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Measured FPS benchmarks

Need for Speed: Shift FPS

  • 2009
  • 73/100 · 225 ratings
  • Racing
Measured · 20 results20 GPUs · Notebookcheckestimate within ±30%: 4/20
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Need for Speed: Shift was released in 2009. We list 20 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 20 graphics cards. Steam lists 256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0* as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 4 of 20 times.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Need for Speed: Shift, 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 sources

60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.

  1. GTX 580Ultra150Notebookcheck
  2. GTX 580MUltra81Notebookcheck
  3. GTX 485MUltra70.7Notebookcheck
  4. Radeon HD 6970MUltra57Notebookcheck
  5. GTX 570MUltra57Notebookcheck
  6. GTX 470MUltra56Notebookcheck
  7. GTX 560MUltra49Notebookcheck
  8. GTX 460MUltra43Notebookcheck
  9. Mobility Radeon HD 5870Ultra42Notebookcheck
  10. GTX 260MUltra39.1Notebookcheck
  11. GTX 285MUltra38.6Notebookcheck
  12. GT 555MUltra32Notebookcheck
  13. GTS 360MUltra32Notebookcheck
  14. GT 445MUltra31.7Notebookcheck
  15. Mobility Radeon HD 4870Ultra30.7Notebookcheck
  16. Mobility Radeon HD 5850Ultra29Notebookcheck
  17. Radeon HD 6770MUltra28Notebookcheck
  18. GT 550MUltra25Notebookcheck
  19. GT 425MUltra19Notebookcheck
  20. Mobility Radeon HD 5650Ultra18Notebookcheck

At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 580, averages 150 FPS; the slowest, Mobility Radeon HD 5650, 18 FPS.

Estimate vs measured

4/20 within ±30% · median -34%

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%.

×⅓×½−30%exact+30%×2×3
All 20 comparisons
GPUSettingMeasuredEstimateDiff.
GTX 5801080p Ultra150 FPS≈88 FPS-41%
GTX 485M1080p Ultra70.7 FPS≈51 FPS-28%
Radeon HD 6970M1080p Ultra57 FPS≈50 FPS-12%
GTX 470M1080p Ultra56 FPS≈44 FPS-21%
GTX 570M1080p Ultra57 FPS≈43 FPS-25%
GTX 580M1080p Ultra81 FPS≈42 FPS-48%
GTX 560M1080p Ultra49 FPS≈32 FPS-35%
GTX 460M1080p Ultra43 FPS≈30 FPS-30%
Mobility Radeon HD 58701080p Ultra42 FPS≈27 FPS-36%
Radeon HD 6770M1080p Ultra28 FPS≈25 FPS-11%
GT 445M1080p Ultra31.7 FPS≈21 FPS-34%
Mobility Radeon HD 58501080p Ultra29 FPS≈21 FPS-28%
Mobility Radeon HD 48701080p Ultra30.7 FPS≈20 FPS-35%
GT 555M1080p Ultra32 FPS≈18 FPS-44%
GTS 360M1080p Ultra32 FPS≈18 FPS-44%
GTX 285M1080p Ultra38.6 FPS≈17 FPS-56%
GT 550M1080p Ultra25 FPS≈16 FPS-36%
GT 425M1080p Ultra19 FPS≈15 FPS-21%
Mobility Radeon HD 56501080p Ultra18 FPS≈13 FPS-28%
GTX 260M1080p Ultra39.1 FPS≈12 FPS-69%

Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs

Estimate ±30%

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

  1. RTX 4090360model max
  2. RTX 5070 Ti360model max
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
  4. RTX 4070360model max
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
  6. RTX 4060 Ti360model max
  7. RTX 4060360model max
  8. RTX 3060322225–419
  9. Radeon RX 6600279195–363
  10. GTX 1650166116–216

Cards that run Need for Speed: Shift 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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Player reports

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No player reports for Need for Speed: Shift yet.

Screenshots

Steam

System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU
256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0*
CPU
1.6GHz Intel Core2 or faster/AMD X2 3800+ or faster

Need for Speed: Shift FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Need for Speed: Shift at 1080p?
In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 580M averages 81 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 Need for Speed: Shift?
By our estimate it gets about 259 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 166 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Need for Speed: Shift?
Steam lists 256 MB Video Card, with support for Pixel Shader 3.0* graphics and 1.6GHz Intel Core2 or faster/AMD X2 3800+ or faster as the minimum.

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