Measured FPS benchmarks
Horizon Forbidden West FPS
- 2022
- 85/100 · 384 ratings
- Role-playing
- Adventure
Horizon Forbidden West was released in 2022. We list 27 published FPS results for it from GameGPU, covering 9 graphics cards. Steam lists Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 as the minimum graphics card, a mid-range card by today's standards. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 22 of 27 times.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Horizon Forbidden West, 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.
- RTX 4090Ultra141GameGPU
- Radeon RX 7900 XTXUltra134GameGPU
- RTX 4080 SUPERUltra127GameGPU
- RTX 4070 TiUltra88GameGPU
- RTX 4070Ultra74GameGPU
- RTX 4060 TiUltra70GameGPU
- RTX 3070Ultra60GameGPU
- RTX 3060Ultra45GameGPU
- Radeon RX 6600Ultra45GameGPU
At 1080p the fastest measured card, RTX 4090, averages 141 FPS; the slowest, Radeon RX 6600, 45 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
22/27 within ±30% · median +14%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 27 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 4090 | 1080p Ultra | 141 FPS | ≈185 FPS | +31% |
| RTX 4090 | 1440p Ultra | 121 FPS | ≈133 FPS | +10% |
| RTX 4090 | 4K Ultra | 78 FPS | ≈72 FPS | -8% |
| RTX 4080 SUPER | 1080p Ultra | 127 FPS | ≈157 FPS | +24% |
| RTX 4080 SUPER | 1440p Ultra | 100 FPS | ≈113 FPS | +13% |
| RTX 4080 SUPER | 4K Ultra | 67 FPS | ≈61 FPS | -9% |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 1080p Ultra | 88 FPS | ≈138 FPS | +57% |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 1440p Ultra | 78 FPS | ≈99 FPS | +27% |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 4K Ultra | 48 FPS | ≈54 FPS | +13% |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 1080p Ultra | 134 FPS | ≈137 FPS | +2% |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 1440p Ultra | 119 FPS | ≈99 FPS | -17% |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | 4K Ultra | 81 FPS | ≈53 FPS | -35% |
| RTX 4070 | 1080p Ultra | 74 FPS | ≈108 FPS | +46% |
| RTX 4070 | 1440p Ultra | 65 FPS | ≈78 FPS | +20% |
| RTX 4070 | 4K Ultra | 37 FPS | ≈42 FPS | +14% |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 1080p Ultra | 70 FPS | ≈82 FPS | +17% |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 1440p Ultra | 49 FPS | ≈59 FPS | +20% |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 4K Ultra | 29 FPS | ≈32 FPS | +10% |
| RTX 3070 | 1080p Ultra | 60 FPS | ≈80 FPS | +33% |
| RTX 3070 | 1440p Ultra | 49 FPS | ≈57 FPS | +16% |
| RTX 3070 | 4K Ultra | 30 FPS | ≈31 FPS | +3% |
| RTX 3060 | 1080p Ultra | 45 FPS | ≈53 FPS | +18% |
| RTX 3060 | 1440p Ultra | 36 FPS | ≈38 FPS | +6% |
| RTX 3060 | 4K Ultra | 24 FPS | ≈21 FPS | -12% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 1080p Ultra | 45 FPS | ≈46 FPS | +2% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 1440p Ultra | 28 FPS | ≈33 FPS | +18% |
| Radeon RX 6600 | 4K Ultra | 14 FPS | ≈18 FPS | +29% |
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 4090227159–295
- RTX 5070 Ti178125–231
- Radeon RX 9070 XT178125–231
- RTX 407013393–173
- Radeon RX 7800 XT11379–147
- RTX 4060 Ti10171–131
- RTX 40608157–105
- RTX 30606546–85
- Radeon RX 66005740–74
- GTX 16503424–44
Cards that run Horizon Forbidden West at 60+ FPS
1080p High · cheapest firstCurrent cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈62 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈89 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GBlaunch price $349≈84 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Horizon Forbidden West yet.
System requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650
- CPU
- Intel Core i3-8100
- RAM
- 16 GB
Horizon Forbidden West FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Horizon Forbidden West at 1080p?
- In a published test (GameGPU) the RTX 3070 averages 60 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 Horizon Forbidden West?
- By our estimate it gets about 53 FPS at 1080p Low (playable) and 34 FPS at 1080p High (playable), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Horizon Forbidden West?
- Steam lists Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics, Intel Core i3-8100 and 16 GB of RAM as the minimum.
