MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Jan 15, 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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MECHWARRIOR 5 MERCENARIES Tested on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | LOW - MAXIMUM | 1080p - 720p #benchmark, Jan 15, 2023
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All measurements
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low47 FPS
- Medium38 FPS
- High23 FPS
- Maximum20 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low69 FPS
- Medium66 FPS
- High42 FPS
- Maximum40 FPS
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries 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 versions) | Windows 10 (64-bit version) |
| Processor | Intel Core i3-7100/AMD Ryzen 3 1200 | Intel Core i7-6700K/AMD Ryzen 7 1700 |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770/AMD Radeon R9 280X | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070/AMD RX Vega 56 |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 80 GB available space | 80 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 MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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