Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 3060 12GB meets Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~48 fps at 1080p high (range 39–58, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. Its 12 GB of video memory covers the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 7600 XT (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	82	58	35
medium	63	44	26
high	48	34	20
ultra	39	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

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 3060 12GB back.
Processor needed for ~48 fps: Core i3-10100 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, ~48 fps.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB: 12 GB
Minimum spec: 6 GB (+6 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (+4 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7600 XT

~60 fps vs 48 now (est.)

+24% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 12GB

~61 fps vs 34 now (est.)

+80% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5080

~60 fps vs 20 now (est.)

+196% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33; usually the cheapest.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 3060 12GB
GeForce GTX 1650	19	14	-60%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	27	19	-44%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	41	28	-16%
Radeon RX 6600	45	31	-8%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	48	34	—
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	50	35	+4%
Radeon RX 7600	56	39	+16%
GeForce RTX 4060	57	40	+18%
GeForce RTX 3070	67	47	+38%
GeForce RTX 4070	84	59	+74%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	94	66	+94%
GeForce RTX 5070	97	68	+100%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	126	88	+160%
GeForce RTX 4080	131	91	+170%
GeForce RTX 5090	208	146	+330%