Counter-Strike 2 with GTX 980 — How Many FPS?

23FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

Counter-Strike 2 system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPU4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher

GPUVideo card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0

RAM8 GB RAM

Storage85 GB available space

GTX 980 Specifications

BrandNVIDIA

VRAM4 GB

Power Draw (TDP)165W

TierHigh-end

Benchmark20

1080p (Full HD)20/100

Performance by Resolution and Quality

Ultra

1080p

23FPS

Poor

1440p

15FPS

Poor

6FPS

Unplayable

High

1080p

30FPS

Acceptable

1440p

20FPS

Poor

8FPS

Unplayable

Medium

1080p

40FPS

Acceptable

1440p

26FPS

Poor

11FPS

Unplayable

Low

1080p

51FPS

Acceptable

1440p

34FPS

Acceptable

14FPS

Unplayable

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	23FPS Poor	15FPS Poor	6FPS Unplayable
High	30FPS Acceptable	20FPS Poor	8FPS Unplayable
Medium	40FPS Acceptable	26FPS Poor	11FPS Unplayable
Low	51FPS Acceptable	34FPS Acceptable	14FPS Unplayable

Is the GTX 980 Enough for Counter-Strike 2?

The GTX 980 delivers 23 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Counter-Strike 2. This GPU is not enough for Counter-Strike 2 at this resolution. We recommend a more powerful GPU.

At 1440p it gets 15 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 Counter-Strike 2?

Our guide collects the settings that give between +40% and +90% FPS in Counter-Strike 2 with barely any visual loss. Recommended settings, GPU-specific tips (NVIDIA/AMD/Intel) and solutions to common game issues.

View optimization guide for Counter-Strike 2 →