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Measured FPS benchmarks

Risen FPS

  • 2009
  • 77/100 · 188 ratings
  • Role-playing
  • RPG
Measured · 25 results25 GPUs · Notebookcheckestimate within ±30%: 21/25
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Risen was released in 2009. We list 25 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 25 graphics cards. Steam lists 256 MB DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphics card (nVidia® GeForce® 7900/ATI Radeon™ X1800 or … as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 21 of 25 times.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Risen, 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 580Ultra83Notebookcheck
  2. GTX 470Ultra59Notebookcheck
  3. Radeon HD 6870Ultra58Notebookcheck
  4. GTX 485MUltra52.7Notebookcheck
  5. GTX 580MUltra52Notebookcheck
  6. Radeon HD 6970MUltra45Notebookcheck
  7. GTX 470MUltra38Notebookcheck
  8. GTX 570MUltra37Notebookcheck
  9. GTX 560MUltra32Notebookcheck
  10. Mobility Radeon HD 5870Ultra31.6Notebookcheck
  11. GTX 285MUltra30.3Notebookcheck
  12. Mobility Radeon HD 4870Ultra28.3Notebookcheck
  13. GTX 460MUltra27Notebookcheck
  14. GTX 260MUltra26.9Notebookcheck
  15. GTS 360MUltra23.2Notebookcheck
  16. Mobility Radeon HD 5850Ultra23Notebookcheck
  17. GT 555MUltra22Notebookcheck
  18. GT 445MUltra21.7Notebookcheck
  19. Radeon HD 6770MUltra21.3Notebookcheck
  20. GT 550MUltra18.3Notebookcheck
  21. Mobility Radeon HD 5650Ultra16Notebookcheck
  22. GT 425MUltra14Notebookcheck
  23. GT 435MUltra13.4Notebookcheck
  24. Radeon HD 6490MUltra9Notebookcheck
  25. Intel HD 4000Ultra9Notebookcheck

At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 580, averages 83 FPS; the slowest, Intel HD 4000, 9 FPS.

Estimate vs measured

21/25 within ±30% · median 0%

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 25 comparisons
GPUSettingMeasuredEstimateDiff.
GTX 5801080p Ultra83 FPS≈89 FPS+7%
GTX 4701080p Ultra59 FPS≈65 FPS+10%
GTX 485M1080p Ultra52.7 FPS≈52 FPS-1%
Radeon HD 6970M1080p Ultra45 FPS≈50 FPS+11%
Radeon HD 68701080p Ultra58 FPS≈49 FPS-16%
GTX 470M1080p Ultra38 FPS≈44 FPS+16%
GTX 570M1080p Ultra37 FPS≈43 FPS+16%
GTX 580M1080p Ultra52 FPS≈43 FPS-17%
GTX 560M1080p Ultra32 FPS≈32 FPS0%
GTX 460M1080p Ultra27 FPS≈30 FPS+11%
Mobility Radeon HD 58701080p Ultra31.6 FPS≈28 FPS-11%
Radeon HD 6770M1080p Ultra21.3 FPS≈25 FPS+17%
GT 445M1080p Ultra21.7 FPS≈22 FPS+1%
Mobility Radeon HD 58501080p Ultra23 FPS≈21 FPS-9%
Mobility Radeon HD 48701080p Ultra28.3 FPS≈20 FPS-29%
GT 555M1080p Ultra22 FPS≈18 FPS-18%
GTS 360M1080p Ultra23.2 FPS≈18 FPS-22%
GTX 285M1080p Ultra30.3 FPS≈17 FPS-44%
GT 550M1080p Ultra18.3 FPS≈16 FPS-13%
GT 435M1080p Ultra13.4 FPS≈16 FPS+19%
GT 425M1080p Ultra14 FPS≈15 FPS+7%
Mobility Radeon HD 56501080p Ultra16 FPS≈13 FPS-19%
GTX 260M1080p Ultra26.9 FPS≈12 FPS-55%
Radeon HD 6490M1080p Ultra9 FPS≈12 FPS+33%
Intel HD 40001080p Ultra9 FPS≈11 FPS+22%

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 3060323226–420
  9. Radeon RX 6600280196–364
  10. GTX 1650167117–217

Cards that run Risen 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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Screenshots

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System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU
256 MB DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphics card (nVidia® GeForce® 7900/ATI Radeon™ X1800 or better)
CPU
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent
RAM
4 GB

Risen FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Risen at 1080p?
In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 580 averages 83 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 Risen?
By our estimate it gets about 260 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 167 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Risen?
Steam lists 256 MB DirectX™ 9.0c compatible graphics card (nVidia® GeForce® 7900/ATI Radeon™ X1800 or better) graphics, Intel Pentium 4 or AMD CPU 2 GHz or equivalent and 4 GB of RAM as the minimum.

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