Hollow Knight on GeForce RTX 5070

Well above recommendedEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 5070 is well above Hollow Knight's recommended spec. We estimate 300+ fps at 1080p high (range 300+, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect 300+ fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 12 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset1080p1440p4K
low300+300+300+
medium300+300+252
high300+300+194
ultra300+258155
Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

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: ultra preset

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 5070 back.
  • Processor needed for 300+ fps: Ryzen 7 9850X3D or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
  • With the recommended CPU (Core i5-3470): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 300+.

Video memory

  • GeForce RTX 5070: 12 GB
  • Minimum spec: 1 GB (+11 GB headroom)
  • Recommended spec: 2 GB (+10 GB headroom)

Hollow Knight on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card1080p1440pvs GeForce RTX 5070
GeForce GTX 16509265-80%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB12990-72%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB194136-58%
Radeon RX 6600212149-54%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB231162-50%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU240168-48%
Radeon RX 7600268187-42%
GeForce RTX 4060272191-41%
GeForce RTX 3070300+223-31%
GeForce RTX 4070300+281-13%
Radeon RX 7800 XT300+300+-3%
GeForce RTX 5070300+300+
Radeon RX 9070 XT300+300++30%
GeForce RTX 4080300+300++35%
GeForce RTX 5090300+300++115%

Hollow Knight on other hardware

More about the GeForce RTX 5070

Specs and every game it runs →Hollow Knight requirements and FPS on popular hardware →Best GPUs for Hollow Knight