Measured FPS benchmarks
Fallout 4 FPS
- 2015
- 80/100 · 1,747 ratings
- Capped at 60 FPS
- Role-playing
Fallout 4 was released in 2015. We list 5 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 4 graphics cards. Steam lists NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 3 of 5 times.
Frame rate cap: 60 FPS. Fallout 4 limits the frame rate to 60 FPS by default, so no graphics card shows more than that. Our estimates stop at 60 FPS too.
Measured results
Published · with sources60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.
- GTX 1060High96Notebookcheck
- GTX 1060Ultra77.1Notebookcheck
- GTX 1050 TiUltra46.4Notebookcheck
- GTX 1050Ultra41.1Notebookcheck
- Radeon Vega 8High14.9Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 1060, averages 96 FPS; the slowest, Radeon Vega 8, 15 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
3/5 within ±30% · median -22%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 5 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 1060 | 1080p High | 96 FPS | ≈60 FPS | -37% |
| GTX 1060 | 1080p Ultra | 77.1 FPS | ≈55 FPS | -29% |
| GTX 1050 Ti | 1080p Ultra | 46.4 FPS | ≈38 FPS | -18% |
| GTX 1050 | 1080p Ultra | 41.1 FPS | ≈32 FPS | -22% |
| Radeon Vega 8 | 1080p High | 14.9 FPS | ≈15 FPS | +1% |
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 409060game cap
- RTX 5070 Ti60game cap
- Radeon RX 9070 XT60game cap
- RTX 407060game cap
- Radeon RX 7800 XT60game cap
- RTX 4060 Ti60game cap
- RTX 406060game cap
- RTX 306060game cap
- Radeon RX 660060game cap
- GTX 16505639–73
Cards that run Fallout 4 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≈60 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈60 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈60 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Fallout 4 yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent
- RAM
- 8 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- NVIDIA GTX 780 3GB/AMD Radeon R9 290X 4GB or equivalent
- CPU
- Intel Core i7 4790 3.6 GHz/AMD FX-9590 4.7 GHz or equivalent
- RAM
- 8 GB
Fallout 4 FPS questions
- Does Fallout 4 have an FPS cap?
- Yes. Fallout 4 caps the frame rate at 60 FPS by default, so a faster graphics card will not show more than 60 FPS.
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Fallout 4 at 1080p?
- In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 1060 averages 96 FPS at 1080p High: the least powerful card in our data with a 60+ FPS result at 1080p High or Ultra.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Fallout 4?
- By our estimate it gets about 60 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 56 FPS at 1080p High (playable), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Fallout 4?
- Steam lists NVIDIA GTX 550 Ti 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or equivalent graphics, Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz/AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0 GHz or equivalent and 8 GB of RAM as the minimum.
