It is common that in many genres and in many video games there must be coordination between what is shown and what is calculated. In the case of Elden Ring, an element very similar to that of fighting games occurs, and that is that pressing the buttons at the right time to dodge an enemy’s attack or make a parry is very important . Believe us that playing the PC version of the game at a frame rate below 60 FPS is going to put you at a disadvantage.
At the same time, running the game at more than 60 FPS is also not a benefit in itself, since the game engine is designed to run at this speed. Neither more nor less, so if your graphics give you more frames per second, take the opportunity to increase the graphics load by setting the graphics presets higher or, failing that, the resolution. If it is the opposite and you are moving away from 60 FPS then try lowering the graphics quality in the game.
Which processor to use?
Elden Ring is a game whose PC version is a direct conversion of the Xbox Series games which use an 8-core Zen 2 processor. Therefore, it is not optimized for the computer and therefore it will make each of the execution threads of a CPU of equivalent power. At the time of writing, we’ve found that From Software hasn’t optimized this aspect of the game very well.
So, which processor will I have the least problems with? If you’re an Intel user then an Intel Core 10, 11 or 12 with 8 cores, so we’ll be moving into the i7’s orbit from here on out. On the other hand, if we are AMD users, a CPU or APU Ryzen 3000 to 6000 with a configuration also of 8 cores and 16 execution threads. It’s not that you can’t run the game on worse CPUs, but you’ll notice performance drops.
Performance in Elden Ring: Which Graphics Card Do I Need?
To start, we’re going to answer that if you have one under 4GB then discard it to play Elden Ring, furthermore, if you’re looking to play in 4K we recommend a card over 6GB. let it be more of a truism on our part, as GPUs that run the game at this resolution without issue have more than this amount of memory.
In general, the game performance on the various graphics cards denotes a hasty and rapid conversion from console to PC that does not take advantage of the power capacities of the various gaming graphics cards that exist on the market. It’s not a visually avant-garde game, since we’re not dealing with a graphic beast. So not only does the game run worse than it should, but also as we scale up we see how the percentile in graphics hardware usage goes down.
| Graphics card and VRAM | 1080p | 1440p | 2160p |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMD RX 580 8GB | No | No | No |
| AMD RX 5500 XT 4GB | No | No | No |
| AMD RX 5600 XT 6GB | Yes | No | No |
| AMD RX Vega 64 8GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| AMD RX 5700 XT 8GB | Yes | No | No |
| AMD RX 6500 XT 4GB | No | No | No |
| AMD RX 6600 8GB | Yes | No | No |
| AMD RX 6600 XT 8GB | Yes | No | No |
| AMD RX 6700 XT 12GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| AMD RX 6900 XT 16GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AMD RX 6800 XT 16GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| AMD RX 6800 16GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| NVIDIA GTX 1660 6GB | Yes | No | No |
| NVIDIA GTX 1070 8GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti 11GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| NVIDIA RTX 3050 8GB | Yes | No | No |
| NVIDIA RTX 2060 6GB | Yes | No | No |
| NVIDIA RTX 2070 8GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NVIDIA RTX 2080 8GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti 11GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti 8GB | Yes | Yes | No |
| NVIDIA RTX 3070 8GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NVIDIA RTX 3070 Ti 8GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| NVIDIA RTX 3090 24GB | Yes | Yes | Yes |
If you have any doubts about your graphics card’s ability to run the From Software game smoothly, and therefore at a frame rate close to 60 FPS, then just consult the table above these lines. And as we said before, although the game can be played at a lower speed, the game system is designed to give us its best with a speed close to 16.67 ms per frame.
1080p or Full HD
Starting from the most basic resolution we have a demonstration of the lack of optimization of the game, so an NVIDIA RTX 3050 8 GB or a GTX 1660 Ti of the same brand will allow you to play the game at 58 FPS, but an RTX will allow you to be needed 3090 to get to a fixed 60 FPS. So don’t worry about that couple of images, it’s a completely negligible gameplay difference.
However, in Team AMD we have to exclude the 8 GB RX 580, it is placed at 45 FPS, the RX 5500 XT and the RX 6500 XT. None of the three exceed 53 FPS and this negatively affects the gameplay as already mentioned above. We also don’t need to see the results to tell you what the performance would be with integrated GPUs. In any case, you can try with slightly lower resolutions such as 1600 x 900 or 1280 x 720 to get closer to the desired 60 FPS on average.
1440p
In the intermediate resolution we see several models falling in our quest to hit 60 FPS. Thus, in the case of NVIDIA, we will need a 12 GB RTX 3060 to achieve a frame rate that does not harm us in the game. On the other hand, if we use a Radeon, an RX 6600 or later. Again, the delta in terms of frame rate again demonstrates the lack of optimization, especially considering the differences between the various models that have been tested.
2160p or 4K
Things get tricky here, and the game of chairs causes many NVIDIA and AMD gaming graphics cards to lose their seats. Starting with NVIDIA’s, you need an RTX 3070 Ti to be able to hit a minimum figure of 58 FPS. On the AMD side, the game requires an RX 6800 or better to run at its recommended speed.
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