Counter-Strike 2 — measured frame rates

Every number on this page was read from a published review benchmark chart — no estimates, no copied score tables. Ranges show the spread across sources.

GPU settings: Highest settings (TechPowerUp RTX 5090 review suite), Ryzen 7 9800X3D.
CPU: CPU ceiling measured at 1080p, highest settings (TechPowerUp CPU suite), RTX 5090.
Sources: TechPowerUp.

CPU ceilings — Counter-Strike 2

The frame rate each CPU sustains in this game with a flagship GPU — the most any graphics card can get out of it. Measured at 1080p; CPU load per frame is roughly resolution-independent at fixed settings.

CPUMeasured fps rangeSources
Ryzen 7 9850X3D6891
Ryzen 9 9950X3D6871
Ryzen 7 9800X3D6811
Ryzen 7 9700X6661
Ryzen 5 9600X6581
Ryzen 7 7800X3D6581
Ryzen 9 9950X6501
Core Ultra 9 285K6001
Core i9-14900K5971
Core i7-14700K5801
Ryzen 9 7950X5781
Core Ultra 7 265K5631

GPU results — Counter-Strike 2 at 1080p

Frame rates with a flagship-class CPU, so the graphics card is the limit.

GPUMeasured fps rangeSources
RTX 50907261
RTX 40906231
RTX 4080 Super5241
RTX 40804981
RX 7900 XTX4741
RTX 4070 Ti Super4541
RTX 3090 Ti4421
RTX 4070 Ti4281
RX 7900 XT4091
RTX 30904041
RX 6900 XT3971
RX 6800 XT3751
RTX 30803661
RTX 40703421
RX 7800 XT3131
RTX 5060 Ti3111
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB3041
RTX 30703001
RTX 50602791
RTX 4060 Ti2581
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB2571
RTX 3060 Ti2551
RX 7700 XT2521
RTX 40602201
RTX 30601901
Arc B5801791
RX 7600 XT1691
RX 76001671
Arc A7701461

GPU results — Counter-Strike 2 at 1440p

Frame rates with a flagship-class CPU, so the graphics card is the limit.

GPUMeasured fps rangeSources
RTX 50905791
RTX 40904511
RTX 4080 Super3601
RTX 40803491
RX 7900 XTX3291
RTX 3090 Ti3141
RTX 4070 Ti Super3111
RTX 30902891
RTX 4070 Ti2811
RX 6900 XT2791
RX 7900 XT2741
RX 6800 XT2601
RTX 30802571
RTX 40702281
RTX 30702071
RX 7800 XT2051
RTX 5060 Ti2051
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB2041
RTX 50601891
RTX 3060 Ti1741
RTX 4060 Ti1681
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB1681
RX 7700 XT1621
RTX 40601431
RTX 30601281
Arc B5801251
RX 7600 XT1071
RX 76001051
Arc A7701041

GPU results — Counter-Strike 2 at 4K

Frame rates with a flagship-class CPU, so the graphics card is the limit.

GPUMeasured fps rangeSources
RTX 50903481
RTX 40902291
RTX 4080 Super1831
RTX 40801771
RTX 3090 Ti1681
RX 7900 XTX1631
RTX 4070 Ti Super1541
RTX 30901521
RX 6900 XT1411
RTX 4070 Ti1371
RX 7900 XT1361
RTX 30801341
RX 6800 XT1331
RTX 40701121
RTX 5060 Ti1081
RTX 5060 Ti 16GB1071
RTX 30701061
RX 7800 XT1011
RTX 5060981
RTX 3060 Ti891
RTX 4060 Ti841
RTX 4060 Ti 16GB821
RX 7700 XT781
Arc B580731
RTX 4060711
RTX 3060651
Arc A770561
RX 7600 XT531
RX 7600521

Read this before quoting a number

Pair these numbers into a verdict for your own CPU + GPU on the calculator. Method and validation: methodology.