Escape from Tarkov Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Many initial hurdles, moderate system requirements. Although Escape from Tarkov was released several years ago, it's currently enjoying great popularity - especially in the YouTube scene. The demanding survival shooter requires a lot of training, but in return, it rewards players with a unique gameplay and game concept, respectively. We have taken a closer look at the system requirements.

Florian Glaser, 👁 Florian Glaser, ✓ Andrea Grüblinger (translated by Stephanie Chamberlain), Published 03/13/2020 🇩🇪 🇷🇺

Technical

Escape from Tarkov comes from the Russian developer Battlestate Games, which distributes the title on its own platform, the Battlestate Games Launcher. The game can be downloaded and started through it. With a size of around 17 GB (about 10 GB of download), Escape from Tarkov is surprisingly small. Other shooters take up well over 50 GB.

Unfortunately, the platform and the technology still seem a bit immature. During the test process, we not only had to fight with some connection problems or crashes but were also confronted with various other (partly very cryptic) error messages.

Provided the game has been accessed, tuning fans will be welcomed by a very tidy graphics menu. While you can adjust the resolution, screen mode, aspect ratio and vertical synchronization in the upper area, 17 detail settings can be found in the lower area; these can be adjusted in one go via the overall graphics quality setting (whereby not every setting is set to the limit, even on ultra). With the exception of the texture quality, all changes are applied without restarting.

Depending on the level, we would describe the graphics quality offered as ranging from decent to good. Escape from Tarkov can easily compete visually with other genre representatives such as Arma and PUBG. Thanks to the dynamic day and night times as well as the weather changes, the title creates a harmonious atmosphere even aside from the pure graphics.

Benchmarks

For our benchmarks, we use the optional offline mode, which doesn't require human opponents and, if desired, no SCAVs (= NPCs) either. The speed measurements take place during the day at the Customs location, which is recommended for beginners, and it houses not only woodland but also several roads and buildings. Since the spawn point is variable, the sequences can't be reproduced 1:1, which is why we simply "walk through the area" for about 30 seconds and record the frame rate using Fraps.

In order to get more than 60 frames per second, you have to raise the game FPS limit in the graphics menu. The maximum value is 120. Note: Escape from Tarkov is currently in beta. In the final version (if it appears one day), performance may naturally differ.

Results

FHD (1920x1080)

As indicated in the introductory text, the system requirements are quite moderate. To run the title at 1920x1080 pixels and on the medium preset, a mid-range GPU (older) at the level of the GeForce GTX 1050 is enough. For the high preset, it should be a GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or better, but the ultra preset needs at least a GeForce GTX 1650.

