
FPS estimates
StarCraft: Brood War FPS
- 1998
- 90/100 · 277 ratings
- Real Time Strategy
- Strategy
StarCraft: Brood War was released in 1998. No published benchmark of StarCraft: Brood War is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for StarCraft: Brood War, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.
Our estimate on 10 reference GPUs
Estimate ±30%Model figures, not measurements: dashed bars with their ±30% band. How they are made.
- RTX 4090360model max
- RTX 5070 Ti360model max
- Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
- RTX 4070360model max
- Radeon RX 7800 XT360model max
- RTX 4060 Ti360model max
- RTX 4060360model max
- RTX 3060320224–416
- Radeon RX 6600277194–360
- GTX 1650165115–215
Cards that run StarCraft: Brood War 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≈289 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈306 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈360 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for StarCraft: Brood War yet.
System requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors
- CPU
- Intel Pentium 90 MHz
StarCraft: Brood War FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in StarCraft: Brood War 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 165 FPS. No published benchmark of StarCraft: Brood War at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
- Can a GTX 1650 run StarCraft: Brood War?
- By our estimate it gets about 258 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 165 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for StarCraft: Brood War?
- Steam lists SVGA video card that supports DirectDraw at 640x480 resolution, 256 colors graphics and Intel Pentium 90 MHz as the minimum.
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