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Watch Dogs 2 FPS

  • 2016
  • 77/100 · 749 ratings
  • Action
  • Adventure
Measured · 14 results7 GPUs · Notebookcheckestimate within ±30%: 9/14
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Watch Dogs 2 was released in 2016. We list 14 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 7 graphics cards. Steam lists NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870, with 2 GB VRAM or better - Se… as the minimum graphics card, an entry-level card by today's standards. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 9 of 14 times.

Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for Watch Dogs 2, 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. RTX 2060High94.6Notebookcheck
  2. GTX 1060High71Notebookcheck
  3. RTX 2060Ultra66Notebookcheck
  4. Radeon RX 570High59.8Notebookcheck
  5. GTX 1650High51.7Notebookcheck
  6. GTX 1060Ultra48Notebookcheck
  7. GTX 1050 TiHigh45.4Notebookcheck
  8. Radeon RX 570Ultra39.1Notebookcheck
  9. GTX 1050High35.4Notebookcheck
  10. GTX 1650Ultra32.4Notebookcheck
  11. GTX 1050 TiUltra28.5Notebookcheck
  12. GTX 1050Ultra20Notebookcheck
  13. Radeon Vega 8High10.7Notebookcheck
  14. Radeon Vega 8Ultra6.9Notebookcheck

At 1080p the fastest measured card, RTX 2060, averages 95 FPS; the slowest, Radeon Vega 8, 7 FPS.

Estimate vs measured

9/14 within ±30% · median +13%

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 14 comparisons
GPUSettingMeasuredEstimateDiff.
RTX 20601080p High94.6 FPS≈89 FPS-6%
RTX 20601080p Ultra66 FPS≈72 FPS+9%
GTX 10601080p High71 FPS≈68 FPS-4%
GTX 10601080p Ultra48 FPS≈55 FPS+15%
Radeon RX 5701080p High59.8 FPS≈56 FPS-6%
Radeon RX 5701080p Ultra39.1 FPS≈45 FPS+15%
GTX 16501080p High51.7 FPS≈56 FPS+8%
GTX 16501080p Ultra32.4 FPS≈45 FPS+39%
GTX 1050 Ti1080p High45.4 FPS≈47 FPS+4%
GTX 1050 Ti1080p Ultra28.5 FPS≈38 FPS+33%
GTX 10501080p High35.4 FPS≈39 FPS+10%
GTX 10501080p Ultra20 FPS≈32 FPS+60%
Radeon Vega 81080p High10.7 FPS≈15 FPS+40%
Radeon Vega 81080p Ultra6.9 FPS≈12 FPS+74%

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 Ti293205–381
  3. Radeon RX 9070 XT294206–382
  4. RTX 4070219153–285
  5. Radeon RX 7800 XT187131–243
  6. RTX 4060 Ti168118–218
  7. RTX 406013393–173
  8. RTX 306010876–140
  9. Radeon RX 66009365–121
  10. GTX 16505639–73

Cards that run Watch Dogs 2 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

0 reports

No player reports for Watch Dogs 2 yet.

Screenshots

Steam

System requirements

Steam

Minimum

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870, with 2 GB VRAM or better - See supported List*
CPU
Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz, AMD FX 6120 @ 3.5 GHz or better
RAM
6 GB

Recommended

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon R9 290, with 3GB VRAM or better - See supported List*
CPU
Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.9 GHz
RAM
8 GB

Watch Dogs 2 FPS questions

What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in Watch Dogs 2 at 1080p?
In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 1060 averages 71 FPS at 1080p High: the least powerful card in our data with a 60+ FPS result at 1080p High or Ultra.
Can a GTX 1650 run Watch Dogs 2?
By our estimate it gets about 87 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 56 FPS at 1080p High (playable), each ±30%.
What are the minimum system requirements for Watch Dogs 2?
Steam lists NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 with 2 GB VRAM or AMD Radeon HD 7870, with 2 GB VRAM or better - See supported List* graphics, Intel Core i5 2400s @ 2.5 GHz, AMD FX 6120 @ 3.5 GHz or better and 6 GB of RAM as the minimum.

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