Borderlands 4
Badass Preset / TPU Custom Scene
Tested with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D • DDR5-6000 MHz
Data: TechPowerUp, Sep 2025 · compiled by EMARQUE
Estimated frames per second (FPS)
Tested at Ultra High Settings
RX 9070 XT
16GB
69 FPS
Shop PC
RX 9070
16GB
60 FPS
Shop PC
RX 9060 XT
16GB
41 FPS
Shop PC
RX 9060 XT
8GB
33 FPS
Shop PC
Full results: every GPU at 1080p, 1440p and 4K
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 32GB | 102 FPS | 77 FPS | 45 FPS |
| RTX 5080 16GB | 71 FPS | 50 FPS | 27 FPS |
| RX 9070 XT 16GB | 69 FPS | 49 FPS | 25 FPS |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16GB | 63 FPS | 45 FPS | 24 FPS |
| RX 9070 16GB | 60 FPS | 42 FPS | 22 FPS |
| RTX 5070 12GB | 49 FPS | 34 FPS | 15 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 16GB | 41 FPS | 27 FPS | 14 FPS |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 37 FPS | 25 FPS | 13 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 8GB | 33 FPS | 17 FPS | 8 FPS |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | 26 FPS | 19 FPS | 6 FPS |
| RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 | 16 FPS | 10 FPS | 5 FPS |
Gearbox Software's looter-shooter sequel, released September 12 2025 on Unreal Engine 5 with World Partition, Nanite and Lumen. The technical ambition is significant — and so are the hardware demands. Borderlands 4 launched as one of the steepest UE5 titles to date for native resolution play.
How demanding is Borderlands 4?
Borderlands 4 uses UE5 with Lumen, Nanite and World Partition, plus DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation and NVIDIA Reflex. Lumen-driven global illumination across very large open zones is the main load; at native 4K Badass settings even the RTX 5090 sits around 40–45 FPS without upscaling. DLSS 4 multiplies frame rates by up to 5.5× when fully enabled.
What GPU do you need for Borderlands 4?
Our estimates suggest the RTX 5070 or Radeon RX 9070 XT comfortably clears 60 FPS at 1080p Badass; the RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT clears 60 at 1440p. Native 4K above 60 FPS realistically needs an RTX 5090 — or DLSS 4 Quality with Multi Frame Generation on an RTX 5080. Spec an EMARQUE flagship for native 4K, or pair DLSS with a mid-tier build.
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