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Need for Speed Payback, by Ghost Games (Action, Adventure, Racing, Sports, Strategy), came out on Steam on June 18, 2020. Here are the official specs, and what they mean on the most common graphics cards.
Estimate per graphics card
For each card: the highest settings level that stays smooth, and the expected frame-rate range. This is a conservative estimate worked out from the publisher's recommended specs, not a measurement: your processor, drivers and game updates move it.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5080 16 GB | Highover 287 fps | High186–256 fps | High101–139 fps |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT 16 GB | Highover 250 fps | High162–223 fps | High88–121 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5070 12 GB | High205–283 fps | High133–183 fps | High72–100 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12 GB | High205–283 fps | High133–183 fps | High72–100 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB | High196–269 fps | High127–175 fps | High69–95 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB | High180–247 fps | High117–160 fps | High63–87 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3080 10 GB | High176–243 fps | High114–158 fps | High62–86 fps |
| Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB | High147–202 fps | High95–131 fps | Medium67–93 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB | High140–193 fps | High91–125 fps | Medium64–88 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 8 GB | High140–193 fps | High91–125 fps | Medium64–88 fps |
| Radeon RX 6700 XT 12 GB | High134–184 fps | High87–119 fps | Medium61–84 fps |
| GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB | High130–179 fps | High84–116 fps | Medium60–82 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 12 GB | High120–165 fps | High78–107 fps | Medium55–76 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 8 GB | High117–161 fps | High76–104 fps | Low72–99 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 8 GB | High113–156 fps | High73–101 fps | Low70–96 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB | High100–137 fps | High64–89 fps | Low61–85 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 8 GB | High93–127 fps | High60–83 fps | Low57–79 fps |
| GeForce RTX 2060 6 GB | High75–103 fps | Medium63–87 fps | Low46–64 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6 GB | High64–88 fps | Low73–100 fps | Low39–54 fps |
| Radeon RX 580 8 GB | Medium64–89 fps | Low56–77 fps | Low30–42 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB | Medium59–82 fps | Low52–72 fps | Too weakunder 30 fps |
Without DLSS, FSR or frame generation: turning them on raises the frame rate noticeably when the game offers them.
Best settings
The setting ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick to play at 60 frames per second: the best-looking detail level that stays smooth, with upscaling when it lets you go one step up (DLSS on GeForce RTX, XeSS on Intel Arc, FSR on other cards). If Need for Speed Payback doesn't offer it, use the level from the previous table.
| Graphics card | 1080p | 1440p |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5070 | High205–283 fps | High133–183 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4070 | High180–247 fps | High117–160 fps |
| Radeon RX 7800 XT | High196–269 fps | High127–175 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | High140–193 fps | High91–125 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3070 | High140–193 fps | High91–125 fps |
| Intel Arc B580 | High120–165 fps | High78–107 fps |
| GeForce RTX 4060 | High117–161 fps | High76–104 fps |
| Radeon RX 7600 | High113–156 fps | High73–101 fps |
| GeForce RTX 3060 | High100–137 fps | High64–89 fps |
| Radeon RX 6600 | High93–127 fps | High60–83 fps |
| GeForce GTX 1660 Super | High64–88 fps | High + FSR Quality55–76 fps |
At these levels, ORION keeps textures on high from 8 GB of video memory (they cost memory, hardly any frames), sets the frame cap on the target for steady pacing, turns off motion blur and film grain, and leaves vertical sync off. This is a conservative estimate, not a measurement: in ORION, the first measured session corrects the setting.
Official specs
Source: the game's Steam page, read on October 7, 2026.
Where to buy
The official page first. In ORION, the Store tab compares prices across shops, with the official stores listed before key resellers.
On your PC
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Questions
The publisher recommends: AMD Radeon RX 480 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory. By our conservative estimate, high settings hold 60 frames per second at 1080p with a GeForce GTX 1660 Super, and a GeForce GTX 1060 gets there with lower settings.
For 60 frames per second at 1080p, ORION's “Recommended” profile would pick High settings: between 117 and 161 frames per second according to our conservative estimate.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 3060 runs Need for Speed Payback at 1080p on high settings, between 100 and 137 frames per second.
By our estimate, a GeForce RTX 4060 runs Need for Speed Payback at 1080p on high settings, between 117 and 161 frames per second.
The publisher recommends 8 GB of RAM (minimum: 6 GB).
The official page asks for 30 GB of storage.
The publisher's recommended specs are the reference point (about 60 frames per second at 1080p on high settings, unless the publisher says otherwise). Each card's power is compared with the recommended card (the average when the publisher names several), then adjusted to the screen resolution. A low margin is kept, and less video memory than recommended drops one level.
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