Our Best pick for Helldivers 2 at 1440p for $1,000 or less, a cheaper PC if you'd rather spend less, and one worth stretching for, from our own benchmark numbers: Justin's measured results, or estimated from them and labeled “est.”.
FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1440p. Highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR). Prices as of Oct 2, 2026.
28% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 73 FPS average in Helldivers 2 at 1440p (Max settings, native; Justin's own testing); with 8GB of video memory, not recommended at this setting (best playable setting: Low)Measured in Justin's own testing: RTX 5060 with a Core i5 / Ryzen 5 class CPU, highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR).
43% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 85–95 FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1440p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and RTX 5070 runs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 4070 is about 10% faster than the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB and about 16% slower than the RTX 5070 at 1440p).
About 73 FPS average in Helldivers 2 at 1440p (Max settings, native; Justin's own testing); with 8GB of video memory, not recommended at this setting (best playable setting: Low)Measured in Justin's own testing: RTX 5060 with a Core i5 / Ryzen 5 class CPU, highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR).
Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. Picked as our chat picks: the most FPS in Helldivers 2 for the money, a PC sold by the store or a known brand first when it is about as fast. 4,122 different PCs in stock today have an FPS number for this game; each model is one card, with the other stores that sell it.
Questions
What's the best gaming PC for Helldivers 2 for $1,000 or less?
On sale today, the RTX 5060, Core 5 120 PC at $949: 73 FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1440p, our Best pick at this budget (the most FPS for the money in our numbers).
Are these Helldivers 2 FPS numbers measured?
2 of the 3 PCs listed have Justin's own measured number for their parts; the others are estimated from his results on similar hardware and labeled "est.".
How many PCs on sale have an FPS number for Helldivers 2?
4,122 different PCs in stock today at 1440p, at any price, from our benchmark table (each model counted once, however many stores sell it).
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