Dakar Desert Rally PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Dec 11, 2023.
- 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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Dakar Desert Rally | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + RX6600 | PC Benchmark | Max Settings | 1080p, Dec 11, 2023
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All measurements
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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- Max, Car48 FPS
- Max, Cross61 FPS
- Max, Truck57 FPS
- Max, Qualification67 FPS
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Dakar Desert Rally 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, 64 bit | Windows 10, 64 bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-2300 / AMD FX-6300 | Intel Core i7-4790k / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4GB)/ Radeon RX 570 (4GB) | GeForce RTX 2070 (8GB)/ Radeon RX5700 (8GB) |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 50 GB available space | 50 GB available space |
| Sound card | DirectX® Compatible soundcard | DirectX® Compatible soundcard |
The card that runs Dakar Desert Rally smoothly
Dakar Desert Rally ran at 67 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, Qualification, 1080p). The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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