Battlefield 6 runs at up to 80 FPS on this $200 GPU from 2019, without FSR or XeSS

Battlefield 6 so far seems like a well-optimised game. As we reported earlier, it can even run on older processors such as the 5600G featuring Vega 7 iGPUs, delivering a very playable 45 FPS. In our analysis of the Battlefield 6's open beta, we found that the game ran surprisingly well, and overall, the gameplay appears to be an improvement over its predecessor, Battlefield 2042.

So when the YouTube channel RandomGaminginHD tested the new Battlefield on an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super with just 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, the results were surprising. The 2019-era budget GPU, paired with an Intel Core i5-12400F, managed to deliver between 50 and 60 FPS at 1080p on the game’s lowest settings, despite almost maxing out its limited VRAM capacity. The YouTuber deleted High-resolution textures to prevent stuttering, and also dialled back visual fidelity to keep the gameplay smooth.

They also tested FSR and XeSS, but neither significantly improved performance. In some instances, they even caused frame-time spikes due to VRAM constraints. At 50 per cent resolution, with the native resolution set to 1080p and TAA turned off, the YouTuber noted that the game ran fairly smoothly, delivering around 70–80 FPS, although the image looked pixelated due to the lower resolution.

According to the channel’s testing, the game looked relatively better when the resolution scale was set to 60 per cent while keeping anti-aliasing disabled. At this point, Battlefield 6 was still using more than the 4 GB of VRAM available on the card, but it continued to run at a mostly stable 60 FPS. The frame rate occasionally dipped into the mid-40s during heavy combat or particle effects.

RandomGaminginHD concluded that Battlefield 6 is definitely playable on the GTX 1650 Super, provided users are willing to sacrifice visual quality for smoother performance. Few modern titles offer such flexibility on budget hardware, reinforcing the notion that Battlefield 6 is one of the most well-optimised PC releases in recent years.

You can watch the full gameplay test in the video below.