Crimson Desert Enhanced on GeForce GTX 970

Below minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

No. The GeForce GTX 970 is below Crimson Desert Enhanced's minimum spec (Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB). Our model still estimates ~42 fps at 1080p low (range 33–50, medium confidence, ±20%), but cards below the minimum may not be supported. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 7600 XT (~61 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	42	29	18
medium	32	22	13
high	25	17	10
ultra	20	14	8

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: not reachable
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 970 back.
Processor needed for ~32 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 5 5600): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~25 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 970: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7600 XT

~61 fps vs 25 now (est.)

+148% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4070

~60 fps vs 17 now (est.)

+248% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5080

~61 fps vs 10 now (est.)

+492% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Crimson Desert Enhanced; usually the cheapest.

Crimson Desert Enhanced on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 1650	20	14	-20%
GeForce GTX 970	25	17	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	28	19	+12%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	41	29	+68%
Radeon RX 6600	45	32	+84%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	49	34	+100%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	51	36	+108%
Radeon RX 7600	57	40	+132%
GeForce RTX 4060	58	41	+136%
GeForce RTX 3070	68	48	+176%
GeForce RTX 4070	86	60	+248%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	95	67	+288%
GeForce RTX 5070	98	69	+300%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	128	90	+420%
GeForce RTX 4080	133	93	+440%
GeForce RTX 5090	211	148	+760%