FPSGAUGE
The Need for Speed cover art

FPS estimates

The Need for Speed FPS

  • 1994
  • 72/100 · 104 ratings
  • Racing
  • Simulator
Estimates only · ±30%
Check FPS on your GPU

The Need for Speed was released in 1994. No published benchmark of The Need for Speed is in our dataset yet, so every FPS figure on this page is an estimate. Steam lists 256 color VESA-compatible SVGA-compatible 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 The Need for Speed, 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 Need for Speed 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 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 3060320224–416
  9. Radeon RX 6600277194–360
  10. GTX 1650165115–215

Cards that run The Need for Speed at 60+ FPS

1080p High · cheapest first

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

Amazon affiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. Prices change; check the store.

Player reports

0 reports

No player reports for The Need for Speed yet.

System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU
256 color VESA-compatible SVGA-compatible
CPU
Intel Pentium 75 MHz

The Need for Speed FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in The Need for Speed 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 The Need for Speed at that setting is in our data to confirm it.
Can a GTX 1650 run The Need for Speed?
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 The Need for Speed?
Steam lists 256 color VESA-compatible SVGA-compatible graphics and Intel Pentium 75 MHz as the minimum.

More games

Need for Speed II1997 · estimatesNeed for Speed III: Hot Pursuit1998 · estimatesMetal Slug 42002 · estimatesJudgment2018 · estimatesF.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate2007 · estimatesMeasuredBorderlands 466 measured · 17 GPUsMeasuredKingdom Come: Deliverance II57 measured · 13 GPUsMeasuredThe Last of Us Part II Remastered48 measured · 14 GPUsMeasuredBattlefield 648 measured · 14 GPUsMeasuredAssassin's Creed Shadows48 measured · 14 GPUsMeasuredS.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl48 measured · 13 GPUsMeasuredCounter-Strike 238 measured · 15 GPUs