WARDOGS on GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU meets WARDOGS's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~45 fps at 1080p high (range 36–54, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6700 XT (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	76	53	32
medium	58	41	24
high	45	31	19
ultra	36	25	15

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: low preset
60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

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 5050 Laptop GPU back.
Processor needed for ~45 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-12700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~45 fps.

Video memory

GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700 XT

~60 fps vs 45 now (est.)

+34% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

~60 fps vs 31 now (est.)

+90% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4090

~64 fps vs 19 now (est.)

+240% GPU performance

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

WARDOGS on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU
GeForce GTX 1650	18	13	-60%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	25	18	-44%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	38	26	-16%
Radeon RX 6600	41	29	-8%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	45	31	0%
GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU	45	31	—
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	47	33	+4%
Radeon RX 7600	52	36	+16%
GeForce RTX 4060	53	37	+18%
GeForce RTX 3070	62	43	+38%
GeForce RTX 4070	78	55	+74%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	87	61	+94%
GeForce RTX 5070	90	63	+100%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	116	81	+160%
GeForce RTX 4080	121	85	+170%
GeForce RTX 5090	193	135	+330%