Best settings for Counter-Strike 2 on NVIDIA RTX 3060 + AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

1080p
183 fps estimated
Shooter
16 GB RAM

A NVIDIA RTX 3060 paired with a AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D lands around 183 fps in Counter-Strike 2 at 1080p with Medium textures, Low shadows and no upscaling. Ray tracing is left off on this pairing. These values come from the same model the interactive optimizer uses, applied to this exact hardware pair rather than a generic preset.

Based on benchmark data and community reports for this hardware combination — treat as an estimate, not a guarantee. How we calculate this.

Recommended settings

Competitive Mode — Optimized for max FPS
183FPS
Competitive
GPU Load46%
CPU Load20%
VRAM (12 GB)4 GB
RAM (16 GB)6 GB
DLSS
FSR

Core Settings

Resolution
1080p
Textures
Medium
Shadows
Low
Anti-Aliasing
Off
Ray Tracing
Off
Upscaling
Off
View Distance
Medium
Effects
Low

Tips & Notes

  • Competitive — 200+ FPS recommended
  • Disable V-Sync and use low latency mode

Your GPU is limiting FPS here

NVIDIA RTX 3060 is holding back your AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D at 1080p in Counter-Strike 2. A better GPU could get you closer to ~247 fps at these settings.

Estimate only — based on a 35% uplift for a severe GPU bottleneck, not a measured benchmark.

Suggested upgrade

NVIDIA RTX 5060

Entry 1080p card with DLSS 4 frame generation.

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About Counter-Strike 2 on PC

Counter-Strike 2 is the clearest example of a CPU-bound game on PC. Once you are past a modest GPU, extra graphics power does almost nothing for your frame rate; processor speed, memory latency and background load do everything.

The practical implication is that a player chasing 300+ FPS should upgrade their CPU or tune their memory rather than their graphics card. Test in a smoke-heavy round on Mirage or Inferno, not on an empty server.

Covers competitive matches on the Source 2 build. Recommendations target the lowest, most consistent frame times rather than visual fidelity.