What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn 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 82 FPS. No published benchmark of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn at that setting is in our data to confirm it.

Can a GTX 1650 run The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn?

By our estimate it gets about 129 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 82 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.

FPS estimates

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn FPS

2012
82/100 · 125 ratings

Role-playing
RPG

Estimates only · ±30%

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn was released in 2012. No published benchmark of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn, so our estimates assume it runs uncapped. V-Sync, an in-game limiter or your monitor's refresh rate can still hold it lower.

No measured data yet. We have not found a published benchmark of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn 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.

RTX 4090360model max
RTX 5070 Ti360model max
Radeon RX 9070 XT360model max
RTX 4070326228–424
Radeon RX 7800 XT278195–361
RTX 4060 Ti249174–324
RTX 4060198139–257
RTX 3060160112–208
Radeon RX 660013997–181
GTX 16508257–107

Cards that run The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Dragonborn at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

Current cards, by launch price. Solid chips are measured results; dashed ones are our estimate (±30%).

Intel Arc B580launch price $249≈144 FPSAmazon
Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈153 FPSAmazon
RTX 5060launch price $299≈219 FPSAmazon

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System requirements

Steam

Minimum

CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
RAM: 2 GB