Escape from Tarkov
1920x1080 Medium Preset 1920x1080 High Preset 1920x1080 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile Asus G752VS, 6820HK	121 (114^min) fps ∼98% 108 (89^min) fps ∼88% 99.1 (78^min) fps ∼81%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile Alienware 17 R4, i7-7820HK	121 (115^min) fps ∼98% 119 (109^min) fps ∼97% 117 (106^min) fps ∼95%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti, i9-9900K	121 (118^min) fps ∼98% 121 (117^min) fps ∼98% 121 (103^min) fps ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile MSI GE65 Raider 9SE, i7-9750H	121 (115^min) fps ∼98% 116 (96^min) fps ∼94% 99.3 (85^min) fps ∼81%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF, i7-9750H	121 (117^min) fps ∼98% 119 (108^min) fps ∼97% 118 (97^min) fps ∼96%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG, i9-9900K	121 (119^min) fps ∼98% 121 (119^min) fps ∼98% 121 (111^min) fps ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop) MSI GeForce RTX 2060, i9-9900K	121 (117^min) fps ∼98% 121 (113^min) fps ∼98% 119 (111^min) fps ∼97%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) MSI GeForce RTX 2070, i9-9900K	121 (117^min) fps ∼98% 121 (110^min) fps ∼98% 119 (109^min) fps ∼97%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop) MSI GeForce RTX 2080, i9-9900K	121 (118^min) fps ∼98% 121 (116^min) fps ∼98% 121 (114^min) fps ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD, i7-9750H	117 (96^min) fps ∼95% 97.8 (85^min) fps ∼80% 90 (81^min) fps ∼73%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M MSI Alpha 15, R7 3750H	103 (89^min) fps ∼84% 90.8 (80^min) fps ∼74% 67.4 (55^min) fps ∼55%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile MSI GT62VR, 6820HK	89.4 (80^min) fps ∼73% 80.5 (69^min) fps ∼65% 61.7 (49^min) fps ∼50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile MSI GP75 Leopard 9SC, i7-9750H	82 (70^min) fps ∼67% 58.4 (46^min) fps ∼47% 45.8 (36^min) fps ∼37%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Desktop) Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666, i7-8086K	63.9 (51^min) fps ∼52% 50.5 (45^min) fps ∼41% 29.9 (23^min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile MSI GE72 7RE, i7-7700HQ	56.7 (48^min) fps ∼46% 45.1 (38^min) fps ∼37% 41.3 (27^min) fps ∼34%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile MSI GL62M 7RD, i7-7700HQ	54.2 (44^min) fps ∼44% 43.5 (34^min) fps ∼35% 39.6 (27^min) fps ∼32%
AMD Radeon RX 460 (Desktop) Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop XFX Radeon RX 460, i7-8086K	43.6 (34^min) fps ∼35% 37 (31^min) fps ∼30% 30.1 (25^min) fps ∼24%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Desktop) Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop MSI GTX 1050 Ti, i7-8086K	50.9 (41^min) fps ∼41% 40.2 (28^min) fps ∼33%
AMD Radeon R7 370 Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop MSI Radeon R7 370, i7-8086K	42.3 (32^min) fps ∼34% 31.5 (24^min) fps ∼26%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop) Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666, i7-8086K	116 (102^min) fps ∼94%

QHD (2560x1440)

A high-end GPU is only required at higher resolutions than Full HD. For a mix of 2560x1440 pixels and the ultra preset, you'll need a GeForce GTX 1660 Ti or better.

Escape from Tarkov
2560x1440 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	120 (82^min) fps ∼98%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2080	117 (96^min) fps ∼96%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-8086K Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666	107 (80^min) fps ∼88%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2070	91.2 (72^min) fps ∼75%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG	88.6 (77^min) fps ∼73%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK Alienware 17 R4	86.4 (82^min) fps ∼71%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2060	86.2 (81^min) fps ∼71%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF	78.8 (74^min) fps ∼65%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK Asus G752VS	68.1 (57^min) fps ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GE65 Raider 9SE	61.5 (46^min) fps ∼50%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD	51.5 (47^min) fps ∼42%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H MSI Alpha 15	44.4 (34^min) fps ∼36%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK MSI GT62VR	43.1 (40^min) fps ∼35%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP75 Leopard 9SC	32.9 (29^min) fps ∼27%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ MSI GE72 7RE	26.1 (18^min) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ MSI GL62M 7RD	24.6 (20^min) fps ∼20%

UHD (3840x2160)

Escape from Tarkov only becomes properly processor-intensive in the 4K range. If you want full details and 3840x2160 pixels, only Nvidia's top-of-the-line model, the GeForce RTX 2080, is currently able to provide enough power when it comes to laptops.

