Best $800 PC Build for Apex Legends (2026)
The best $800 build for Apex Legends pairs the RTX 3060 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D — 150 FPS average in Apex Legends at 1080p, across 7 parts, for an approximate build cost of $717 as of October 2026.
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Load 6 of these parts into the System Builder to check compatibility and re-total the list — the $717 above is an approximation against the $800 target. Swap anything you already own.
$800 Apex Legends build at a glance
| Budget target | $800 |
|---|---|
| Approximate build cost (October 2026) | $717 |
| Under budget by | $83 |
| Graphics card | RTX 3060 |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D |
| Target resolution | 1080p |
| Average FPS in Apex Legends (1080p) | 150 FPS |
| Parts in this build | 7 |
Approximate figures as of October 2026 — not live prices.
Recommended Parts List
| Component | Part | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graphics Card | RTX 3060 | ~$280 (estimated) | View at Amazon |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D | $127 | View at Newegg |
| Motherboard | ASRock B760M Steel Legend WiFi | $66 | View at Newegg |
| Memory | Klevv CRAS 16 GB (4x4GB DDR4-2800) | $84 | View at Amazon |
| Storage | 1 TB NVMe SSD | ~$65 (estimated) | — |
| Power Supply | SAMA GT 650W | $45 | View at Newegg |
| Case | V200 Micro ATX/ITX Computer Case,Multifunctional Pc Case, Spcc Side Panel Business case, Support 250mm VGA Card 140mm CPU Cooler (White) | $50 | View at Newegg |
| Total build cost (approx., October 2026) | $717 | ||
5 of 7 priced from our catalog, rest estimated. Check the retailer before you buy.
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Expected FPS in Apex Legends by Resolution
Every cell is a measured average — the RTX 3060 row is this build's card.
| Graphics card | 1080p avg FPS | 1440p avg FPS | 4K avg FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060this build | 150 FPS | 110 FPS | 60 FPS |
| RTX 4090 | 300 FPS | 290 FPS | 190 FPS |
| RTX 5090 | 300 FPS | 290 FPS | 190 FPS |
| RTX 5080 | 276 FPS | 267 FPS | 175 FPS |
| RX 7900 XTX | 264 FPS | 255 FPS | 167 FPS |
| RTX 5070 TI | 258 FPS | 249 FPS | 163 FPS |
Averages from PlanMyPC benchmark runs and community-submitted results for Apex Legends. 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 Apex Legends
On Competitive Low, adaptive resolution off at 1080p the RTX 3060 averages 150 FPS in Apex Legends, 90 under the 240 Hz the title is usually played at. Cap an entry build at 144 Hz and it holds; chase 240 Hz and Sun Shadow Coverage is what pays for it.
The cheapest step up in our Apex Legends numbers is the RTX 5070 TI: 258 FPS at 1080p, 108 more than the RTX 3060 and about 72% in this title. That is the card that takes Apex Legends over 240 Hz, which is the honest reason to want it. What it sells for the week you buy decides it; this build caps graphics at $350 and spends the rest where Apex Legends will still need it in two years.
Respawn's heavily modified Source branch renders a decade-old asset set that almost any current card clears, but the 20Hz server tick means the client is doing projectile, audio and ring-damage work for sixty players every frame — so at the 240 FPS competitive players actually target, the limit is single-thread CPU speed rather than the graphics card. Apex Legends being CPU-bound is good news on a tight budget: the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D sets the frame rate, and money not spent past the RTX 3060 was never going to reach the screen.
Across the resolutions we have measured the RTX 3060 at in Apex Legends — 1080p: 150 FPS, on Competitive Low, adaptive resolution off, asking about 5 GB; 1440p: 110 FPS, on High, adaptive resolution off, asking about 6 GB; 4K: 60 FPS. We quote the entry build at 1080p; move the target and Apex Legends charges you the difference, starting with Sun Shadow Coverage.
Video memory is the usual entry-build trap: Apex Legends wants near 5 GB on Competitive Low, adaptive resolution off at 1080p, against 12 GB on the RTX 3060 — 7 GB spare, enough that Apex Legends textures are not a decision a $800 buyer has to make.
Apex Legends ships no upscaler in its PC options, so a $800 build has no reconstruction lever at 1080p — Sun Shadow Coverage is where the frames have to come from.
Apex Legends Settings for This $800 Build
The 150 FPS on this page is the RTX 3060 running Apex Legends on Competitive Low, adaptive resolution off at 1080p, the resolution $800 is built around. For more than that, start at Sun Shadow Coverage: these are ranked by what Apex Legends gives back first.
- Sun Shadow Coverage
- Sun Shadow Detail
- Volumetric Lighting
- Dynamic Spot Shadows
- Model Detail