra5Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, Radeon HD 6870, averages 57 FPS; the slowest, Mobility Radeon HD 5650, 5 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
3/9 within ±30% · median +38%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 9 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 470 | 1080p Ultra | 51 FPS | ≈60 FPS | +18% |
| Radeon HD 6970M | 1080p Ultra | 35 FPS | ≈49 FPS | +40% |
| Radeon HD 6870 | 1080p Ultra | 57 FPS | ≈48 FPS | -16% |
| GTX 580M | 1080p Ultra | 34 FPS | ≈42 FPS | +24% |
| GTX 560M | 1080p Ultra | 21 FPS | ≈31 FPS | +48% |
| Radeon HD 6770M | 1080p Ultra | 8 FPS | ≈25 FPS | +213% |
| GT 555M | 1080p Ultra | 13 FPS | ≈18 FPS | +38% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5650 | 1080p Ultra | 5 FPS | ≈13 FPS | +160% |
| Intel HD 4000 | 1080p Ultra | 8 FPS | ≈11 FPS | +38% |
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 409060game cap
- RTX 5070 Ti60game cap
- Radeon RX 9070 XT60game cap
- RTX 407060game cap
- Radeon RX 7800 XT60game cap
- RTX 4060 Ti60game cap
- RTX 406060game cap
- RTX 306060game cap
- Radeon RX 660060game cap
- GTX 165060game cap
Cards that run Batman: Arkham City 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≈60 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈60 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈60 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Batman: Arkham City yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+
- RAM
- 2 GB
Batman: Arkham City FPS questions
- Does Batman: Arkham City have an FPS cap?
- Yes. Batman: Arkham City caps the frame rate at 60 FPS by default, so a faster graphics card will not show more than 60 FPS.
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Batman: Arkham City 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 60 FPS. No published benchmark of Batman: Arkham City at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Batman: Arkham City?
- By our estimate it gets about 60 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 60 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Batman: Arkham City?
- Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card graphics, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 4800+ and 2 GB of RAM as the minimum.












