Borderlands 4 on GeForce RTX 5050

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 5050 meets Borderlands 4's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~56 fps at 1080p high (range 45–68, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Arc B580 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	96	67	40
medium	73	51	31
high	56	39	24
ultra	45	32	19

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: low preset
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

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 5050 back.
Processor needed for ~56 fps: Core i5-9400F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-12700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~56 fps.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 5050: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~60 fps vs 56 now (est.)

+7% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

~62 fps vs 39 now (est.)

+58% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4090

~67 fps vs 24 now (est.)

+183% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Borderlands 4; usually the cheapest.

Borderlands 4 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 5050
GeForce GTX 1650	19	13	-67%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	26	18	-53%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	39	28	-30%
Radeon RX 6600	43	30	-23%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	47	33	-17%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	49	34	-13%
Radeon RX 7600	54	38	-3%
GeForce RTX 4060	55	39	-2%
GeForce RTX 5050	56	39	—
GeForce RTX 3070	65	45	+15%
GeForce RTX 4070	82	57	+45%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	91	64	+62%
GeForce RTX 5070	94	66	+67%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	122	85	+117%
GeForce RTX 4080	127	89	+125%
GeForce RTX 5090	202	141	+258%