Slay the Spire 2 on GeForce GTX 980

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The GeForce GTX 980 is well above Slay the Spire 2's recommended spec. We estimate ~174 fps at 1080p high (range 139–209, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~122 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. Its 4 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	296	207	124
medium	226	158	95
high	174	122	73
ultra	139	97	58

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

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 980 back.
Processor needed for ~174 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 174.

Video memory

GeForce GTX 980: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 2 GB (+2 GB headroom)

Slay the Spire 2 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce GTX 980
GeForce GTX 1650	120	84	-31%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	168	118	-3%
GeForce GTX 980	174	122	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	252	176	+45%
Radeon RX 6600	276	193	+59%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300	210	+72%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	300+	218	+79%
Radeon RX 7600	300+	244	+100%
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	248	+103%
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	290	+138%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	+200%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	+234%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	+245%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+348%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+366%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+641%