Best $1800 PC Build for The Last of Us Part II (2026)
The best $1800 build for The Last of Us Part II pairs the RX 7800 XT with the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 — 98 FPS average in The Last of Us Part II at 1440p, across 8 parts, for an approximate build cost of $1,524 as of October 2026.
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$1800 The Last of Us Part II build at a glance
| Budget target | $1800 |
|---|---|
| Approximate build cost (October 2026) | $1,524 |
| Under budget by | $276 |
| Graphics card | RX 7800 XT |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 |
| Target resolution | 1440p |
| Average FPS in The Last of Us Part II (1440p) | 98 FPS |
| Parts in this build | 8 |
Approximate figures as of October 2026 — not live prices.
Recommended Parts List
| Component | Part | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics Card | RX 7800 XT | $798 | View at Amazon |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | $194 | View at Newegg |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte B650M D3HP | $110 | View at Amazon |
| Memory | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | ~$110 (estimated) | — |
| Storage | 2 TB NVMe SSD | ~$140 (estimated) | — |
| Power Supply | Montech CENTURY II 850W | $68 | View at Newegg |
| Case | DIYPC DIY-mATX06-Wood | $56 | View at Newegg |
| CPU Cooler | Thermalright Frozen Warframe 240 SE ARGB | $48 | View at Amazon |
| Total build cost (approx., October 2026) | $1,524 | ||
6 of 8 priced from our catalog, rest estimated. Check the retailer before you buy.
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Expected FPS in The Last of Us Part II by Resolution
Every cell is a measured average — the RX 7800 XT row is this build's card.
| Graphics card | 1080p avg FPS | 1440p avg FPS | 4K avg FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RX 7800 XTthis build | 126 FPS | 98 FPS | 56 FPS |
| RTX 5090 | 234 FPS | 195 FPS | 124 FPS |
| RTX 4090 | 180 FPS | 150 FPS | 95 FPS |
| RTX 5080 | 166 FPS | 138 FPS | 87 FPS |
| RX 7900 XTX | 158 FPS | 132 FPS | 84 FPS |
| RTX 5070 TI | 155 FPS | 129 FPS | 82 FPS |
Averages from PlanMyPC benchmark runs and community-submitted results for The Last of Us Part II. A dash means we have no measurement for that card at that resolution — we never estimate a frame rate we have not measured.
Why This Build for The Last of Us Part II
98 FPS on High at 1440p clears the 60 Hz The Last of Us Part II is played at by 38. $1800 buys that margin rather than the average — the RX 7800 XT keeps Texture Quality at full value in the heaviest scenes, which is where The Last of Us Part II actually costs you.
Above the RX 7800 XT sits the RTX 5070 TI, worth 129 FPS in The Last of Us Part II at 1440p: 31 frames, roughly 32%. Street pricing settles that one. The $850 ceiling is what keeps $1800 balanced rather than a The Last of Us Part II GPU bolted to a starved platform.
Naughty Dog's material and character work carries a memory cost that surfaces as VRAM pressure before it ever surfaces as a low average: textures, dense interiors and volumetric lighting fill an 8 GB card at 1440p, and once it is full the symptom is hitching rather than a lower number. Encounters are small and scripted, so the CPU stays quiet throughout. The Last of Us Part II being GPU-bound is what justifies $850 of a $1800 budget in graphics. The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 is here to stay out of the way; past it, processor money stops showing up on screen.
Measured across resolutions, the RX 7800 XT in The Last of Us Part II reads — 1080p: 126 FPS, on Ultra, asking about 8 GB; 1440p: 98 FPS, on High, asking about 10 GB; 4K: 56 FPS, on High, asking about 13 GB. Quoted at 1440p for $1800. The step to the next rung is where The Last of Us Part II stops being free and Texture Quality becomes the question.
The Last of Us Part II on High at 1440p calls for something like 10 GB of video memory, against 16 GB on the RX 7800 XT — 6 GB spare, enough that The Last of Us Part II textures are not a decision a $1800 buyer has to make.
The Last of Us Part II ships DLSS, FSR and XeSS. At $1800 the native 98 stands on its own in The Last of Us Part II; DLSS is what you keep back for a faster panel later.
The Last of Us Part II Settings for This $1800 Build
Our The Last of Us Part II figure — 98 FPS from the RX 7800 XT — was taken on High at 1440p, the resolution $1800 is built around. Pushing past it toward a steady 60 Hz means giving something up, and Texture Quality is what The Last of Us Part II charges the most to render.
- Texture Quality
- Reflections
- Shadows
- Volumetric Effects
- Level of Detail