Dead by Daylight on PC: requirements and FPS by GPU

To play Dead by Daylight at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~63 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

Updated November 15, 2026

Estimated FPS by graphics card

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GTX 1050 Ti	63	46	27
GTX 1650	77	55	32
RX 580	84	61	35
GTX 1060	94	67	39
GTX 1660 SUPER	113	81	47
RTX 3060 Laptop	117	84	49
RTX 2060	124	89	52
RTX 3060	149	107	63
RTX 4060 Laptop	154	111	65
RTX 4060	185	133	78
RTX 3060 Ti	196	141	82
RTX 3070	224	162	94
RTX 4060 Ti	232	167	98
RTX 3080	272	196	114
RTX 4070	300+	219	128
RTX 4070 SUPER	300+	254	148

60 FPS or more30 to 60Under 30

Estimated FPS at High quality with a high-end processor and 32 GB of RAM. Real results can vary by up to 30%.

	Minimum	Recommended
Graphics card	DX11 Compatible GeForce GTX 460 1GB or AMD HD 6850 1GB	DX11 Compatible GeForce 760 or AMD HD 8800 or higher with 4GB of RAM
Processor	Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8120	Intel Core i3-4170 or AMD FX-8300 or higher
RAM	8 GB	8 GB

What graphics card do I need for Dead by Daylight?

To play Dead by Daylight at 60 FPS at 1080p on High, a GTX 1050 Ti is enough (~63 FPS estimated). For 1440p at 60 FPS, a RX 580 or better.

How much RAM does Dead by Daylight need?

It asks for at least 8 GB. With less it may stutter or not launch.

Does my PC run Dead by Daylight better than a PS5?

A card like the RTX 2070 Super performs about like a PS5's. Add your PC to Specta and we'll tell you for your setup.