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Cars

Cars

64/100
45 ratings2006Easy to run

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Cars FPS by GPU

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1080p performance

Cars estimated FPS at 1080p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps999 fps975 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps999 fps999 fps859 fps
RTX 3080999 fps999 fps999 fps836 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps999 fps971 fps789 fps
RTX 3070999 fps999 fps886 fps720 fps
RTX 4060999 fps999 fps800 fps650 fps
RTX 3060999 fps857 fps686 fps557 fps
GTX 1660 Super777 fps621 fps497 fps404 fps

1440p performance

Cars estimated FPS at 1440p across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 5080999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps999 fps999 fps999 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps999 fps853 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps900 fps731 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps991 fps793 fps644 fps
RTX 3080999 fps964 fps771 fps627 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps911 fps729 fps592 fps
RTX 3070999 fps830 fps664 fps540 fps
RTX 4060938 fps750 fps600 fps488 fps
RTX 3060804 fps643 fps514 fps418 fps
GTX 1660 Super583 fps466 fps373 fps303 fps

4K performance

Cars estimated FPS at 4K across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps960 fps780 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps891 fps724 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps999 fps800 fps650 fps
RTX 5080999 fps943 fps754 fps613 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps886 fps709 fps576 fps
RTX 4070 Ti875 fps700 fps560 fps455 fps
RTX 4070750 fps600 fps480 fps390 fps
RX 7800 XT661 fps529 fps423 fps344 fps
RTX 3080643 fps514 fps411 fps334 fps
RTX 4060 Ti607 fps486 fps389 fps316 fps
RTX 3070554 fps443 fps354 fps288 fps
RTX 4060500 fps400 fps320 fps260 fps
RTX 3060429 fps343 fps274 fps223 fps
GTX 1660 Super311 fps249 fps199 fps162 fps

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Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities

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Processor
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Intel i5/i7 or equivalent

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Memory
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2 GB

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About

Cars (2006) is a racing adventure game based on Disney Pixar's beloved film franchise. You play as Lightning McQueen, a rookie racecar competing in the Piston Cup Championship while exploring the charming world of Radiator Springs. The game blends casual racing with adventure elements, making it accessible to players of all skill levels.

This is an extremely accessible title that runs smoothly on older and budget hardware. Even modest integrated graphics can handle Cars without difficulty, and you'll see stable FPS performance on systems with minimal GPU power. The game's modest system requirements mean that older graphics cards and entry-level modern GPUs will achieve excellent frame rates across various graphics settings, making it ideal for benchmarking lower-end hardware or testing older systems.

With a user rating of 64/100, Cars delivers a solid casual racing experience that appeals mainly to fans of the film franchise. If you're looking for a nostalgic, lighthearted racing game or need a lightweight title to test system performance, it's worth trying.

Performance profile

Released in June 2006, Cars comes from the DirectX 9 era. Even the cheapest modern discrete GPU crushes it at maxed-out settings; the only real bottleneck today is CPU single-thread speed on older titles that were never multi-threaded.

Racing games like Cars are latency-critical — input-to-screen responsiveness is everything. Target a locked 60 FPS minimum (ideally 120 FPS on a high-refresh display) with VSync off or G-Sync/FreeSync active.

Extremely light — Cars runs at 60 FPS 1080p on any integrated GPU (Intel Iris Xe, AMD Radeon Graphics) or a decade-old discrete card like the GTX 1050. A current-gen RTX 4060 pushes 4K Ultra without effort.

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