Measured FPS benchmarks
XCOM 2 FPS
- 2016
- 82/100 · 423 ratings
- Strategy
XCOM 2 was released in 2016. We list 6 published FPS results for it from Notebookcheck, covering 3 graphics cards. Steam lists 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better as the minimum graphics card, about what integrated graphics deliver today. Against those results our estimate landed within ±30% 0 of 6 times.
Frame rate cap: none on record. We have no record of an engine frame limit for XCOM 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 sources60+ FPS 30–59 under 30 lower bound (frame cap, CPU or VRAM limit). Average FPS from published tests.
- GTX 1060High65.6Notebookcheck
- GTX 1050High33.2Notebookcheck
- GTX 1060Ultra30.9Notebookcheck
- GTX 1050Ultra14.5Notebookcheck
- Radeon Vega 8Medium10.6Notebookcheck
- Radeon Vega 8High7.2Notebookcheck
At 1080p the fastest measured card, GTX 1060, averages 66 FPS; the slowest, Radeon Vega 8, 7 FPS.
Estimate vs measured
0/6 within ±30% · median +144%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%.
All 6 comparisons
| GPU | Setting | Measured | Estimate | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 1060 | 1080p High | 65.6 FPS | ≈93 FPS | +42% |
| GTX 1060 | 1080p Ultra | 30.9 FPS | ≈75 FPS | +143% |
| GTX 1050 | 1080p High | 33.2 FPS | ≈54 FPS | +63% |
| GTX 1050 | 1080p Ultra | 14.5 FPS | ≈43 FPS | +197% |
| Radeon Vega 8 | 1080p Medium | 10.6 FPS | ≈26 FPS | +145% |
| Radeon Vega 8 | 1080p High | 7.2 FPS | ≈21 FPS | +192% |
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 4070302211–393
- Radeon RX 7800 XT258181–335
- RTX 4060 Ti231162–300
- RTX 4060184129–239
- RTX 3060148104–192
- Radeon RX 660012890–166
- GTX 16507653–99
Cards that run XCOM 2 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≈134 FPSAmazon
- Radeon RX 7600launch price $269≈142 FPSAmazon
- RTX 5060launch price $299≈203 FPSAmazon
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Player reports
0 reportsNo player reports for XCOM 2 yet.
Screenshots
SteamSystem requirements
SteamMinimum
- GPU
- 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz
- RAM
- 4 GB
Recommended
- GPU
- 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
- CPU
- 3GHz Quad Core
- RAM
- 8 GB
XCOM 2 FPS questions
- What graphics card do I need for 60 FPS in XCOM 2 at 1080p?
- In a published test (Notebookcheck) the GTX 1060 averages 66 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 XCOM 2?
- By our estimate it gets about 119 FPS at 1080p Low (smooth) and 76 FPS at 1080p High (smooth), each ±30%.
- What are the minimum system requirements for XCOM 2?
- Steam lists 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better graphics, Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz and 4 GB of RAM as the minimum.
