FPS estimates
Quake III Arena FPS
- 1999
- 83/100 · 421 ratings
- Capped at 90 FPS
- Action
Quake III Arena was released in 1999. No published benchmark of Quake III Arena is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.
Frame rate cap: 90 FPS. Quake III Arena limits the frame rate to 90 FPS by default, so no graphics card shows more than that. Our estimates stop at 90 FPS too.
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 409090game cap
- RTX 5070 Ti90game cap
- Radeon RX 9070 XT90game cap
- RTX 407090game cap
- Radeon RX 7800 XT90game cap
- RTX 4060 Ti90game cap
- RTX 406090game cap
- RTX 306090game cap
- Radeon RX 660090game cap
- GTX 165090game cap
Cards that run Quake III Arena at 60+ FPS
1080p High · cheapest firstCurrent cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).
- Intel Arc B580launch price $249≈90 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈90 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈90 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for Quake III Arena yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
- CPU
- Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHzIntel Pentium II 300 MHz
Quake III Arena FPS questions
- Does Quake III Arena have an FPS cap?
- Yes. Quake III Arena caps the frame rate at 90 FPS by default, so a faster graphics card will not show more than 90 FPS.
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Quake III Arena 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 90 FPS. No published benchmark of Quake III Arena at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run Quake III Arena?
- By our estimate it gets about 90 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 90 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for Quake III Arena?
- Steam lists DirectX 9.0c compatible video card graphics and Intel Pentium MMX 233 MHzIntel Pentium II 300 MHz as the minimum.
