Death Stranding PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Aug 23, 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.
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DEATH STRANDING Tested on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | PRESETS SETTINGS | LOW - VERY HIGH | 1080p - 720p, Aug 23, 2022
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All measurements
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low23 FPS
- Medium23 FPS
- Default21 FPS
- Very High20 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low36 FPS
- Medium37 FPS
- Default32 FPS
- Very High33 FPS
Death Stranding 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 | Windows® 10 |
| Processor | Intel® Core™ i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200 | Intel™ Core i7-3770 or AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 560 4 GB | GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 80 GB available space | 80 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 Death Stranding on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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