Black Desert on GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 3080 12GB is well above Black Desert's recommended spec. We estimate ~154 fps at 1080p high (range 123–185, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~108 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	262	184	110
medium	201	140	84
high	154	108	65
ultra	123	86	52

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: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: ultra preset
144 fps at 1080p: high preset

NVIDIA RTX card: turn on DLSS in quality mode before dropping the preset; FSR and XeSS also work if the game lacks DLSS.

What limits performance

Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the GeForce RTX 3080 12GB back.
Processor needed for ~154 fps: Ryzen 9 3900X or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 154.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 3080 12GB: 12 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Black Desert on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 3080 12GB
GeForce GTX 1650	34	24	-78%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	48	34	-69%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	72	50	-53%
Radeon RX 6600	79	55	-49%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	86	60	-44%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	89	62	-42%
Radeon RX 7600	99	70	-36%
GeForce RTX 4060	101	71	-34%
GeForce RTX 3070	118	83	-23%
GeForce RTX 4070	149	104	-3%
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	154	108	—
Radeon RX 7800 XT	166	116	+8%
GeForce RTX 5070	171	120	+11%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	223	156	+44%
GeForce RTX 4080	231	162	+50%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	258	+139%