Escape from Tarkov
3840x2160 Ultra Preset
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti	73.4 (64^min) fps ∼77%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2080	54.9 (47^min) fps ∼58%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (Desktop), i7-8086K Aorus Z370 Ultra Gaming Desktop DDR4-2666	52.8 (38^min) fps ∼56%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Mobile, i9-9900K MSI GT76 Titan DT 9SG	49.3 (44^min) fps ∼52%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2070	45.6 (37^min) fps ∼48%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile, i7-7820HK Alienware 17 R4	40.1 (33^min) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 (Desktop), i9-9900K MSI GeForce RTX 2060	39.8 (34^min) fps ∼42%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SF	37.8 (34^min) fps ∼40%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile, 6820HK Asus G752VS	31.4 (28^min) fps ∼33%
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GE65 Raider 9SE	30 (25^min) fps ∼32%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP65 Leopard 9SD	26.2 (25^min) fps ∼28%
AMD Radeon RX 5500M, R7 3750H MSI Alpha 15	20.6 (17^min) fps ∼22%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, 6820HK MSI GT62VR	19.9 (15^min) fps ∼21%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, i7-9750H MSI GP75 Leopard 9SC	15.7 (13^min) fps ∼17%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Mobile, i7-7700HQ MSI GE72 7RE	7.4 (4^min) fps ∼8%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile, i7-7700HQ MSI GL62M 7RD	6.4 (4^min) fps ∼7%

Note

Since gaming tests are very time intensive and often hindered by installation or activation limits, we can only provide a portion of the benchmarks at the time of publishing. Further graphics cards will be added in the coming days and weeks.

Overview

Test systems

Device	Graphics card	Processor	RAM	Operating System
Desktop PC I	MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (11 GB GDDR6) MSI GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6) MSI GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6) MSI GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-9900K	4 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Desktop PC II	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti (11 GB GDDR5X) Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti (6 GB GDDR5) XFX Radeon R9 Fury (4 GB HBM) Sapphire Radeon R9 290X (4 GB GDDR5) Sapphire Radeon R9 280X (3 GB GDDR5) MSI Radeon R7 370 (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7740X	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Desktop PC III	Nvidia Titan RTX (24 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super (8 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8 GB GDDR6) Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) KFA2 GeForce RTX 2060 Super (8 GB GDDR6) Nvidia Titan X (Pascal) (12 GB GDDR5X) KFA2 GeForce GTX 1660 Super (6 GB GDDR6) PNY GeForce GTX 1660 (6 GB GDDR5) Gainward GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5) Zotac GeForce GT 1030 (2 GB GDDR5) AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX 5700 (8 GB GDDR6) AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 (8 GB HBM2) XFX AMD Radeon RX 590 (8 GB GDDR5)	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GT76	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i9-9900K	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP65	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-9750H	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE65	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-9750H	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP65	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6 GB GDDR6)	Intel Core i7-9750H	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP75	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 (4 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-9750H	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Alienware 17 R4	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 (8 GB GDDR5X)	Intel Core i7-7820HK	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Asus G752VS	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 (8 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6820HK	2 x 16 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GT62VR	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6820HK	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE72	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GL62	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-7700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GE72	Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI PE60	Nvidia GeForce GTX 950M (2 GB GDDR5)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	2 x 4 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI CX72	Nvidia GeForce 940MX (2 GB DDR3)	Intel Core i7-6700HQ	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI GP62	Nvidia GeForce 940M (2 GB DDR3)	Intel Core i7-5700HQ	1 x 8 GB DDR3	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI CX61	Nvidia GeForce 920M (2 GB DDR3)	Intel Celeron 2970M	1 x 8 GB DDR3	Windows 10 64 Bit
MSI Alpha 15	AMD Radeon RX 5500M (4 GB GDDR6)	AMD Ryzen 7 3750H	2 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit
Honor Magicbook	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8	AMD Ryzen 5 2500U	1 x 8 GB DDR4	Windows 10 64 Bit

4K Monitors	Nvidia Driver	AMD Driver
Asus PB287Q, Philips Brilliance 329P9H	ForceWare 442.19	Adrenalin 20.2.1

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Florian Glaser, 2020-03-13 (Update: 2022-01-21)

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5	Stutters – This game is very likely to stutter and have poor frame rates. Based on all known benchmarks using the specified graphical settings, average frame rates are expected to fall below 25fps
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