FIFA is one of the most played games in the world. It falls into the sports games category. This is a football game. Its direct competition is PES or Pro Evolution Soccer. In this article, we will reveal the minimum and recommended configurations to play this fairly popular game. We will also do benchmarking on different graphics cards so that you can choose your GPU.
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Minimum PC configurations to play FIFA 21
To play FIFA 21, you must have at least the following configurations:
- Operating System: Windows 7/8 or 10
- Processor: Intel Core i3-6100
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 660 or AMD HD 7850
- RAM: 8 GB of RAM
- Disk Space: 50 GB available
And for smooth gameplay, the following configurations are recommended:
- Operating System: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-3550
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX 670 or AMD R9 270X
- RAM: 8 GB of RAM
- Disk Space: 50 GB available
Benchmarking with the FIFA 21 game
Let's test this title with different graphics cards. First, we will set the Preset to Medium. On Full HD (1080p) resolution, we have the following frame rates: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 266 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 253 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 254 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 to 254 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 TI at 225 FPS, the Radeon RX 5500m at 169 FPS, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 at 167 FPS, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 at 150 FPS, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 at 150 fps, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 at 137 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti at 149 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 136 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 at 95 FPS.
For an older graphics card, you can set the Preset to Low and choose the HD resolution (720p). With these configurations, all the cards we tested exceeded 130 FPS. Even the GT 1030 is at 143 FPS. The frame rates achieved by the other graphics cards are as follows: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 156 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at 260 FPS, AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT at 263 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 155 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super at 220 FPS, Radeon AMD RX 5500 FPS, Radeon AMD RX 590 at 276 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 at 137 FPS, Radeon AMD RX 5500M at 176 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 at 183 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q at 210 FPS , the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti at 173 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 175 FPS, the Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs at 190 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 at 150 FPS.
Let's now set the Preset to Ultra to have the maximum details, with the Full HD 1080p resolution, we obtain the following frame rates: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 254 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 242 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 241 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at 240 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 209 FPS, Radeon RX 5500M at 164 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 at 149 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 1 47 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 147 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 at 130 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti at 127 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 114 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 at 80 FPS.
On QHD resolution at 1440p, here are the frame rates obtained by our cards on FIFA 21: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 251 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 240 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 239 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at 236 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 206 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 203 FPS, AMD Radeon RX 5500M at 163 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 144 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 140 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 at 129 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 at 115 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti at 99 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 84 FPS.
On UHD resolution (3840 x 2160), with the Preset to Ultra, the following graphics cards obtain a frame rate greater than 60 FPS: the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti at 247 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 at 224 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at 194 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 at 171 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 at 139 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti at 136 FPS, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 128 FPS, AMD Radeon RX 5500M at 106 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 at 88 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 at 77 FPS. The following 2 cards struggle a little and provide a frame rate below 60 FPS: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti at 58 FPS, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 at 49 FPS.
About FIFA 21
FIFA 21 is a very famous football game. It was developed by EA Canada and EA Romania and published by EA Sports. This game was released on October 9, 2020. It is the 29th installment in the series. It is the Frenchman Mbappé who is starring in this new game under the PSG team for the standard version. With FIFA 21, it is now possible to simulate the match like the PES and Football Manager titles do. The gamer can take control of the simulation at any time he wishes or only play set plays (free kicks, penalties, etc.). Other new features have been implemented such as player transfer with more advanced conditions, break and training day and many more.
In short, FIFA 21 is a very popular sports game. If you want to play this game smoothly, you must have the minimum configurations proposed in this article. For smooth, enjoyable gaming, you can use the recommended configurations. Depending on the frame rates you want to have, you can choose the graphics card corresponding to the benchmarking carried out.
