Gears of War: E-Day PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Oct 14, 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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Gears of War: E-Day | RX 9060 XT 16GB + 5600G | Low - Ludicrous | 1440p | Native | FSR | FPS Test, Oct 13, 2026
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All measurements
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)
1440pWatch this test on YouTube
- Ludicrous20–21 FPS
- Ludicrous + FSR34–35 FPS
- Ultra39–41 FPS
- Ultra + FSR57–60 FPS
- High47–49 FPS
- High + FSR68–74 FPS
- Medium51–55 FPS
- Medium + FSR71–80 FPS
- Low57–62 FPS
- Low + FSR70–76 FPS
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Ultra54–58 FPS
- Ultra + FSR68–75 FPS
- Ludicrous30–33 FPS
- Ludicrous + FSR46–54 FPS
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How much does FSR help in Gears of War: E-Day?
On the RX 9060 XT at 1440p, FSR took Ludicrous from 20–21 to 34–35 FPS (+70%). Each row compares the same preset in the same test, with and without upscaling. FSR gains in all games
| Test | Native | Upscaled | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX 9060 XT, 1440p, Ludicrous native vs FSR | 20–21 | 34–35 | +70% |
| RX 9060 XT, 1440p, Ultra native vs FSR | 39–41 | 57–60 | +45% |
| RX 9060 XT, 1440p, High native vs FSR | 47–49 | 68–74 | +48% |
| RX 9060 XT, 1440p, Medium native vs FSR | 51–55 | 71–80 | +42% |
| RX 9060 XT, 1440p, Low native vs FSR | 57–62 | 70–76 | +24% |
| RX 9060 XT, 1080p, Ultra native vs FSR | 54–58 | 68–75 | +27% |
| RX 9060 XT, 1080p, Ludicrous native vs FSR | 30–33 | 46–54 | +58% |
Gears of War: E-Day 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 22H 19045.7291 | Windows 11 64bit (25H2) or newer |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X / Intel i7‑6850K / i5‑10400 | AMD Ryzen 5 5600 / Intel i5-11600K |
| Memory | 12 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Hardware Ray Tracing capable GPU is required. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX 6600 / Radeon RX 9060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 / NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060ti / AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT / Radeon RX 9060 XT |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 115 GB available space | 115 GB available space |
| Sound card | Windows compatible audio device | Windows compatible audio device |
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My current test rig uses a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB with a Ryzen 5 5600G. In Gears of War: E-Day it reached 57–62 FPS (Low, 1440p).
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