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FPS estimates

Need for Speed: Underground FPS

  • 2003
  • 83/100 · 834 ratings
  • Capped at 60 FPS
  • Racing
Estimates only · ±30%
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Need for Speed: Underground was released in 2003. No published benchmark of Need for Speed: Underground is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists Nvidia GeForce 2 as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.

Frame rate cap: 60 FPS. Need for Speed: Underground limits the frame rate to 60 FPS by default, so no graphics card shows more than that. Our estimates stop at 60 FPS too.

No measured data yet. We have not found a published benchmark of Need for Speed: Underground 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 409060game cap
  2. RTX 5070 Ti60game cap
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT60game cap
  4. RTX 407060game cap
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT60game cap
  6. RTX 4060 Ti60game cap
  7. RTX 406060game cap
  8. RTX 306060game cap
  9. Radeon RX 660060game cap
  10. GTX 165060game cap

Cards that run Need for Speed: Underground 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

Steam

Minimum

GPU
Nvidia GeForce 2
CPU
Intel Pentium III 700 MHz

Need for Speed: Underground FPS questions

Does Need for Speed: Underground have an FPS cap?
Yes. Need for Speed: Underground 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 Need for Speed: Underground 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 60 FPS. No published benchmark of Need for Speed: Underground at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run Need for Speed: Underground?
By our estimate it gets about 60 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 60 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Need for Speed: Underground?
Steam lists Nvidia GeForce 2 graphics and Intel Pentium III 700 MHz as the minimum.

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