Counter-Strike 2 PC benchmark
Real gameplay on 4 of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Dec 9, 2025.
- 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.
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Counter-Strike 2 | RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5 5600G | Max Preset | NATIVE | PC Gameplay Benchmark, Dec 9, 2025
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Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB OC Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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- Max168 FPS
Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
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- Settings not stated, Dust 2101 FPS
- Settings not stated, Italy89 FPS
- Settings not stated, Office121 FPS
- Settings not stated, Ancient99 FPS
- Settings not stated, Vertigo97 FPS
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- Max, Dust 2136 FPS
- Max, Office152 FPS
- Max, Ancient123 FPS
- Max, Italy116 FPS
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- Low53 FPS
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- Low63 FPS
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- Low73 FPS
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- Low33 FPS
- Medium25 FPS
- High17 FPS
- Very High11 FPS
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- Low33 FPS
- Medium29 FPS
- High21 FPS
- Very High15 FPS
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- Low45 FPS
- Medium34 FPS
- High27 FPS
- Very High20 FPS
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Counter-Strike 2 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® 10 | – |
| Processor | 4 hardware CPU threads - Intel® Core™ i5 750 or higher | – |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | – |
| Graphics | Video card must be 1 GB or more and should be a DirectX 11-compatible with support for Shader Model 5.0 | – |
| DirectX | Version 11 | – |
| Storage | 85 GB available space | – |
The card that runs Counter-Strike 2 smoothly
Counter-Strike 2 ran at 152 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, Office, 1080p). On the Vega 8 (2200G) it reached 45 FPS. The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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