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Cave Story FPS

  • 2004
  • 84/100 · 134 ratings
  • Shooter
  • Platform
  • Adventure
  • Indie
Estimates only · ±30%
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Cave Story was released in 2004. No published benchmark of Cave Story is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Cave Story, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.

No measured data yet. We have not found a published benchmark of Cave Story with a source we can link. The figures below come from our model and carry a ±30% band. How the estimate works.

Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs

Estimate ±30%

Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.

  1. RTX 4090360model max
  2. RTX 5070 Ti360model max
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
  4. RTX 4070360model max
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
  6. RTX 4060 Ti360model max
  7. RTX 4060360model max
  8. RTX 3060360model max
  9. Radeon RX 6600360model max
  10. GTX 1650360model max

Cards that run Cave Story at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

Current cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).

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Player reports

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System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
CPU
2.4 GHz Dual Core
RAM
2 GB

Cave Story FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Cave Story 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 360 FPS. No published benchmark of Cave Story at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run Cave Story?
By our estimate it gets about 360 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 360 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Cave Story?
Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card graphics, 2.4 GHz Dual Core and 2 GB of RAM as the minimum.

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