Measured FPS benchmarks
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 FPS
- 2009
- 79/100 · 141 ratings
- Racing
- Sport
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 was released in 2009. We list 22 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 22 graphics cards. Steam lists Nvidia GeForce 6800 as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 8 of 22 times.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Colin McRae: Dirt 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 580Ultra101.2Notebookcheck
- GTX 470Ultra85Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6870Ultra77.3Notebookcheck
- GTX 485MUltra70Notebookcheck
- GTX 570MUltra55.7Notebookcheck
- GTX 470MUltra54Notebookcheck
- GTX 580MUltra53.3Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6970MUltra49Notebookcheck
- GTX 560MUltra45Notebookcheck
- GTX 460MUltra42Notebookcheck
- GTX 260MUltra35.3Notebookcheck
- GTX 285MUltra32.9Notebookcheck
- GT 445MUltra31.4Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5870Ultra31Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 4870Ultra29.5Notebookcheck
- GTS 360MUltra27.8Notebookcheck
- GT 555MUltra26Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5850Ultra23Notebookcheck
- GT 435MUltra21.2Notebookcheck
- GT 425MUltra20Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5650Ultra14Notebookcheck
- Intel HD 3000Ultra13Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 580, averages 101 FPS; the slowest, Intel HD 3000, 13 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
8/22 within ±30% · median -25%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 22 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 580 | 1080p Ultra | 101.2 FPS | ≈89 FPS | -12% |
| GTX 470 | 1080p Ultra | 85 FPS | ≈65 FPS | -24% |
| GTX 485M | 1080p Ultra | 70 FPS | ≈52 FPS | -26% |
| Radeon HD 6970M | 1080p Ultra | 49 FPS | ≈50 FPS | +2% |
| Radeon HD 6870 | 1080p Ultra | 77.3 FPS | ≈49 FPS | -37% |
| GTX 470M | 1080p Ultra | 54 FPS | ≈44 FPS | -19% |
| GTX 570M | 1080p Ultra | 55.7 FPS | ≈43 FPS | -23% |
| GTX 580M | 1080p Ultra | 53.3 FPS | ≈43 FPS | -19% |
| GTX 560M | 1080p Ultra | 45 FPS | ≈32 FPS | -29% |
| GTX 460M | 1080p Ultra | 42 FPS | ≈30 FPS | -29% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5870 | 1080p Ultra | 31 FPS | ≈28 FPS | -10% |
| GT 445M | 1080p Ultra | 31.4 FPS | ≈22 FPS | -30% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5850 | 1080p Ultra | 23 FPS | ≈21 FPS | -9% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 4870 | 1080p Ultra | 29.5 FPS | ≈20 FPS | -32% |
| GT 555M | 1080p Ultra | 26 FPS | ≈18 FPS | -31% |
| GTS 360M | 1080p Ultra | 27.8 FPS | ≈18 FPS | -35% |
| GTX 285M | 1080p Ultra | 32.9 FPS | ≈17 FPS | -48% |
| GT 435M | 1080p Ultra | 21.2 FPS | ≈16 FPS | -25% |
| GT 425M | 1080p Ultra | 20 FPS | ≈15 FPS | -25% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5650 | 1080p Ultra | 14 FPS | ≈14 FPS | 0% |
| GTX 260M | 1080p Ultra | 35.3 FPS | ≈12 FPS | -66% |
| Intel HD 3000 | 1080p Ultra | 13 FPS | ≈9 FPS | -31% |
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 3060324227–421
- Radeon RX 6600281197–365
- GTX 1650167117–217
Cards that run Colin McRae: Dirt 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≈292 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈310 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Colin McRae: Dirt 2 yet.
System requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce 6800
- CPU
- Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz
- RAM
- 1 GB
Colin McRae: Dirt 2 FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Colin McRae: Dirt 2 at 1080p?
- In a published test (Notebookcheck) the Radeon HD 6870 averages 77 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 Colin McRae: Dirt 2?
- By our estimate it gets about 261 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 167 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Colin McRae: Dirt 2?
- Steam lists Nvidia GeForce 6800 graphics, Intel Pentium D 3.0 GHz and 1 GB of RAM as the minimum.
