Useful for casual play or older GPUs before chasing high refresh.
Apex Legends FPS Calculator
Check estimated Apex Legends frame rates across supported GPUs, resolutions, and Low through Ultra presets.
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Performance result
Select your hardware to see the estimated average FPS and target outcome.
Performance guide
Apex Legends performance guide
Apex Legends sits between an esports target and a visually heavier battle royale. A 60 FPS target is still useful for baseline smoothness, while 144 FPS and 240 FPS are better tests for high-refresh play. GamePerfHub estimates only the supported GPU, resolution, and preset combination; it does not model dynamic resolution behavior, CPU-heavy final circles, background recording, or every map condition.
Use the static reference table to understand how the active release distributes 1080p High observations, then run the calculator for your exact GPU and target. If a high-refresh target is close rather than met, start with settings that reduce shadow, lighting, and model cost before treating the result as a hardware buying recommendation.
Active release reference
Apex Legends performance examples
Observed points nearest the lower quartile, median, and upper quartile of supported GPUs at 1080p High. These are distribution references, not purchasing tiers.
| Reference point | Graphics card | Estimated average FPS | Source-reported minimum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile | AMD Radeon R9 M380 | About 48.4 FPS | 43 FPS |
| Median | AMD Radeon R9 280X | About 79.9 FPS | 71 FPS |
| Upper quartile | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q | About 146.6 FPS | 131 FPS |
Source updated January 27, 2023. Release kaggle-v1-public-direct-lookup-v1. Source-reported minimum is not a 1% low.
Best Apex Legends settings to test first
- Sun shadow coverage
- Low
- Reduces shadow workload in large outdoor scenes.
- Volumetric lighting
- Disabled
- Removes an expensive atmospheric effect.
- Model detail
- Medium
- Balances readability and geometry cost.
Apex Legends target FPS guidance
A practical target for responsive play when settings are tuned.
Requires enough total system headroom for busy fights, smoke, abilities, and late-game scenes.
Official requirements vs. FPS targets
Official system requirements explain whether a game should run on a class of hardware. They do not guarantee the FPS target selected in this calculator.
EA publishes a minimum PC spec for launching Apex Legends.
EA's recommended spec is a general playability target, not a fixed 144 FPS or 240 FPS claim.
GamePerfHub keeps official requirements separate from source FPS observations and does not merge them into a hidden scoring model.
Data coverage and confidence
- Active-release GPUs
- 186
- Source observations
- 2740
- Source updated
- January 27, 2023
- Release
- kaggle-v1-public-direct-lookup-v1
Apex Legends has broad launch coverage in the active release, including 1080p, 1440p, 4K, and an audited ultrawide dimension that is not enabled in the public calculator. Confidence labels describe evidence quality, not a probability that your PC will hit a number.
Apex Legends FPS calculator FAQ
Does the calculator include dynamic resolution?
No. Results represent the selected source resolution without dynamic-resolution assumptions.
Can patches change Apex performance?
Yes. Game updates and drivers can shift results after the source observation date.
What does Close to target mean?
The rounded average reaches the target while the source-reported minimum falls below it.
Are frame-time spikes included?
No frame-time series is available in the current source.
Can I use this for console?
No. The catalog and estimates are for PC GPUs.
Why can fights run slower than the estimate?
Abilities, smoke, busy drops, CPU load, and streaming or capture software can reduce real FPS.