Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
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1080p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 327 fps | 261 fps | 209 fps | 170 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 303 fps | 243 fps | 194 fps | 158 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 272 fps | 218 fps | 174 fps | 142 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 257 fps | 205 fps | 164 fps | 134 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 241 fps | 193 fps | 154 fps | 125 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 191 fps | 153 fps | 122 fps | 99 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 163 fps | 131 fps | 105 fps | 85 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 144 fps | 115 fps | 92 fps | 75 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 140 fps | 112 fps | 90 fps | 73 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 132 fps | 106 fps | 85 fps | 69 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 121 fps | 96 fps | 77 fps | 63 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 109 fps | 87 fps | 70 fps | 57 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 93 fps | 75 fps | 60 fps | 49 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 68 fps | 54 fps | 43 fps | 35 fps |
1440p performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 245 fps | 196 fps | 157 fps | 127 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 228 fps | 182 fps | 146 fps | 118 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 204 fps | 163 fps | 131 fps | 106 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 193 fps | 154 fps | 123 fps | 100 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 181 fps | 145 fps | 116 fps | 94 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 143 fps | 114 fps | 92 fps | 74 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 123 fps | 98 fps | 78 fps | 64 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 108 fps | 86 fps | 69 fps | 56 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 105 fps | 84 fps | 67 fps | 55 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 99 fps | 79 fps | 63 fps | 52 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 90 fps | 72 fps | 58 fps | 47 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 82 fps | 65 fps | 52 fps | 42 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 70 fps | 56 fps | 45 fps | 36 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 51 fps | 41 fps | 32 fps | 26 fps |
4K performance
| GPU | low | medium | high | ultra |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 | 131 fps | 105 fps | 84 fps | 68 fps |
| RTX 4090 | 121 fps | 97 fps | 78 fps | 63 fps |
| RX 7900 XTX | 109 fps | 87 fps | 70 fps | 57 fps |
| RTX 5080 | 103 fps | 82 fps | 66 fps | 53 fps |
| RTX 4080 Super | 96 fps | 77 fps | 62 fps | 50 fps |
| RTX 4070 Ti | 76 fps | 61 fps | 49 fps | 40 fps |
| RTX 4070 | 65 fps | 52 fps | 42 fps | 34 fps |
| RX 7800 XT | 58 fps | 46 fps | 37 fps | 30 fps |
| RTX 3080 | 56 fps | 45 fps | 36 fps | 29 fps |
| RTX 4060 Ti | 53 fps | 42 fps | 34 fps | 28 fps |
| RTX 3070 | 48 fps | 39 fps | 31 fps | 25 fps |
| RTX 4060 | 44 fps | 35 fps | 28 fps | 23 fps |
| RTX 3060 | 37 fps | 30 fps | 24 fps | 19 fps |
| GTX 1660 Super | 27 fps | 22 fps | 17 fps | 14 fps |
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About
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, released in 2001, is a highly regarded sequel that blends adventure, shooter, and tactical gameplay. Players take on the roles of Solid Snake and Raiden, navigating complex environments while utilizing stealth strategies and an array of gadgets to outsmart enemies. The game's cover mechanics enhanced the gameplay experience, allowing for deeper strategic options when engaging with guards and formidable bosses.
For those interested in benchmarking the game's performance on PC, Metal Gear Solid 2 is considered quite accessible. With a minimum GPU requirement of around 9638 points, even entry-level GPUs can provide satisfactory performance at moderate graphics settings. Pairing this with a minimum CPU score of approximately 5237 and 8 GB of RAM ensures smoother gameplay and higher FPS, making it suitable for most modern gaming rigs.
Given its solid rating of 89/100 and its innovative gameplay design, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is a must-play for fans of the action-adventure genre. Whether you are revisiting this classic or experiencing it for the first time, the engaging story and challenging mechanics make it a worthy addition to any gaming library.
Performance profile
Released in November 2001, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 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.
As a strategy title, Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is typically CPU-bound rather than GPU-bound — single-thread CPU performance dictates framerate during large-scale battles, end-game saves and late-game AI turns. A fast modern 6-core will help more than a GPU upgrade.
Mid-range territory. An RTX 3060 or RX 6700 XT delivers 60 FPS at 1080p High in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. For 1440p Ultra you'll want an RTX 4060 Ti / RX 7700 XT; 4K Ultra needs an RTX 4070 Ti or faster.
Storyline
Two years after the events of the Shadow Moses Incident, Solid Snake and Otacon, working as Philanthropy, receive intelligence of a new type of Metal Gear being transported through the Hudson River. As Snake boards the tanker, it's seized by a group of Russian mercenaries led by Revolver Ocelot, intent on stealing the new Metal Gear. Fast-forward to the year 2009: the player takes control of Raiden, a rookie agent operating under the order of the Colonel, apparently a member of a reformed Foxhound unit. His initial assignment is to infiltrate the offshore clean-up facility Big Shell and rescue the President of the United States of America, who was kidnapped by members of a terrorist organization known as Sons of Liberty. However, the matters become increasingly complicated as almost everyone Raiden communicates with appears to have things to hide, and it is hard to tell a friend from foe...
