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Borderlands 4 Performance Tested on Budget GPUs: GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, GTX 1660, RTX 3050

September 12, 2025, 01:27 AM September 12, 2025, 01:29 AM

YouTube channel i7 3770 Benchmark put the PC version of Borderlands 4 through its paces, following its Steam release and the user backlash over its poor optimization. The YouTuber ran the game on a gauntlet of budget GPUs: the GTX 970, GT 1030, GTX 1050 Ti, GTX 1650, GTX 1660, and the RTX 3050 (6GB).

The game was tested with low graphics settings and FSR/DLSS set to "Performance" mode. The test rig included an Intel Core i7-3770 CPU, 16GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.

Here are the results:

MSI GeForce GTX 970 Gaming 4GB (1080p) — 18-25 FPS
Inno3D GeForce GT 1030 2GB (720p) — 5-6 FPS
Inno3D GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Twin X2 4GB (1080p) — 18-20 FPS
Palit GeForce GTX 1650 StormX 4GB (1080p) — 25-30 FPS
Gainward Pegasus OC GeForce GTX 1660 6GB (1080p) — 35-45 FPS
MSI GeForce RTX 3050 LP 6G OC (1080p) — 38-48 FPS

Another YouTube channel, Karan Benchmarks, also tested the PC version of the game, using a Zotac GeForce RTX 4060 Twin Edge 8GB, an Intel Core i5-13600K processor, and 32GB of RAM.

Here are those results:

RTX 4060 (1080p, Low Settings) — 53 FPS
RTX 4060 (1080p, Low Settings, DLSS 4 "Quality") — 84 FPS
RTX 4060 (1080p, Medium Settings, DLSS 4 "Quality") — 66 FPS
RTX 4060 (1080p, High Settings, DLSS 4 "Quality") — 52 FPS
RTX 4060 (1080p, Very High Settings, DLSS 4 "Quality") — 39 FPS
RTX 4060 (1440p, Low Settings) — 36 FPS
RTX 4060 (1440p, Low Settings, DLSS 4 "Balance") — 65 FPS
RTX 4060 (1440p, Medium Settings, DLSS 4 "Balance") — 53 FPS
RTX 4060 (1440p, High Settings, DLSS 4 "Balance") — 36 FPS

Borderlands 4's launch on Steam wasn't exactly smooth, with initial user reviews sitting at a mere 35% positive. Thankfully, the rating climbed to 52% within a few hours. Despite the rocky reception, the game did see a strong PC launch overall, peaking at over 200,000 concurrent players on Valve's platform alone. Critics, on the other hand, seem to be enjoying the game, with an average score of 85/100 on OpenCritic (based on 32 reviews).

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News writer for VGTimes since 2021. Primarily writing about games, but also covering film, TV series, and anime. My passion for gaming began in the mid-2000s. I primarily play on PC, and I especially enjoy RPGs and shooters. Some of my all-time favorite titles include Fallout, S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Borderlands, and The Witcher.

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