Baldur's Gate 3 on GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GTX 980 Ti meets Baldur's Gate 3's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~48 fps at 1080p high (range 38–58, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. Its 6 GB of video memory is below the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 2060 12GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	82	57	34
medium	62	44	26
high	48	34	20
ultra	38	27	16

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

60 fps at 1080p: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

This GeForce card has no tensor cores, so DLSS is not available. Use FSR or XeSS in quality mode before dropping the preset.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce GTX 980 Ti back.
Processor needed for ~48 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-8700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~48 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 980 Ti: 6 GB
Minimum spec: 4 GB (+2 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (2 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

~60 fps vs 48 now (est.)

+25% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~60 fps vs 34 now (est.)

+78% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

~60 fps vs 20 now (est.)

+197% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Baldur's Gate 3; usually the cheapest.

Baldur's Gate 3 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GeForce GTX 1650	27	19	-44%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	37	26	-22%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti	48	34	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	56	39	+17%
Radeon RX 6600	61	43	+28%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	67	47	+39%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	69	49	+44%
Radeon RX 7600	77	54	+61%
GeForce RTX 4060	79	55	+64%
GeForce RTX 3070	92	64	+92%
GeForce RTX 4070	116	81	+142%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	129	91	+169%
GeForce RTX 5070	133	93	+178%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	173	121	+261%
GeForce RTX 4080	180	126	+275%
GeForce RTX 5090	287	201	+497%