Days Gone build guide in SA in South Africa

Days Gone is a well-optimised open-world title with large freaker hordes, so an SA build needs a capable mid-range GPU and a steady CPU to hold high frame rates when hundreds of enemies are on screen.

Quick Answer

For Days Gone at 1080p Ultra, a R15,000 SA build with a Ryzen 5 7600 and an RTX 4060 holds 90-120 fps, dipping to around 70-90 fps during large hordes. At 1440p Ultra the same build manages 60-90 fps.

What Days Gone Demands

Days Gone runs well at Ultra, but its signature freaker hordes of hundreds of enemies tax both CPU and GPU. A current Ryzen 5 keeps frame times steady when the horde swarms, where weaker chips stutter. An RTX 4060 handles 1080p Ultra comfortably outside of horde peaks.

The SA Build For Days Gone

A R15,000 build with a Ryzen 5 7600, RTX 4060 (8GB), 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB NVMe SSD runs Days Gone at 1080p Ultra 90-120 fps, holding 70-90 fps in hordes. A R20,000 RTX 4070 build lifts 1440p Ultra past 90 fps even during the busiest swarms.

FPS Targets And Hordes

On the RTX 4060, expect 1080p Ultra at 90-120 fps and 1440p Ultra at 60-90 fps, with horde scenes pulling those numbers down by 20-30 fps. The Days Gone Remastered version adds a dedicated Horde Assault mode that stresses hardware even harder, so judge stability there.

FAQ

What FPS does Days Gone hit at 1080p?

Around 90-120 fps at 1080p Ultra on a Ryzen 5 7600 with an RTX 4060, dipping to 70-90 fps during large freaker hordes.

Why do hordes drop the frame rate?

Hordes put hundreds of enemies on screen, taxing both CPU and GPU. A current Ryzen 5 keeps frame times steady where weaker CPUs stutter.

Is the GPU or CPU more important for Days Gone?

Both matter in hordes. The RTX 4060 handles visuals, while the Ryzen 5 7600 keeps frame times steady when the swarm fills the screen.