Need for Speed Heat PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Sep 19, 2022.
- 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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NEED FOR SPEED™ HEAT Tested on AMD Ryzen 5 5600G | AUTO - LOW - ULTRA | 1080p - 720p, Sep 19, 2022
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All measurements
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Auto24 FPS
- Low30 FPS
- Medium23 FPS
- High19 FPS
- Ultra18 FPS
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Settings not stated~30 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Low52 FPS
- Medium37 FPS
- High36 FPS
- Ultra30 FPS
Need for Speed Heat 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 | Windows 10 |
| Processor | FX-6350 or Equivalent; Core i5-3570 or Equivalent | Ryzen 3 1300X or Equivalent; Core i7-4790 or Equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | AMD: Radeon 7970/Radeon R9 280x or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 760 or Equivalent | AMD: Radeon RX 480 or Equivalent; NVIDIA: GeForce GTX 1060 or Equivalent |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 50 GB available space | 50 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 Need for Speed Heat on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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