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F.e.a.r. — system requirements & benchmark status
This game is in the catalog, but no published review benchmarks have been collected for it yet — so this page carries no frame-rate numbers, no verdicts and no estimates. Below are the publisher's own system requirements and what they say about the hardware the game targets. A game joins the calculator only when published review benchmarks cover both its CPU and GPU sides.
Developer: Monolith Productions, Inc., Timegate · Publisher: Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment · Released: May 21, 2010 · Genres: Action
Game facts and system requirements are as published on Steam (checked 4 November 2026).
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System requirements — F.e.a.r.
As published by the publisher on Steam (checked 4 November 2026). Requirements are the publisher's target figures, not measurements — they describe the hardware the developer aims at, not the frame rate any part delivers.
| Component | Minimum (Steam) | Recommended (Steam) |
|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows® XP, x64 or 2000 with latest service pack installed | — |
| Processor | Pentium® 4 1.7 GHz or equivalent processor | Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz or equivalent processor |
| Memory | 512 MB of RAM or more | 1 GB RAM |
| Graphics | 64 MB GeForce™ 4 Ti or Radeon® 9000 video card; Monitor that can display in 4:3 aspect ratio | A 256 MB Radeon® 9800 Pro or GeForce™ 6600 or equivalent supported |
| DirectX® | 9.0c (August Edition) or higher | DirectX® 9 compliant video card with hardware T&L and pixel shader 2.0 support |
| Hard Drive | 17 GB free Hard Drive Space for installation; Additional hard drive space for a swap file and saved game files | — |
| Sound | 16-bit DirectX® 9.0 compliant sound card with support for EAX™ 2.0 | Sound Blaster® X-Fi™ series sound card |
| Multiplayer Requirements | Broadband or LAN connection for multiplayer games | — |
Hardware demand level
Low — estimated from the graphics card named in the recommended requirements above (an older GeForce card). The demand level classifies the publisher's published requirements only; it is not a benchmark result and predicts no frame rate.
Benchmark status
Not yet measured. Bottleneck Verdict adds a game to the calculator when published review benchmarks cover both sides at the game's highest settings, native resolution, no upscaling — the same bar the measured games met. Until then this page claims no performance figures for F.e.a.r..
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