
FPS estimates
Dear Esther FPS
- 2012
- 72/100 · 182 ratings
- Adventure
- Casual
- Indie
Dear Esther was released in 2012. No published benchmark of Dear Esther is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or be… 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 Dear Esther, 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 Ti353247–459
- RTX 4060281197–365
- RTX 3060227159–295
- Radeon RX 6600197138–256
- GTX 165011782–152
Cards that run Dear Esther 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≈205 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈217 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈310 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Dear Esther yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better (Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphics chipsets not yet supported)
- CPU
- Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz or higher
- RAM
- 1 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 8800, ATI Radeon 2900 pro or better (Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphic chipsets not supported)
- CPU
- Quad core 2.4GHz or higher
- RAM
- 1 GB
Dear Esther FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Dear Esther 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 117 FPS. No published benchmark of Dear Esther at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Dear Esther?
- By our estimate it gets about 183 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 117 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Dear Esther?
- Steam lists DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better… graphics, Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz or higher and 1 GB of RAM as the minimum.












