Fortnite: GPU requirements and performance
Two very different games depending on the rendering mode. Performance mode runs on almost anything; the Unreal Engine 5 mode with Lumen and Nanite is a genuinely demanding modern workload that separates GPU tiers clearly.
What actually limits performance here
The part that generic system requirements never tell you.
- Performance mode strips out the modern renderer entirely and is CPU-limited on most current graphics cards.
- The DirectX 12 mode with Lumen global illumination and Nanite geometry is where the graphics card actually matters.
- Hardware ray tracing is optional on top of Lumen and adds a further cost.
- All three vendor upscalers are available, and frame generation is supported on hardware that offers it.
Published system requirements
The publisher's own figures. They describe a baseline, not the hardware needed for high settings at a high frame rate.
| Tier | Graphics card | Processor | Memory | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Intel HD 4000 / AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Core i3-3225 3.3 GHz | 8 GB | Performance mode |
| Recommended | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280 or equivalent DirectX 11 GPU | Core i5-7300U 3.5 GHz | 8 GB | Not stated |
Technologies supported
Which vendor features this title implements, which decides how much your graphics card's feature set is worth here.
Ray tracing
SupportedCompareYourGPU classifies the ray tracing load as heavy.
DLSS
SupportedNVIDIA cards can render at a lower internal resolution and reconstruct the image.
FSR
SupportedAMD's upscaler is available, and works on other vendors' hardware in its earlier versions.
XeSS
SupportedIntel's upscaler is available, with dedicated hardware acceleration on Arc cards.
Frame generation
SupportedAvailable on hardware that supports it. It raises the displayed frame rate without improving responsiveness.
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Estimated
Which graphics card do you need for Fortnite?
The least expensive in-production cards whose estimated frame rate in this title is centred at or above 60 FPS, at High settings with no upscaling. The range shown for each card is the model's uncertainty band, so the lower bound can fall under 60.
Modelled from the estimated performance index and this title’s demand classification. Not a measured benchmark. How the model works.
1080p
Around 60 FPS, High settings, no upscaling
1440p
Around 60 FPS, High settings, no upscaling
4K
Around 60 FPS, High settings, no upscaling
- RX 9070
$549 MSRP · estimated 75-110 FPS
- RTX 5070
$549 MSRP · estimated 70-95 FPS
- RX 9070 XT
$599 MSRP · estimated 90-125 FPS
Measured
Verified benchmark data
Frame-rate figures transcribed from named third-party measurements.
No verified benchmark data for this game yet
CompareYourGPU only publishes frame-rate figures it can attribute to a named, linkable measurement. None have been transcribed for Fortnite yet, so nothing is shown here rather than numbers that would look authoritative without being verifiable.
Fortnite: common questions
What are the recommended system requirements for Fortnite?
Does Fortnite support ray tracing?
Does Fortnite support DLSS, FSR or XeSS?
How demanding is Fortnite?
Sources
- Epic GamesPublisher-stated Fortnite system requirements
Last reviewed . Demand classifications are CompareYourGPU’s editorial judgement, not measurements.