Rust on GeForce RTX 4080

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce RTX 4080 is well above Rust's recommended spec. We estimate ~162 fps at 1080p high (range 130–194, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~113 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	275	193	116
medium	211	147	88
high	162	113	68
ultra	130	91	54

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: high 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 4080 back.
Processor needed for ~162 fps: Ryzen 5 7400F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 3700X): CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 162.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 4080: 16 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Rust on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 4080
GeForce GTX 1650	24	17	-85%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	34	24	-79%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	50	35	-69%
Radeon RX 6600	55	39	-66%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	60	42	-63%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	62	44	-61%
Radeon RX 7600	70	49	-57%
GeForce RTX 4060	71	50	-56%
GeForce RTX 3070	83	58	-49%
GeForce RTX 4070	104	73	-36%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	116	81	-28%
GeForce RTX 5070	120	84	-26%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	156	109	-4%
GeForce RTX 4080	162	113	—
GeForce RTX 5090	258	181	+59%