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God of War (2018) PC benchmark

Real gameplay on 3 of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Dec 6, 2025.

RX 9060 XT96FPSSmoothMax, 1080pVega 7 (5600G)34FPSPlayableLow, 720pVega 8 (2200G)16FPSStrugglesLow, 720p
  • 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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God of War (2018) benchmark on Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5 5600G

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Test rig

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)

Dec 6, 2025

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God of War (2018), RX 9060 XT, 1080p
  • Max96 FPS
Test rig

Ryzen 5 5600G with Radeon Vega 7 integrated graphics

Nov 12, 2022

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God of War (2018), Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p
  • Low + FidelityFX34 FPS
  • Low20 FPS
  • Original16 FPS
  • High14 FPS
  • Ultra10 FPS
Nov 12, 2022

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God of War (2018), Vega 7 (5600G), 720p
  • Low + FidelityFX49 FPS
  • Low34 FPS
  • Original26 FPS
  • High21 FPS
  • Ultra15 FPS
Test rig

Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega 8 integrated graphics

Aug 3, 2024

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God of War (2018), Vega 8 (2200G), 720p
  • Low16 FPS

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How much does FSR help in God of War (2018)?

On the Vega 7 (5600G) at 1080p, FidelityFX took Low from 20 to 34 FPS (+70%). Each row compares the same preset in the same test, with and without upscaling. FSR gains in all games

TestNativeUpscaledGain
Vega 7 (5600G), 720p, Low native vs FidelityFX3449+44%
Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p, Low native vs FidelityFX2034+70%

God of War (2018) 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.

ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSWindows 10Windows 10
ProcessorIntel i5-2500k (4 core 3.3 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 3 1200 (4 core 3.1 GHz)Intel i5-6600k (4 core 3.5 GHz) or AMD Ryzen 5 2400 G (4 core 3.6 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 960 (4 GB) or AMD R9 290X (4 GB)NVIDIA GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD RX 570 (4 GB)
DirectXVersion 11Version 11
Storage70 GB available space70 GB available space

The card that runs God of War (2018) smoothly

God of War (2018) ran at 96 FPS on my Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, 1080p). On the Vega 7 (5600G) it reached 34 FPS. The card in that rig is the ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Challenger 16GB OC.

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