Best $800 PC Build for The Last of Us Part II (2026)
The best $800 build for The Last of Us Part II pairs the RTX 3060 with the Intel Core i5-13400F — 70 FPS average in The Last of Us Part II at 1080p, across 7 parts, for an approximate build cost of $745 as of October 2026.
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$800 The Last of Us Part II 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 The Last of Us Part II (1080p) | 70 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 | 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) | $745 | ||
5 of 7 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 RTX 3060 row is this build's card.
| Graphics card | 1080p avg FPS | 1440p avg FPS | 4K avg FPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 3060this build | 70 FPS | 52 FPS | 28 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
On Ultra at 1080p the RTX 3060 averages 70 FPS in The Last of Us Part II, 10 clear of the 60 Hz the title is usually played at. An entry build that already clears 60 Hz in The Last of Us Part II has answered its own question — and it got there without touching Texture Quality.
The cheapest step up in our The Last of Us Part II numbers is the RTX 5070 TI: 155 FPS at 1080p, 85 more than the RTX 3060 and about 121% in this title. What it sells for the week you buy decides it; this build caps graphics at $350 and spends the rest where The Last of Us Part II will still need it in two years.
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 is GPU-bound, so every dollar this entry build can spare goes to the RTX 3060. A quicker processor would not move the 60 Hz number at all.
Across the resolutions we have measured the RTX 3060 at in The Last of Us Part II — 1080p: 70 FPS, on Ultra, asking about 8 GB; 1440p: 52 FPS, on High, asking about 10 GB; 4K: 28 FPS, on High, asking about 13 GB. We quote the entry build at 1080p; move the target and The Last of Us Part II charges you the difference, starting with Texture Quality.
Video memory is the usual entry-build trap: The Last of Us Part II wants near 8 GB on Ultra at 1080p, against 12 GB on the RTX 3060 — 4 GB spare, enough that The Last of Us Part II textures are not a decision a $800 buyer has to make.
The Last of Us Part II ships DLSS, FSR and XeSS. Native 1080p already clears 60 Hz here, so save DLSS for the scenes that dip rather than running it everywhere.
The Last of Us Part II Settings for This $800 Build
The 70 FPS on this page is the RTX 3060 running The Last of Us Part II on Ultra at 1080p, the resolution $800 is built around. For more than that, start at Texture Quality: these are ranked by what The Last of Us Part II gives back first.
- Texture Quality
- Reflections
- Shadows
- Volumetric Effects
- Level of Detail