Far Cry 5
Can your GPU run this game?
Estimated FPS across quality settings and resolutions
Search for your GPU above to see a full FPS breakdown at every quality and resolution.
Far Cry 5 FPS by GPU
Estimated framerates for 14 reference GPUs · pick a resolution and quality
Full benchmark grid · 14 GPUs × 4 qualities × 3 resolutions
1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 587 fps | 470 fps | 376 fps | 305 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 545 fps | 436 fps | 349 fps | 284 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 489 fps | 391 fps | 313 fps | 254 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 461 fps | 369 fps | 295 fps | 240 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 433 fps | 347 fps | 277 fps | 225 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 343 fps | 274 fps | 219 fps | 178 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 294 fps | 235 fps | 188 fps | 153 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 259 fps | 207 fps | 166 fps | 135 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 252 fps | 201 fps | 161 fps | 131 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 238 fps | 190 fps | 152 fps | 124 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 217 fps | 173 fps | 139 fps | 113 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 196 fps | 157 fps | 125 fps | 102 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 168 fps | 134 fps | 107 fps | 87 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 122 fps | 97 fps | 78 fps | 63 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 440 fps | 352 fps | 282 fps | 229 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 409 fps | 327 fps | 262 fps | 213 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 367 fps | 294 fps | 235 fps | 191 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 346 fps | 277 fps | 221 fps | 180 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 325 fps | 260 fps | 208 fps | 169 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 257 fps | 206 fps | 164 fps | 134 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 220 fps | 176 fps | 141 fps | 115 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 194 fps | 155 fps | 124 fps | 101 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 189 fps | 151 fps | 121 fps | 98 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 178 fps | 143 fps | 114 fps | 93 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 163 fps | 130 fps | 104 fps | 85 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 147 fps | 117 fps | 94 fps | 76 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 126 fps | 101 fps | 81 fps | 65 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 91 fps | 73 fps | 58 fps | 47 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 235 fps | 188 fps | 150 fps | 122 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 218 fps | 174 fps | 140 fps | 113 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 196 fps | 157 fps | 125 fps | 102 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 185 fps | 148 fps | 118 fps | 96 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 173 fps | 139 fps | 111 fps | 90 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 137 fps | 110 fps | 88 fps | 71 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 117 fps | 94 fps | 75 fps | 61 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 103 fps | 83 fps | 66 fps | 54 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 101 fps | 81 fps | 64 fps | 52 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 95 fps | 76 fps | 61 fps | 49 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 87 fps | 69 fps | 55 fps | 45 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 78 fps | 63 fps | 50 fps | 41 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 67 fps | 54 fps | 43 fps | 35 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 49 fps | 39 fps | 31 fps | 25 fps |
Where to buy
Far Cry 5
affiliate
from
$59.99
Minimum Hardware
* Amazon links are affiliate links. We may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Genres
About
Far Cry 5 (2018) is an open-world action-adventure game set in rural Montana, where you take on a fanatical doomsday cult threatening the community. The game challenges your creativity and combat skills across an expansive landscape filled with missions, exploration, and dynamic encounters. Its blend of first-person shooting, stealth gameplay, and environmental storytelling made it a standout title in the franchise.
Far Cry 5 is reasonably accessible for most gaming PCs from the past several years. You'll need at least 8 GB of RAM and entry-level GPU performance to hit playable framerates, with minimum specs requiring a GPU score around 4260 and CPU score around 3185. To achieve stable 60 FPS at higher graphics settings, a mid-range GPU will provide comfortable performance, though the game scales well across different hardware tiers, allowing you to adjust resolution and detail settings to match your GPU's capabilities.
With a solid 76/100 rating, Far Cry 5 delivers an engaging action-adventure experience worth playing if you enjoy open-world exploration and gunplay. It's a good benchmark title for testing gaming performance across various PC configurations.
Performance profile
March 2018 release. Far Cry 5 was built around the GTX 10-series / RX Vega era. Current-gen mid-range cards (RTX 4060 / RX 7600) are overkill at 1080p and handle 1440p Ultra comfortably.
Far Cry 5 is a narrative-driven experience — a rock-solid 60 FPS is plenty. Prioritise resolution and image quality (AA, anisotropic filtering) over chasing high-refresh framerates.
Entry-level hardware target. A GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT reaches 60 FPS at 1080p Medium in Far Cry 5; an RTX 4060 comfortably sustains 1440p Ultra. 4K Ultra 60 FPS needs an RTX 4070 or better.
Storyline
The game is set in the fictional Hope County, Montana, where a preacher named Joseph Seed has risen to prominence in the region. Seed believes that he has been chosen to protect the people of Hope County from an "inevitable collapse" and has established a congregation called Eden's Gate. Ostensibly, this is to fulfill his mission of leading the people to salvation; in reality, Seed is a radical preacher and Eden's Gate is a militaristic doomsday cult. Under his rule, Eden's Gate has used both coercion and violence to forcibly convert the residents of Hope County, and intimidation to keep them from contacting the federal government for help. When an attempt to arrest Seed ends with the deaths of several lawmen, the player is swept into the armed conflict between Eden's Gate and the remaining Hope County residents who are organizing themselves into a resistance movement. The player takes on the role of a sheriff's deputy who is sent to Hope County to arrest Seed. Seed has assumed the title of "the Father" and maintains control over Hope County with the aid of his siblings, known as "the Heralds": Jacob, a former military officer that oversees their armed soldiers; John, a lawyer that has been able to acquire much of the land in Hope County for Eden's Gate; and Faith, who acts as a pacifist to bring the people to believe and trust in her older brother. The residents of Hope County opposed to Seed include Pastor Jerome, a local church leader that has seen his congregation taken by Eden's Gate; Mary May, a bartender whose father was murdered by the cult; and Nick Rye, a cropduster pilot who wants to eliminate the influence of the cult in order to build a better future for his children.
