Best $800 PC Build for God of War Ragnarök (2026)
The best $800 build for God of War Ragnarök pairs the RTX 3060 with the Intel Core i5-13400F — 80 FPS average in God of War Ragnarök at 1080p, across 7 parts, for an approximate build cost of $745 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 $745 above is an approximation against the $800 target. Swap anything you already own.
$800 God of War Ragnarök build at a glance
| Budget target | $800 |
|---|---|
| Approximate build cost (October 2026) | $745 |
| Under budget by | $55 |
| Graphics card | RTX 3060 |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-13400F |
| Target resolution | 1080p |
| Average FPS in God of War Ragnarök (1080p) | 80 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 | Intel Core i5-13400F | $151 | View at Newegg |
| Motherboard | ASRock B550M-HDV | $70 | View at Amazon |
| Memory | Klevv CRAS 16 GB (4x4GB DDR4-2800) | $84 | View at Amazon |
| Storage | 1 TB NVMe SSD | ~$65 (estimated) | — |
| Power Supply | CoolMax NW-650B 650W | $45 | View at Amazon |
| 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) | $745 | ||
5 of 7 priced from our catalog, rest estimated. Check the retailer before you buy.
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Expected FPS in God of War Ragnarök 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 | 80 FPS | 58 FPS | 32 FPS |
| RTX 5090 | 247 FPS | 208 FPS | 137 FPS |
| RTX 4090 | 190 FPS | 160 FPS | 105 FPS |
| RTX 5080 | 175 FPS | 147 FPS | 97 FPS |
| RX 7900 XTX | 167 FPS | 141 FPS | 92 FPS |
| RTX 5070 TI | 163 FPS | 138 FPS | 90 FPS |
Averages from PlanMyPC benchmark runs and community-submitted results for God of War Ragnarök. 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 God of War Ragnarök
On Ultra at 1080p the RTX 3060 averages 80 FPS in God of War Ragnarök, 40 under the 120 Hz the title is usually played at. Cap an entry build at 60 Hz and it holds; chase 120 Hz and Reflection Quality is what pays for it.
The cheapest step up in our God of War Ragnarök numbers is the RTX 5070 TI: 163 FPS at 1080p, 83 more than the RTX 3060 and about 104% in this title. That is the card that takes God of War Ragnarök 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 God of War Ragnarök will still need it in two years.
The camera never cuts away and the game never loads, which means the engine keeps two realms' worth of geometry resident and pushes very high material, shadow and reflection quality through a deliberately narrow field of view — GPU work that scales cleanly with resolution, while the CPU is asked to handle at most a handful of enemies at a time. God of War Ragnarök 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 God of War Ragnarök — 1080p: 80 FPS, on Ultra, asking about 6 GB; 1440p: 58 FPS, on Ultra, asking about 8 GB; 4K: 32 FPS, on High, asking about 10 GB. We quote the entry build at 1080p; move the target and God of War Ragnarök charges you the difference, starting with Reflection Quality.
Video memory is the usual entry-build trap: God of War Ragnarök wants near 6 GB on Ultra at 1080p, against 12 GB on the RTX 3060 — 6 GB spare, enough that God of War Ragnarök textures are not a decision a $800 buyer has to make.
God of War Ragnarök ships DLSS, FSR and XeSS. DLSS on Quality is the cheapest frames an entry build can get in God of War Ragnarök — reach for it before you touch Reflection Quality.
God of War Ragnarök Settings for This $800 Build
The 80 FPS on this page is the RTX 3060 running God of War Ragnarök on Ultra at 1080p, the resolution $800 is built around. For more than that, start at Reflection Quality: these are ranked by what God of War Ragnarök gives back first.
- Reflection Quality
- Shadow Quality
- Atmospherics
- Model Quality
- Ambient Occlusion