Can I Run Total War: SHOGUN 2?
The Creative Assembly
Our verdict
Runs well on any recent graphics card
A budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 85 FPS at 1080p.
Check your own PC ↓Estimated FPS at 1080p
GAMERSPECS ESTIMATEOn a mid-range RTX 4060 or RX 7600, Total War: SHOGUN 2 averages about 219 FPS at 1080p; a budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 85 FPS, and a high-end RTX 4080 or RX 7900 XTX averages 300+ FPS.
The publisher states no target settings for Total War: SHOGUN 2, so figures assume High, the usual target of a recommended spec.
Budget GPU
GTX 1650 / RX 6500 XT
~75–95 FPS
High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native
Playable
Mid-range GPU
RTX 4060 / RX 7600
~195–240 FPS
High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native
Excellent
High-end GPU
RTX 4080 / RX 7900 XTX
300+ FPS
Graphics card's limit
High (assumed from the recommended spec) · native
Excellent
300+ FPS: This is the graphics card's limit. The game's own frame cap or your CPU will often set the real number.
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Check My PC →What limits performance in Total War: SHOGUN 2
The graphics card, but only on older or budget hardware: any recent card holds 60 FPS at 1080p.
Graphics card (GPU)
Not a limit on most PCs
Even a budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 85 FPS at 1080p.
Processor (CPU)
No measured limit
The publisher doesn't state a processor requirement. We have no measured processor limit for Total War: SHOGUN 2, so the frame rates on this page assume your processor isn't holding the graphics card back.
Video memory (VRAM)
Not stated
The publisher doesn't state a video memory requirement, so we don't estimate one.
Settings to lower first in Total War: SHOGUN 2
- 1Nothing, on a dedicated graphics card: even a budget card holds 60 FPS at 1080p.
- 2On integrated graphics, lower the resolution or render scale first. Intel Iris Xe averages about 39 FPS at 1080p.
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Total War: SHOGUN 2 — FAQ
Can I run Total War: SHOGUN 2?+
Runs well on any recent graphics card. A budget GTX 1650 or RX 6500 XT averages about 85 FPS at 1080p. Use the checker on this page to test your exact CPU, GPU, RAM and OS against the official requirements.
Can Total War: SHOGUN 2 run without a graphics card?+
Yes. Even Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics averages about 39 FPS at 1080p, and AMD's Radeon 780M averages about 62 FPS.
FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.