Our Best pick for Helldivers 2 at 1440p for $800 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 3, 2026.
About 50–60 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 run with CPU class 8 CPUs, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 3060 is about 28% slower than the RTX 5060 at 1440p).
29% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 55–65 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 run with CPU class 8 CPUs, scaled by the performance index (the Arc B580 is about 15% slower than the RTX 5060 at 1440p), then held to the RX 9060 XT's 60 FPS with this CPU (a slower card never gets more).
14% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 20–25 FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1440p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews); with 8GB of video memory, not recommended at this setting (best playable setting: Low)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 5060 run with CPU class 8 CPUs, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 3050 is about 50% slower than the RTX 5060 at 1440p); no runs with CPUs of this PC's class (9) or a weaker one place it between two measured cards here, so the nearest stronger class's, GPU-bound there (well under its CPU cap).
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. 4,138 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 $800 or less?
On sale today, the RTX 3060, Ryzen 5 5600GT PC at $769: 55 FPS (est.) 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?
0 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?
4,138 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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