Hearts of Iron IV on GeForce GTX 680

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce GTX 680 is well above Hearts of Iron IV's recommended spec. We estimate ~108 fps at 1080p high (range 86–130, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~76 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 2 GB of video memory is below the 28 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	184	129	77
medium	140	98	59
high	108	76	45
ultra	86	60	36

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: ultra 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 680 back.
Processor needed for ~108 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-2500K): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 108.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 680: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 28 GB (26 GB short)
Recommended spec: 28 GB (26 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~73 fps vs 45 now (est.)

+61% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Hearts of Iron IV; usually the cheapest.

Hearts of Iron IV on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 680
GeForce GTX 680	108	76	—
GeForce GTX 1650	120	84	+11%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	168	118	+56%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	252	176	+133%
Radeon RX 6600	276	193	+156%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300	210	+178%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	218	+189%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	244	+222%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	248	+228%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	290	+283%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+383%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+439%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+456%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+622%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+650%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1094%