Measured FPS benchmarks
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 FPS
- 2010
- 81/100 · 655 ratings
- Action
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was released in 2010. We list 24 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 24 graphics cards. Steam lists 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900) as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 19 of 24 times.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Battlefield: Bad Company 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 580Ultra106Notebookcheck
- GTX 470Ultra73Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6870Ultra69Notebookcheck
- GTX 580MUltra54Notebookcheck
- GTX 485MUltra52Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6970MUltra49Notebookcheck
- GTX 570MUltra40.1Notebookcheck
- GTX 470MUltra37Notebookcheck
- GTX 560MUltra34Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870Ultra32Notebookcheck
- GTX 460MUltra30Notebookcheck
- GTX 285MUltra26Notebookcheck
- GTX 260MUltra23.2Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5850Ultra22Notebookcheck
- GTS 360MUltra21.6Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6770MUltra21.3Notebookcheck
- GT 445MUltra21.1Notebookcheck
- GT 555MUltra21Notebookcheck
- GT 550MUltra16Notebookcheck
- GT 435MUltra14.5Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5650Ultra14Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6490MUltra13.7Notebookcheck
- GT 425MUltra13Notebookcheck
- Intel HD 3000Ultra6Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 580, averages 106 FPS; the slowest, Intel HD 3000, 6 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
19/24 within ±30% · median -8%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 24 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 580 | 1080p Ultra | 106 FPS | ≈85 FPS | -20% |
| GTX 470 | 1080p Ultra | 73 FPS | ≈63 FPS | -14% |
| GTX 485M | 1080p Ultra | 52 FPS | ≈50 FPS | -4% |
| Radeon HD 6970M | 1080p Ultra | 49 FPS | ≈48 FPS | -2% |
| Radeon HD 6870 | 1080p Ultra | 69 FPS | ≈47 FPS | -32% |
| GTX 470M | 1080p Ultra | 37 FPS | ≈43 FPS | +16% |
| GTX 570M | 1080p Ultra | 40.1 FPS | ≈41 FPS | +2% |
| GTX 580M | 1080p Ultra | 54 FPS | ≈41 FPS | -24% |
| GTX 560M | 1080p Ultra | 34 FPS | ≈31 FPS | -9% |
| GTX 460M | 1080p Ultra | 30 FPS | ≈29 FPS | -3% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5870 | 1080p Ultra | 32 FPS | ≈27 FPS | -16% |
| Radeon HD 6770M | 1080p Ultra | 21.3 FPS | ≈24 FPS | +13% |
| GT 445M | 1080p Ultra | 21.1 FPS | ≈21 FPS | 0% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5850 | 1080p Ultra | 22 FPS | ≈20 FPS | -9% |
| GT 555M | 1080p Ultra | 21 FPS | ≈18 FPS | -14% |
| GTS 360M | 1080p Ultra | 21.6 FPS | ≈17 FPS | -21% |
| GTX 285M | 1080p Ultra | 26 FPS | ≈16 FPS | -38% |
| GT 550M | 1080p Ultra | 16 FPS | ≈16 FPS | 0% |
| GT 435M | 1080p Ultra | 14.5 FPS | ≈15 FPS | +3% |
| GT 425M | 1080p Ultra | 13 FPS | ≈14 FPS | +8% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5650 | 1080p Ultra | 14 FPS | ≈13 FPS | -7% |
| GTX 260M | 1080p Ultra | 23.2 FPS | ≈12 FPS | -48% |
| Radeon HD 6490M | 1080p Ultra | 13.7 FPS | ≈12 FPS | -12% |
| Intel HD 3000 | 1080p Ultra | 6 FPS | ≈9 FPS | +50% |
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 3060312218–406
- Radeon RX 6600270189–351
- GTX 1650161113–209
Cards that run Battlefield: Bad Company 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≈282 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈299 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Battlefield: Bad Company 2 yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900)
- CPU
- Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz
- RAM
- 2 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- 512 MB Video Card (GeForce GTX 260/ ATI Radeon 4870)
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Quad or higher
- RAM
- 2 GB
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Battlefield: Bad Company 2 at 1080p?
- In a published test (Notebookcheck) the Radeon HD 6870 averages 69 FPS at 1080p Ultra: the least powerful card in our data with a 60+ FPS result at 1080p High or Ultra.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
- By our estimate it gets about 251 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 161 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
- Steam lists 256 MB Video Card (GeForce 7800 GT / ATI X1900) graphics, Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHz and 2 GB of RAM as the minimum.
