How Many FPS Does Horizon Zero Dawn Get with RX 7700 XT? Performance at 1080p, 1440p & 4K

150FPS

1080p UltraEstimated

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Horizon Zero Dawn system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUIntel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB

RAM16 GB RAM

Storage135 GB available space

RX 7700 XT Specifications

BrandAMD

VRAM12 GB

Power Draw (TDP)245W

TierHigh-end

Benchmark62

1080p (Full HD)62/100

These are the basic specs. The full RX 7700 XT page adds the rest of the technical data and its FPS game by game, not just in Horizon Zero Dawn.

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Horizon Zero Dawn FPS with a RX 7700 XT and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

150FPS

min 91Excellent

1440p

117FPS

min 79Good

53FPS

min 46Acceptable

High

1080p

195FPS

min 119Excellent

1440p

152FPS

min 103Excellent

69FPS

min 60Good

Medium

1080p

255FPS

min 155Excellent

1440p

199FPS

min 135Excellent

90FPS

min 79Good

Low

1080p

330FPS

min 201Excellent

1440p

258FPS

min 175Excellent

116FPS

min 102Good

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pCPU 45%

1440pCPU 33%

4KGPU 17%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	150FPS min 91Excellent	117FPS min 79Good	53FPS min 46Acceptable
High	195FPS min 119Excellent	152FPS min 103Excellent	69FPS min 60Good
Medium	255FPS min 155Excellent	199FPS min 135Excellent	90FPS min 79Good
Low	330FPS min 201Excellent	258FPS min 175Excellent	116FPS min 102Good
Bottleneck (estimated)	CPU 45%	CPU 33%	GPU 17%

The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.

This one does matter: from the Intel Core i9-14900K downwards the processor becomes the brake on the RX 7700 XT. There is 11% between the slowest and fastest CPU in the table. One caveat: this is at 1080p, where the CPU weighs most. At 1440p and 4K the graphics card takes over and the processor stops mattering.

FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling

Upscaling renders Horizon Zero Dawn at a lower internal resolution and reconstructs the image, so you trade a little sharpness for extra frames. These are the estimated figures for the RX 7700 XT with FSR enabled, starting from its native Ultra FPS.

Resolution	Native	FSR Quality	FSR Performance	+ Frame generation
1080p	150	188	218	320
1440p	117	158	193	269
4K	53	77	98	131

Frame generation inserts intermediate frames: it raises the smoothness you see on screen, but it does not reduce input latency, so use it selectively in competitive games.

About ray tracing: every figure on this page is with ray tracing off. The RX 7700 XT does have dedicated hardware for it, so you can turn it on in games that implement it. The FPS cost swings widely depending on how much ray tracing each title uses, and FSR is exactly what people lean on to pay for it.

Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.

Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?

These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.

With that CPU, the RX 7700 XT has headroom to spare in Horizon Zero Dawn: the processor runs out before the graphics card does. A faster processor would gain you FPS; a stronger graphics card would barely help. At 4K it flips: there the graphics card becomes the limit.

The CheckFPS verdict

Analysis based on real in-game FPS, not spec sheets

Is the RX 7700 XT Enough for Horizon Zero Dawn?

The RX 7700 XT delivers 150 FPS at 1080p Ultra in Horizon Zero Dawn. More than enough for 144Hz. You can comfortably play at 1440p.

At 1440p it gets 117 FPS and at 4K 53 FPS at Ultra quality.

This GPU is more than enough — you can play at 1440p or 4K comfortably

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RX 7700 XT or RTX 5070 Laptop for Horizon Zero Dawn?

In Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p Ultra both land on the same figure: 150 FPS. Price and power draw are what separate them.

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Other GPUs for Horizon Zero Dawn

RX 9060 XT 16GBAMD 16GB

168FPS

1080p Ultra

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RTX 5060 Ti 8GBNVIDIA 8GB

163FPS

1080p Ultra

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RTX 3070 TiNVIDIA 8GB

154FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX 9060 XT 8GBAMD 8GB

150FPS

1080p Ultra

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RX 6800AMD 16GB

146FPS

1080p Ultra

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RTX 2080 TiNVIDIA 11GB

142FPS

1080p Ultra

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If none of these convinces you for Horizon Zero Dawn, the full ranking sorts all 143 cards by real FPS, not synthetic scores.

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Frequently asked questions about Horizon Zero Dawn on the RX 7700 XT

How many FPS does the RX 7700 XT get in Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p?

