Best $800 PC Build for Ghost of Tsushima (2026)
The best $800 build for Ghost of Tsushima pairs the RTX 3060 with the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D — 88 FPS average in Ghost of Tsushima 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 Ghost of Tsushima 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 Ghost of Tsushima (1080p) | 88 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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Every matched part above drops into the System Builder: compatibility checks, a per-part price total, and a one-click buy list for your Ghost of Tsushima build.
Expected FPS in Ghost of Tsushima 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 | 88 FPS | 64 FPS | 36 FPS |
| RTX 5090 | 260 FPS | 221 FPS | 150 FPS |
| RTX 4090 | 200 FPS | 170 FPS | 115 FPS |
| RTX 5080 | 184 FPS | 156 FPS | 106 FPS |
| RX 7900 XTX | 176 FPS | 150 FPS | 101 FPS |
| RTX 5070 TI | 172 FPS | 146 FPS | 99 FPS |
Averages from PlanMyPC benchmark runs and community-submitted results for Ghost of Tsushima. 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 Ghost of Tsushima
On Very High at 1080p the RTX 3060 averages 88 FPS in Ghost of Tsushima, 32 under the 120 Hz the title is usually played at. Cap an entry build at 60 Hz and it holds; chase 120 Hz and Level of Detail is what pays for it.
The cheapest step up in our Ghost of Tsushima numbers is the RTX 5070 TI: 172 FPS at 1080p, 84 more than the RTX 3060 and about 95% in this title. That is the card that takes Ghost of Tsushima over 120 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 Ghost of Tsushima will still need it in two years.
Sucker Punch's engine draws wind-reactive grass as simulated geometry rather than a texture trick, across entire hillsides at once, and the game's whole art direction depends on that plus a permanent volumetric haze — those two passes are where the frames go. Duels and skirmishes involve a handful of combatants, so the CPU is rarely anywhere near its limit. Ghost of Tsushima is GPU-bound, so every dollar this entry build can spare goes to the RTX 3060. A quicker processor would not move the 120 Hz number at all.
Across the resolutions we have measured the RTX 3060 at in Ghost of Tsushima — 1080p: 88 FPS, on Very High, asking about 6 GB; 1440p: 64 FPS, on Very High, asking about 8 GB; 4K: 36 FPS, on High, asking about 10 GB. We quote the entry build at 1080p; move the target and Ghost of Tsushima charges you the difference, starting with Level of Detail.
Video memory is the usual entry-build trap: Ghost of Tsushima wants near 6 GB on Very High at 1080p, against 12 GB on the RTX 3060 — 6 GB spare, enough that Ghost of Tsushima textures are not a decision a $800 buyer has to make.
Ghost of Tsushima ships DLSS, FSR and XeSS. DLSS on Quality is the cheapest frames an entry build can get in Ghost of Tsushima — reach for it before you touch Level of Detail.
Ghost of Tsushima Settings for This $800 Build
The 88 FPS on this page is the RTX 3060 running Ghost of Tsushima on Very High at 1080p, the resolution $800 is built around. For more than that, start at Level of Detail: these are ranked by what Ghost of Tsushima gives back first.
- Level of Detail
- Volumetric Fog
- Shadow Quality
- Screen Space Reflections
- Particle Quality