Rust on GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce GTX 780 Ti meets Rust's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~37 fps at 1080p medium (range 30–45, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	49	34	21
medium	37	26	16
high	29	20	12
ultra	23	16	10

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 780 Ti back.
Processor needed for ~37 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 3700X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~29 fps.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 780 Ti: 3 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~60 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+108% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6750 XT

~60 fps vs 20 now (est.)

+196% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7900 XT

~62 fps vs 12 now (est.)

+417% GPU performance

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

Rust on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti
GeForce GTX 1650	24	17	-17%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti	29	20	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	34	24	+17%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	50	35	+75%
Radeon RX 6600	55	39	+92%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	60	42	+108%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	62	44	+117%
Radeon RX 7600	70	49	+142%
GeForce RTX 4060	71	50	+146%
GeForce RTX 3070	83	58	+188%
GeForce RTX 4070	104	73	+263%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	116	81	+304%
GeForce RTX 5070	120	84	+317%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	156	109	+442%
GeForce RTX 4080	162	113	+463%
GeForce RTX 5090	258	181	+796%