Baldur's Gate 3 with GTX 970 — How Many FPS?

24FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

Baldur's Gate 3 system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUIntel I5 4690 / AMD FX 8350 / Snapdragon X Elite

GPUNvidia GTX 970 / RX 480 / Intel Arc A380 / Qualcomm Adreno X1 (4GB+ of VRAM)

RAM8 GB RAM

Storage150 GB available space

GTX 970 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)145W

TierMid-range

Benchmark17

1080p (Full HD)17/100

Performance by Resolution and Quality

Ultra

1080p

24FPS

Poor

1440p

16FPS

Poor

6FPS

Unplayable

High

1080p

31FPS

Acceptable

1440p

21FPS

Poor

7FPS

Unplayable

Medium

1080p

40FPS

Acceptable

1440p

27FPS

Poor

10FPS

Unplayable

Low

1080p

52FPS

Acceptable

1440p

35FPS

Acceptable

12FPS

Unplayable

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	24FPS Poor	16FPS Poor	6FPS Unplayable
High	31FPS Acceptable	21FPS Poor	7FPS Unplayable
Medium	40FPS Acceptable	27FPS Poor	10FPS Unplayable
Low	52FPS Acceptable	35FPS Acceptable	12FPS Unplayable

Is the GTX 970 Enough for Baldur's Gate 3?

The GTX 970 delivers 24 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Baldur's Gate 3. This GPU is not enough for Baldur's Gate 3 at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 16 FPS and at 4K 6 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU does not reach 60 FPS at 1080p Ultra

⚡ Optimization guide

Want more FPS in Baldur's Gate 3?

Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Baldur's Gate 3 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

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