Our Best pick for Minecraft 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 Minecraft 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 91 FPS average in Minecraft 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).
About 91 FPS average in Minecraft 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).
25% below similar PCs (same graphics card and CPU class)
About 65–75 FPS in Minecraft 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, scaled by the performance index (the RTX 3060 is about 28% slower than the RTX 5060 at 1440p).
Only new PCs that clear our quality bar, at stores we link to. Picked as our chat picks: the most FPS in Minecraft for the money, a PC sold by the store or a known brand first when it is about as fast. 4,092 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 Minecraft for $1,000 or less?
On sale today, the RTX 5060, Core 5 120 PC at $949: 91 FPS in Minecraft at 1440p, our Best pick at this budget (the most FPS for the money in our numbers).
Are these Minecraft 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 Minecraft?
4,092 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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