Layers of Fear PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Feb 12, 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.
Watch the test
LAYERS OF FEAR Tested on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | LOW - HIGH | 1080p - 900p - 720p #benchmark, Feb 12, 2023
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All measurements
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low38 FPS
- Medium33 FPS
- High27 FPS
900pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low49 FPS
- Medium43 FPS
- High35 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low65 FPS
- Medium58 FPS
- High49 FPS
Layers of Fear 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 | Win 10 with support for DirectX 12 Agility SDK | Win 10 with support for DirectX 12 Agility SDK |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 4690/ AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i7 8700K/ AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GTX 1060 3GB/ AMD RX 580 4GB | Nvidia GTX 1070 8GB |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 20 GB available space | 20 GB available space |
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My current test rig uses a Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB with a Ryzen 5 5600G. I haven’t tested Layers of Fear on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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