Dead by Daylight on GeForce GTX 1050

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GTX 1050 meets Dead by Daylight's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~56 fps at 1080p high (range 45–67, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. Its 2 GB of video memory is below the 4 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6400 (~86 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	95	66	40
medium	72	51	30
high	56	39	23
ultra	45	31	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

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 1050 back.
Processor needed for ~56 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~56 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 1050: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (2 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~86 fps vs 56 now (est.)

+54% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 39 now (est.)

+54% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~65 fps vs 23 now (est.)

+177% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Dead by Daylight; usually the cheapest.

Dead by Daylight on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 1050
GeForce GTX 1050	56	39	—
GeForce GTX 1650	86	60	+54%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120	84	+115%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	180	126	+223%
Radeon RX 6600	197	138	+254%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	214	150	+285%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	223	156	+300%
Radeon RX 7600	249	174	+346%
GeForce RTX 4060	253	177	+354%
GeForce RTX 3070	296	207	+431%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	261	+569%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	291	+646%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300	+669%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+900%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+938%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1554%