Measured FPS benchmarks
Hollow Knight FPS
- 2017
- 92/100 · 2,256 ratings
- Action
- Adventure
- Indie
Hollow Knight was released in 2017. We list 5 published FPS results for it from YouTube, covering 5 graphics cards. 4 of them hit a frame cap, CPU limit or VRAM limit in the source and count as lower bounds. Steam lists GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) 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 Hollow Knight, 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.
- Intel HD 630Medium70YouTube
- Intel Iris XeHigh≥60YouTube
- Radeon Vega 8High≥60YouTube
- Intel UHD Graphics 620High≥60YouTube
- Intel HD 4000High≥60YouTube
Estimate vs measured
1/1 within ±30% · median -21%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 1 comparison
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel HD 630 | 1080p Medium | 70 FPS | ≈55 FPS | -21% |
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 3060360model max
- Radeon RX 6600354248–460
- GTX 1650211148–274
Cards that run Hollow Knight 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≈360 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈360 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Hollow Knight yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB)
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300
- RAM
- 4 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- GeForce GTX 1050 (2GB), Radeon R9 380 (2GB)
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-3470
- RAM
- 8 GB
Hollow Knight FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Hollow Knight 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 211 FPS. No published benchmark of Hollow Knight at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Hollow Knight?
- By our estimate it gets about 329 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 211 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Hollow Knight?
- Steam lists GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1GB), Radeon HD 7750 (1GB) graphics, Intel Core i3-3240, AMD FX-4300 and 4 GB of RAM as the minimum.
