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FPS estimates

Outer Wilds FPS

  • 2019
  • 89/100 · 891 ratings
  • Capped at 60 FPS
  • Action
  • Adventure
Estimates only · ±30%
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Outer Wilds was released in 2019. No published benchmark of Outer Wilds is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB as the minimum graphics card, an entry-level card by today's standards.

Frame rate cap: 60 FPS. Outer Wilds 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 Outer Wilds 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 16505035–65

Cards that run Outer Wilds 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
Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB
CPU
Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
RAM
6 GB

Outer Wilds FPS questions

Does Outer Wilds have an FPS cap?
Yes. Outer Wilds 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 Outer Wilds at 1080p?
By our estimate (±30%), the Radeon RX 6600 is the least powerful of our 10 reference cards to reach 60 FPS at 1080p High, at about 60 FPS. No published benchmark of Outer Wilds at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run Outer Wilds?
By our estimate it gets about 60 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 50 FPS at 1080p High (playable), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Outer Wilds?
Steam lists Nvidia GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7870, 2 GB graphics, Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350 and 6 GB of RAM as the minimum.

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