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Mass Effect FPS

  • 2007
  • 86/100 · 2,555 ratings
  • Capped at 70 FPS
  • Shooter
  • Role-playing
  • Action
  • RPG
Estimates only · ±30%
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Mass Effect was released in 2007. No published benchmark of Mass Effect is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible, ATI X1300 XT or greater (ATI X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, Radeon … as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.

Frame rate cap: 70 FPS. Mass Effect limits the frame rate to 70 FPS by default, so no graphics card shows more than that. Our estimates stop at 70 FPS too.

No measured data yet. We have not found a published benchmark of Mass Effect with a source we can link. The figures below come from our model and carry a ±30% band. How the estimate works.

Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs

Estimate ±30%

Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.

  1. RTX 409070game cap
  2. RTX 5070 Ti70game cap
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT70game cap
  4. RTX 407070game cap
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT70game cap
  6. RTX 4060 Ti70game cap
  7. RTX 406070game cap
  8. RTX 306070game cap
  9. Radeon RX 660070game cap
  10. GTX 165070game cap

Cards that run Mass Effect at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

Current cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).

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System requirements

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Minimum

GPU
DirectX 9.0c compatible, ATI X1300 XT or greater (ATI X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, Radeon 2600 HD, and HD 2400 are below minimum system requirements); NVidia GeForce 6800 or greater (7300, 7600 GS, 8500 are below minimum system requirements)
CPU
Intel P4 2.4 Ghz or faster / AMD 2.0 Ghz
RAM
1 GB

Mass Effect FPS questions

Does Mass Effect have an FPS cap?
Yes. Mass Effect caps the frame rate at 70 FPS by default, so a faster graphics card will not show more than 70 FPS.
What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Mass Effect 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 70 FPS. No published benchmark of Mass Effect at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run Mass Effect?
By our estimate it gets about 70 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 70 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Mass Effect?
Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible, ATI X1300 XT or greater (ATI X1300, X1300 Pro, X1600 Pro, Radeon 2600 HD, and HD… graphics, Intel P4 2.4 Ghz or faster / AMD 2.0 Ghz and 1 GB of RAM as the minimum.

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