The RX 7700 XT averages 150 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 195 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 330 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the RX 7700 XT manages around 117 FPS at 1440p and around 53 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the RX 7700 XT run Horizon Zero Dawn at 60 FPS?

Yes. On Ultra settings the RX 7700 XT averages above 60 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p, 1440p. At higher resolutions you can claw back smoothness by lowering the preset or turning on upscaling.

Do these Horizon Zero Dawn figures include upscaling or ray tracing?

No. Every FPS figure on this page is native, with no DLSS, FSR or XeSS, and with ray tracing off. The RX 7700 XT can do both: upscaling pushes the frame rate up, ray tracing pulls it down.

How many FPS do I gain by turning on FSR in Horizon Zero Dawn?

At 4K, FSR on Quality mode takes the RX 7700 XT from around 53 native FPS to an estimated 77 FPS. Performance mode goes higher still, at the cost of some image sharpness.

What processor do I need to pair with the RX 7700 XT?

The figures on this page assume a Intel Core i5-13400, a mid-range processor that does not bottleneck the card. What matters with the RX 7700 XT is that the CPU is not far below it: past that class, moving up a processor barely changes FPS at higher resolutions.

Horizon Zero Dawn system requirements

Official minimum and recommended requirements published by the developer.

Minimum

CPUIntel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X

GPUNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB

RAM16 GB RAM

Storage135 GB available space

Horizon Zero Dawn FPS with a RX 7700 XT and a Intel Core i5-13400

Ultra

1080p

150FPS

min 91Excellent

1440p

117FPS

min 79Good

53FPS

min 46Acceptable

High

1080p

195FPS

min 119Excellent

1440p

152FPS

min 103Excellent

69FPS

min 60Good

Medium

1080p

255FPS

min 155Excellent

1440p

199FPS

min 135Excellent

90FPS

min 79Good

Low

1080p

330FPS

min 201Excellent

1440p

258FPS

min 175Excellent

116FPS

min 102Good

Bottleneck (estimated)

1080pCPU 45%

1440pCPU 33%

4KGPU 17%

Quality	1080p (Full HD)	1440p (2K)	4K (Ultra HD)
Ultra	150FPS min 91Excellent	117FPS min 79Good	53FPS min 46Acceptable
High	195FPS min 119Excellent	152FPS min 103Excellent	69FPS min 60Good
Medium	255FPS min 155Excellent	199FPS min 135Excellent	90FPS min 79Good
Low	330FPS min 201Excellent	258FPS min 175Excellent	116FPS min 102Good
Bottleneck (estimated)	CPU 45%	CPU 33%	GPU 17%

The percentage estimates how much of the stronger component's capability goes unused because of the other one.

FSR performance: FPS with AI upscaling

Resolution	Native	FSR Quality	FSR Performance	+ Frame generation
1080p	150	188	218	320
1440p	117	158	193	269
4K	53	77	98	131

Frame generation inserts intermediate frames: it raises the smoothness you see on screen, but it does not reduce input latency, so use it selectively in competitive games.

Estimated figures. The real gain varies by game and by the version of the technology.

Is the CPU or the graphics card holding you back?

These FPS assume a mid-range CPU that isn't a bottleneck — roughly a Intel Core i5-13400 — and 16 GB of RAM.

Frequently asked questions about Horizon Zero Dawn on the RX 7700 XT

How many FPS does the RX 7700 XT get in Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p?

The RX 7700 XT averages 150 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p on Ultra settings. Dropping to High takes it to around 195 FPS, and Low reaches roughly 330 FPS.

What about 1440p and 4K?

On Ultra, the RX 7700 XT manages around 117 FPS at 1440p and around 53 FPS at 4K. Those are native figures: switching on AI upscaling lifts both considerably.

Can the RX 7700 XT run Horizon Zero Dawn at 60 FPS?

Yes. On Ultra settings the RX 7700 XT averages above 60 FPS in Horizon Zero Dawn at 1080p, 1440p. At higher resolutions you can claw back smoothness by lowering the preset or turning on upscaling.

Do these Horizon Zero Dawn figures include upscaling or ray tracing?

No. Every FPS figure on this page is native, with no DLSS, FSR or XeSS, and with ray tracing off. The RX 7700 XT can do both: upscaling pushes the frame rate up, ray tracing pulls it down.

How many FPS do I gain by turning on FSR in Horizon Zero Dawn?

At 4K, FSR on Quality mode takes the RX 7700 XT from around 53 native FPS to an estimated 77 FPS. Performance mode goes higher still, at the cost of some image sharpness.

What processor do I need to pair with the RX 7700 XT?