S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl PC benchmark
Real gameplay on one of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Nov 23, 2024.
- 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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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl benchmark on Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
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All measurements
Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G
Graphics card: XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB Check price on Amazon (opens Amazon in a new tab)
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Epic20–23 FPS
- High29–36 FPS
- Medium35–40 FPS
- Low40–45 FPS
- Epic + FSR Quality27–35 FPS
- High + FSR Quality40–44 FPS
- Medium + FSR Quality48–52 FPS
- Low + FSR Quality56–62 FPS
- Epic + FSR Balanced28–34 FPS
- High + FSR Balanced42–50 FPS
- Medium + FSR Balanced49–57 FPS
- Low + FSR Balanced58–65 FPS
FPS for these tests are only shown in the video: 1080p (Nov 21, 2024)
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How much does FSR help in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl?
On the RX 6600 at 1080p, FSR Quality took Epic from 20–23 to 27–35 FPS (+36%). Each row compares the same preset in the same test, with and without upscaling. FSR gains in all games
| Test | Native | Upscaled | Gain |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX 6600, 1080p, Epic native vs FSR Quality | 20–23 | 27–35 | +36% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, High native vs FSR Quality | 29–36 | 40–44 | +35% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, Medium native vs FSR Quality | 35–40 | 48–52 | +32% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, Low native vs FSR Quality | 40–45 | 56–62 | +35% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, Epic native vs FSR Balanced | 20–23 | 28–34 | +36% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, High native vs FSR Balanced | 29–36 | 42–50 | +42% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, Medium native vs FSR Balanced | 35–40 | 49–57 | +39% |
| RX 6600, 1080p, Low native vs FSR Balanced | 40–45 | 58–65 | +42% |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 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 x64 / Windows 11 x64 | Windows 10 x64 / Windows 11 x64 |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-7700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X | Intel Core i7-11700 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM | 32 GB RAM |
| Graphics | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB / Intel Arc A750 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti / Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 / AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT |
| Storage | 160 GB available space | 160 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 S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl on it yet, but the GPU comparison shows how much faster it is than the RX 6600.
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