Far Cry New Dawn SA build in South Africa

Far Cry New Dawn shares Far Cry 5's well-optimised engine, so an SA build runs it at high frame rates on modern mid-range hardware at 1080p or 1440p Ultra.

Quick Answer

For Far Cry New Dawn at 1080p Ultra, a R15,000 SA build with a Ryzen 5 7600 and an RTX 4060 holds 100-130 fps, and at 1440p Ultra around 75-100 fps. The 2019 title uses the same efficient engine as Far Cry 5.

What Far Cry New Dawn Demands

Built on Far Cry 5's engine, New Dawn is similarly well optimised and runs Ultra comfortably on a current mid-range GPU. An RTX 4060 clears 100 fps at 1080p Ultra; the CPU demand is moderate, so a Ryzen 5 7600 keeps frame times steady during firefights.

The SA Build For New Dawn

A R15,000 build with a Ryzen 5 7600, RTX 4060 (8GB), 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB NVMe SSD runs New Dawn at 1080p Ultra 100-130 fps and 1440p Ultra 75-100 fps. Step to a R20,000 RTX 4070 build to push 1440p Ultra past 120 fps for high-refresh gaming.

FPS Targets By Resolution

On the RTX 4060, expect 1080p Ultra at 100-130 fps and 1440p Ultra at 75-100 fps. The RTX 4070 lifts 1440p Ultra past 120 fps. Like Far Cry 5, the game includes a built-in benchmark for confirming your build's frame rate quickly. For storage, keep Far Cry New Dawn on the NVMe SSD so the post-apocalyptic Hope County streams smoothly; fast travel and driving load quickly off a Gen4 drive, avoiding the brief stutters a slower disk introduces.

FAQ

What FPS does Far Cry New Dawn hit at 1080p?

Around 100-130 fps at 1080p Ultra on a Ryzen 5 7600 with an RTX 4060, thanks to the well-optimised Far Cry 5 engine it shares.

Is New Dawn more demanding than Far Cry 5?

No, it is very similar. Built on the same engine, it runs at comparable frame rates on the same mid-range hardware.

What GPU should I buy for Far Cry New Dawn?

An RTX 4060 for 1080p Ultra at 100-130 fps, or an RTX 4070 to push 1440p Ultra past 120 fps for a high-refresh experience.