Measured FPS benchmarks
Dirt 3 FPS
- 2011
- 78/100 · 210 ratings
- Adventure
- Role-playing
Dirt 3 was released in 2011. We list 14 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 14 graphics cards. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 6 of 14 times.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Dirt 3, 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 580Ultra80.2Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6870Ultra53Notebookcheck
- GTX 470Ultra49.9Notebookcheck
- GTX 580MUltra44Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6970MUltra33.2Notebookcheck
- GTX 570MUltra32Notebookcheck
- GTX 560MUltra23Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6770MUltra17Notebookcheck
- Mobility Radeon HD 5650Ultra13.1Notebookcheck
- GT 555MUltra13Notebookcheck
- Intel HD 4000Ultra13Notebookcheck
- Intel HD 3000Ultra13Notebookcheck
- GT 550MUltra12.7Notebookcheck
- Radeon HD 6490MUltra9Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 580, averages 80 FPS; the slowest, Radeon HD 6490M, 9 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
6/14 within ±30% · median +28%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 14 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 580 | 1080p Ultra | 80.2 FPS | ≈88 FPS | +10% |
| GTX 470 | 1080p Ultra | 49.9 FPS | ≈65 FPS | +30% |
| Radeon HD 6970M | 1080p Ultra | 33.2 FPS | ≈50 FPS | +51% |
| Radeon HD 6870 | 1080p Ultra | 53 FPS | ≈49 FPS | -8% |
| GTX 570M | 1080p Ultra | 32 FPS | ≈43 FPS | +34% |
| GTX 580M | 1080p Ultra | 44 FPS | ≈42 FPS | -5% |
| GTX 560M | 1080p Ultra | 23 FPS | ≈32 FPS | +39% |
| Radeon HD 6770M | 1080p Ultra | 17 FPS | ≈25 FPS | +47% |
| GT 555M | 1080p Ultra | 13 FPS | ≈18 FPS | +38% |
| GT 550M | 1080p Ultra | 12.7 FPS | ≈16 FPS | +26% |
| Mobility Radeon HD 5650 | 1080p Ultra | 13.1 FPS | ≈13 FPS | -1% |
| Radeon HD 6490M | 1080p Ultra | 9 FPS | ≈12 FPS | +33% |
| Intel HD 4000 | 1080p Ultra | 13 FPS | ≈11 FPS | -15% |
| 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 3060322225–419
- Radeon RX 6600279195–363
- GTX 1650166116–216
Cards that run Dirt 3 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≈291 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈308 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Dirt 3 yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- CPU
- 1 Ghz or better
- RAM
- 1 GB
Recommended
- CPU
- 2 Ghz or better
- RAM
- 1 GB
Dirt 3 FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Dirt 3 at 1080p?
- In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 580 averages 80 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 Dirt 3?
- By our estimate it gets about 259 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 166 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
