Gears 5 PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Nov 21, 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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Gears 5 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + RX6600 | PC Benchmark | Max Settings | 1080p | 2K | 4K, Nov 21, 2023
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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, Horde Frenzy128 FPS
- Max, Hivebusters Campaign90 FPS
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Gears 5 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 SP1 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor | AMD FX-6000 series | Intel i3 Skylake | AMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon R9 280 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Windows 7) | AMD Radeon RX 570 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (Windows 10) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660ti (Windows 7) |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 80 GB available space | 80 GB available space |
| Sound card | DirectX compatible | DirectX compatible |
The card that runs Gears 5 smoothly
Gears 5 ran at 128 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, Horde Frenzy, 1080p). The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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