Borderlands 3 PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested May 20, 2022.
- Smooth 60+ FPS
- Playable 30–59 FPS
- Struggles under 30 FPS
The big number is the best average without upscaling. Striped bars use FSR or other upscaling.
Watch the test
BORDERLANDS 3 Tested on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | VERY LOW - BADASS SETTINGS | 1080p - 720p #benchmark, May 20, 2022
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All measurements
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Very Low35 FPS
- Low30 FPS
- Medium24 FPS
- High16 FPS
- Ultra13 FPS
- Badass12 FPS
- Very Low69 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low58 FPS
- Medium47 FPS
- High35 FPS
- Ultra22 FPS
- Badass21 FPS
Borderlands 3 system requirements
Official PC requirements per the game’s Steam page, checked Oct 26, 2026. Compare them with the hardware above: my RX 6600 and RX 9060 XT rigs both use a Ryzen 5 5600G and 16 GB of RAM.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7/10 (latest service pack) | Windows 7/10 (latest service pack) |
| Processor | AMD FX-8350 or Intel i5-3570 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 2600 (Intel i7-4770) |
| Memory | 6 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2 GB | AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 75 GB available space | 75 GB available space |
| Sound card | DirectX Compatible | DirectX Compatible |
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My current test rig uses a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB with a Ryzen 5 5600G. I haven’t tested Borderlands 3 on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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