A AMD RX 7800 XT paired with a Intel Core i5-12400F lands around 42 fps in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 at 1080p with High textures, Medium shadows and FSR Performance. Ray tracing is set to Low. 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.
Your CPU is limiting FPS here
Intel Core i5-12400F is holding back your AMD RX 7800 XT at 1080p in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. A faster CPU could get you closer to ~50 fps at these settings.
Estimate only — based on a 20% uplift for a moderate CPU bottleneck, not a measured benchmark.
Suggested upgrade
AMD Ryzen 5 7600
Strong 1080p gaming chip on the long-lived AM5 platform.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is one of the most CPU-hungry games released in years. The dynamic A-Life system simulates NPC behavior across the entire Zone, which puts constant load on your processor regardless of where you're looking or what graphics settings you've chosen.
Lower graphics settings often won't raise your framerate much because you're CPU-bound. Make sure RAM speed is set correctly in BIOS (XMP or EXPO), close background apps, and target 60 FPS rather than 144. On a Ryzen 5 5600 or Core i5-12400, even pairing with a 4070 you'll be CPU-limited in busy zones — and that's expected behavior, not a misconfiguration.
Targets the patched PC release. Busy settlements and simulation-heavy scenes are used as the CPU-bound case rather than quiet indoor areas.
Same CPU, different GPU
Same GPU, different CPU