FPS estimates
Black Mesa FPS
- 2020
- 88/100 · 557 ratings
- Action
- Adventure
- Indie
Black Mesa was released in 2020. No published benchmark of Black Mesa is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater as the minimum graphics card, an entry-level card by today's standards.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Black Mesa, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.
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 Ti330231–429
- RTX 4060263184–342
- RTX 3060212148–276
- Radeon RX 6600184129–239
- GTX 165010976–142
Cards that run Black Mesa 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≈191 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈203 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈290 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Black Mesa yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
- CPU
- 2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater
- RAM
- 6 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- 4 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater
- CPU
- 3.2 Quad Core Processor or Greater
- RAM
- 8 GB
Black Mesa FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Black Mesa 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 109 FPS. No published benchmark of Black Mesa at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Black Mesa?
- By our estimate it gets about 171 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 109 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Black Mesa?
- Steam lists 2 GB Dedicated Video Card or Greater graphics, 2.6 Dual Core Processor or Greater and 6 GB of RAM as the minimum.
