Fortnite — System Requirements & Estimated PC Performance
Free-to-play battle royale on Unreal Engine 5, supporting both a performance mode and full Lumen/Nanite visuals.
Game info
System requirements
Estimated performance by hardware tier
Estimated average FPS at High settings, ray tracing off, no upscaling. See how it works.
| Tier / Build | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Ryzen 5 5600 + RX 7600 | 104 FPS | 68 FPS | 39 FPS |
| Mid-range Ryzen 7 5700X + RX 9060 XT 16GB | 137 FPS | 90 FPS | 52 FPS |
| High-end Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 5070 | 179 FPS | 118 FPS | 68 FPS |
| Enthusiast Ryzen 7 9800X3D + RTX 5090 | 236 FPS | 156 FPS | 90 FPS |
Ray tracing support: Yes · Upscaling support: DLSS, FSR, DLSS-FG
Recommended hardware
This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.
Frequently asked questions
It depends on your exact CPU and GPU. Use the FPS calculator pre-filled for Fortnite to get an estimate for your own hardware.
Yes, Fortnite supports ray tracing — enabling it will reduce frame rate, especially on GPUs with weaker RT hardware. See the resolution table above for High-preset, RT-off figures.
Fortnite supports DLSS, FSR, DLSS-FG. Enabling upscaling can meaningfully raise frame rate, especially at 1440p and 4K.
This is a light title — even budget-tier GPUs should comfortably hit high frame rates.