Death Stranding 2
Max Preset / TPU Custom Scene / No Ray Tracing
Tested with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D • DDR5-6000 MHz
Data: TechPowerUp, Mar 2026 · compiled by EMARQUE
Estimated frames per second (FPS)
Tested at Ultra High Settings
RX 9070 XT
16GB
133 FPS
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RX 9070
16GB
121 FPS
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RX 9060 XT
16GB
82 FPS
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RX 9060 XT
8GB
77 FPS
Shop PC
Full results: every GPU at 1080p, 1440p and 4K
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 32GB | 171 FPS | 157 FPS | 113 FPS |
| RTX 5080 16GB | 135 FPS | 113 FPS | 74 FPS |
| RX 9070 XT 16GB | 133 FPS | 103 FPS | 67 FPS |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16GB | 129 FPS | 104 FPS | 65 FPS |
| RX 9070 16GB | 121 FPS | 94 FPS | 59 FPS |
| RTX 5070 12GB | 111 FPS | 84 FPS | 50 FPS |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 82 FPS | 62 FPS | 36 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 16GB | 82 FPS | 62 FPS | 37 FPS |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | 81 FPS | 58 FPS | 34 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 8GB | 77 FPS | 58 FPS | 30 FPS |
| RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 | 72 FPS | 52 FPS | 30 FPS |
| GPU | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5090 32GB | 147 FPS | 102 FPS | 78 FPS |
| RTX 5080 16GB | 112 FPS | 89 FPS | 49 FPS |
| RTX 5070 Ti 16GB | 101 FPS | 79 FPS | 43 FPS |
| RX 9070 XT 16GB | 100 FPS | 76 FPS | 38 FPS |
| RX 9070 16GB | 90 FPS | 68 FPS | 34 FPS |
| RTX 5070 12GB | 82 FPS | 61 FPS | 33 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 16GB | 60 FPS | 41 FPS | 25 FPS |
| RTX 5060 Ti 16GB | 60 FPS | 44 FPS | 24 FPS |
| RTX 5060 Ti 8GB | 58 FPS | 40 FPS | 19 FPS |
| RX 9060 XT 8GB | 57 FPS | 38 FPS | 18 FPS |
| RTX 5060 8GB GDDR7 | 52 FPS | 25 FPS | 10 FPS |
Kojima Productions' sequel to Death Stranding, with PC ported by Nixxes and released March 19 2026. It is the first Decima engine title with ray tracing on PC, plus full DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4 and Intel XeSS 2 support — a serious technical upgrade over the original PC port.
How demanding is Death Stranding 2?
Death Stranding 2 runs on a Decima engine build with ray-traced reflections (water, tar) and ray-traced ambient occlusion. PC supports NVIDIA DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4 and Intel XeSS 2 with frame generation across all three vendors. The open landscape and volumetric weather effects dominate GPU load; CPU overhead is well-contained for a port of this scope.
What GPU do you need for Death Stranding 2?
Our estimates put an RTX 5070 or Radeon RX 9070 XT comfortably above 100 FPS at 1080p; the RTX 5070 Ti or RX 9070 XT clears 100 FPS at 1440p. Native 4K above 60 FPS lands on the RTX 5070 Ti and above; the RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 push past 100 FPS at 4K. Any modern EMARQUE gaming PC will deliver a smooth Decima experience.
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