Dead by Daylight on GeForce GTX 780

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce GTX 780 is well above Dead by Daylight's recommended spec. We estimate ~90 fps at 1080p high (range 72–108, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the high preset (~63 fps on high). Its 3 GB of video memory is below the 4 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	153	107	64
medium	117	82	49
high	90	63	38
ultra	72	50	30

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: high preset
144 fps at 1080p: low preset

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 780 back.
Processor needed for ~90 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, ~90 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 780: 3 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+2 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (1 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~65 fps vs 38 now (est.)

+71% 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 780
GeForce GTX 1650	86	60	-5%
GeForce GTX 780	90	63	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120	84	+33%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	180	126	+100%
Radeon RX 6600	197	138	+119%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	214	150	+138%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	223	156	+148%
Radeon RX 7600	249	174	+176%
GeForce RTX 4060	253	177	+181%
GeForce RTX 3070	296	207	+229%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	261	+314%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	291	+362%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300	+376%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+519%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+543%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+924%