Our Best pick for Helldivers 2 at 1080p for $1,500 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 1080p. Highest preset, native (no DLSS/FSR). Prices as of Oct 3, 2026.
About 140–160 FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1080p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti runs with CPU class 2 CPUs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RX 9070 is about 6% faster than the RTX 5070 and about 9% slower than the RTX 5070 Ti at 1080p); no runs with CPUs of this PC's class (6) 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).
11% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 150–170 FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1080p (Max settings, native; estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin measured the RX 9070 XT at 170 FPS (max settings, native) with a Ryzen 7 9700X (CPU class 3); a Ryzen 7 7700 (CPU class 5) caps this game at about 160 FPS at 1080p (frame rate is the lower of the card's cap and the CPU's), then held to the RTX 5090's 161 FPS with this CPU (a slower card never gets more).
About 105–125 FPS in Helldivers 2 at 1080p (estimate from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews)Estimated from Justin's testing, calibrated against published independent reviews: Justin's RTX 5070 and RX 9060 XT runs with CPU class 4 CPUs, the closer counting more, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 4070 Super is about 7% slower than the RTX 5070 and about 21% faster than the RX 9060 XT at 1080p); no runs with CPUs of this PC's class (8) 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 $1,500 or less?
On sale today, the RX 9070, Core i5 14400F PC at $1,499.99: 150 FPS (est.) in Helldivers 2 at 1080p, 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 1080p, at any price, from our benchmark table (each model counted once, however many stores sell it).
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