Far Cry 6 PC benchmark
Real gameplay on 3 of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Jan 1, 2026.
- 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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Far Cry 6 | RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5600G | Max Preset | NATIVE | PC Benchmark | CPU Bottleneck, Jan 1, 2026
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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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- Max56 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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- Max + FidelityFX94 FPS
- Max74 FPS
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- Low24 FPS
- Medium21 FPS
- High18 FPS
- Ultra16 FPS
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- Low48 FPS
- Medium42 FPS
- High34 FPS
- Ultra28 FPS
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How much does FSR help in Far Cry 6?
On the RX 6600 at 1080p, FidelityFX took Max from 74 to 94 FPS (+27%). Each row compares the same preset in the same test, with and without upscaling. FSR gains in all games
| Test | Native | Upscaled | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX 6600, 1080p, Max native vs FidelityFX | 74 | 94 | +27% |
Far Cry 6 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 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions) | Windows 10 (20H1 version or newer, 64-bit versions) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 3 1200 @ 3. GHz or Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.1 GHz (AVX, AVX2 and SSE 4.2 support required) | AMD Ryzen 5 3600X @ 3.8 GHz or Intel Core i7-7700 @ 3.6 GHz (AVX, AVX2 and SSE 4.2 support required) |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD RX 460 (4 GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 (4 GB) | AMD RX Vega 64 (8 GB) or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB) |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 170 GB available space | 170 GB available space |
The card that runs Far Cry 6 smoothly
Far Cry 6 ran at 74 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, 1080p). On the Vega 7 (5600G) it reached 48 FPS. The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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