Sons of the Forest PC benchmark
Real gameplay on 2 of my test PCs, FPS read from the MSI Afterburner overlay. Last tested Sep 22, 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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Sons Of The Forest (patch 10) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600G + RX6600 | PC Benchmark | Max Settings | 1080p FSR, Sep 22, 2023
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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)
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- Max, Exploring Forest66 FPS
- Max, Comparison68 FPS
- Max + FSR, Comparison71 FPS
1080pWatch this test on YouTube
- Very Low + FSR31 FPS
- Low + FSR26 FPS
- Medium + FSR21 FPS
- High + FSR17 FPS
- Max + FSR17 FPS
- Very Low19 FPS
- Low15 FPS
- Medium12 FPS
- High11 FPS
- Max11 FPS
900pWatch this test on YouTube
- Very Low23 FPS
- Low18 FPS
- Medium14 FPS
- High14 FPS
- Max14 FPS
720pWatch this test on YouTube
- Very Low29 FPS
- Low24 FPS
- Medium18 FPS
- High17 FPS
- Max17 FPS
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How much does FSR help in Sons of the Forest?
On the RX 6600 at 1080p, FSR took Max, Comparison from 68 to 71 FPS (+4%). 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, Max, Comparison native vs FSR | 68 | 71 | +4% |
| Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p, Very Low native vs FSR | 19 | 31 | +63% |
| Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p, Low native vs FSR | 15 | 26 | +73% |
| Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p, Medium native vs FSR | 12 | 21 | +75% |
| Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p, High native vs FSR | 11 | 17 | +55% |
| Vega 7 (5600G), 1080p, Max native vs FSR | 11 | 17 | +55% |
Sons of the Forest 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 | 64-bit Windows 10 | 64-bit Windows 10 |
| Processor | INTEL CORE I5-8400 or AMD RYZEN 3 3300X | INTEL CORE I7-8700K or AMD RYZEN 5 3600X |
| Memory | 12 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or AMD Radeon RX 570 4GB | NVIDIA GeForce 1080Ti or AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 20 GB available space | 20 GB available space |
The card that runs Sons of the Forest smoothly
Sons of the Forest ran at 68 FPS on my Radeon RX 6600 8GB + Ryzen 5 5600G rig (Max, Comparison, 1080p). On the Vega 7 (5600G) it reached 29 FPS. The card in that rig is the XFX Speedster SWFT 210 Radeon RX 6600 8GB.
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