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Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

86/100
64 ratings2010Easy to run

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1080p performance

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition 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 fps883 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps999 fps958 fps778 fps
RTX 3080999 fps999 fps932 fps757 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps999 fps880 fps715 fps
RTX 3070999 fps999 fps803 fps652 fps
RTX 4060999 fps906 fps725 fps589 fps
RTX 3060971 fps777 fps621 fps505 fps
GTX 1660 Super704 fps563 fps450 fps366 fps

1440p performance

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition 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 fps978 fps
RTX 4070 Ti999 fps999 fps951 fps773 fps
RTX 4070999 fps999 fps816 fps663 fps
RX 7800 XT999 fps898 fps718 fps584 fps
RTX 3080999 fps874 fps699 fps568 fps
RTX 4060 Ti999 fps825 fps660 fps536 fps
RTX 3070941 fps752 fps602 fps489 fps
RTX 4060850 fps680 fps544 fps442 fps
RTX 3060728 fps583 fps466 fps379 fps
GTX 1660 Super528 fps422 fps338 fps275 fps

4K performance

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition estimated FPS at 4K across 14 GPUs and 4 quality presets
GPUlowmediumhighultra
RTX 5090999 fps999 fps870 fps707 fps
RTX 4090999 fps999 fps808 fps656 fps
RX 7900 XTX999 fps906 fps725 fps589 fps
RTX 5080999 fps854 fps683 fps555 fps
RTX 4080 Super999 fps803 fps642 fps522 fps
RTX 4070 Ti793 fps634 fps507 fps412 fps
RTX 4070680 fps544 fps435 fps353 fps
RX 7800 XT599 fps479 fps383 fps311 fps
RTX 3080583 fps466 fps373 fps303 fps
RTX 4060 Ti550 fps440 fps352 fps286 fps
RTX 3070502 fps401 fps321 fps261 fps
RTX 4060453 fps362 fps290 fps236 fps
RTX 3060388 fps311 fps249 fps202 fps
GTX 1660 Super282 fps225 fps180 fps146 fps

Minimum Hardware

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ATI Radeon X850 256MB or NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater (Windows Vista: Radeon X1550 256 MB or NVidia GeForce 7600GT 256MB)

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Processor
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Intel Core 2 Single 1.6 Ghz Processor (or equivalent) or AMD 64 2.0 GHz Processor (or equivalent)

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Memory
Minimum required

1 GB

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Genres

Role-playing (RPG)

About

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition is a landmark RPG from 2010 that includes the base game, the Awakening expansion, and all nine content packs. This is a deep, story-driven fantasy RPG with tactical combat where you control a party of characters in real-time battles, making strategic use of abilities and positioning. The game earned an 86/100 rating and remains a standout entry in the Dragon Age franchise for its rich narrative and character development.

This is an older title that runs comfortably on modest hardware, making it one of the more accessible benchmarks for aging gaming PCs. You'll hit solid FPS on integrated graphics and entry-level GPUs, though minimum specs call for just 1 GB of RAM. Most modern graphics cards will easily handle high FPS at max settings, and even budget GPUs from the last decade can deliver smooth 60+ FPS performance across all graphics settings.

If you enjoy story-heavy RPGs with meaningful choices and tactical combat, Dragon Age: Origins is absolutely worth playing. Its age means it's an excellent benchmark title for testing older hardware without requiring cutting-edge performance.

Performance profile

October 2010 release. Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition targets mid-2000s-to-early-2010s hardware — any modern entry-level GPU (GTX 1650 tier or newer integrated graphics) handles it at 1080p Ultra without breaking a sweat.

RPGs like Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition stress VRAM during long sessions — texture streaming, mods and open-world traversal inflate memory use over time. 8 GB VRAM is a practical floor; 12 GB+ is worth the headroom at 1440p and above.

Extremely light — Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition 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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