5 best GPUs to play Dead Island 2 in 1080p

Dead Island 2 was released on April 21st this year. The game may not be as needy as some other recent AAA titles, but requires a basic mid-range gaming PC to run it smoothly. The minimum and recommended specs are mentioned below. Interested gamers should check it out before buying the game. However, in this article, we will exclusively discuss the best GPUs to play Dead Island 2 in 1080p.

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5 best GPUs to play Dead Island 2 at full HD resolution: AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards

Here are the official minimum and recommended specs requirements for Dead Island 2:

	Minimum specs	Recommended specs
Operating system	Microsoft Windows 10	Microsoft Windows 10
Processor	AMD FX-9590 / Intel Core i7-7700HQ	Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i9-9900K
RAM	10 GB	10 GB
Storage	70 GB	70 GB
DirectX	12	12
Graphics card	Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM)	Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB)

The official minimum specs can run the game in 1080p, at 30 FPS, with the lowest settings. At 1440p resolution, the recommended specs can run the game at 60 FPS, high settings. Now lets check the 5 best GPUs to play Dead Island 2 in full HD.

1) AMD Radeon RX 5700

Graphics processor	Navi 10
Architecture	RDNA 1.0
Total cores	2304
GDDR6 memory	8 GB
Memory bus	256-bit
Process size	7nm (TSMC)
Base clock	1465 MHz
TDP	180 W

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 is the cheapest GPU on the list that can play the game at full HD and ultra settings. As it is almost unavailable in the new GPU market, interested buyers can haul one for cheap in the used market.

This lower mid-range GPU from AMD can provide an average of 60 FPS at full HD resolution and ultra settings, with FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 and FidelityFX Variable Shading on.

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2) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super

Graphics processor	TU 104
Architecture	Turing
Total cores	2560
GDDR6 memory	8 GB
Memory bus	256-bit
Process size	12nm (TSMC)
Base clock	1605 MHz
TDP	215

The good-old RTX 2070 Super from NVIDIA can provide an average of 100 FPS at full HD resolution and ultra settings. From RTX 30 series, NVIDIA stopped making "Super" series GPUs. But this GPU is pretty old and rare.

Due to NVIDIA's price fluctuation, buying this one new will cost around $1000, it is suggested to get one for a much cheaper price in the used market.

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3) AMD Radeon RX 6650XT

Graphics processor	Navi 23
Architecture	RDNA 2.0
Total cores	2048
GDDR6 memory	8 GB
Memory bus	128-bit
Process size	7nm (TSMC)
Base clock	2055 MHz
TDP	176 W

The AMD Radeon RX 6650XT is equivalent to the NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super. The 2070 Super wins in NVIDIA-optimized games, and the 6650XT gets ahead in AMD-optimized games.

Dead Island 2 being an AMD optimized game, the RX 6650 XT gets an upper hand.

This mid-range GPU from AMD can provide an average of 90 FPS at full HD resolution and ultra settings, with FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 and FidelityFX Variable Shading on. The price of a new RX 6650XT starts at around $260.

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4) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060

Graphics processor	GA 106
Architecture	Ampere
Total cores	358
GDDR6 memory	12 GB
Memory bus	192-bit
Process size	8nm (Samsung)
Base clock	1320 MHz
TDP	170 W

According to the latest Steam hardware survey (March 2023), NVIDIA RTX 3060 is the most popular GPU worldwide. It is the second-place holder on our list of best GPUs to play Dead Island 2 in 1080p.

This lower mid-range GPU from NVIDIA's Ada Lovelace family also provides an average of 100 FPS at full HD resolution and ultra settings. In the new GPU market, the price of the RTX 3060 starts at around $325.

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5) AMD Radeon RX 6750XT

Graphics processor	Navi 22
Architecture	RDNA 2.0
Total cores	2560
GDDR6 memory	12 GB
Memory bus	192 bit
Process size	7 nm (TSMC)
Base clock	2150 MHz
TDP	250 W

The AMD Radeon RX 6750XT is our top pick among the best GPUs to play the game in 1080p. If you are trying to get the best performance at 1080p, going higher than this GPU will be overkill.

This higher mid-range GPU from AMD can provide an average of 120 FPS at full HD resolution and ultra settings, with FidelityFX Super Resolution 2 and FidelityFX Variable Shading on. You can get this GPU for around $370 in the new hardware market.

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It is pretty clear that Dead Island 2, takes advantage of AMD GPUs. Although FSR is available on NVIDIA GPUs as well, to take full advantage of it, AMD GPUs are recommended.

If you are one of those fans who have been waiting for Dead Island 2, you should go for AMD GPUs, as they will offer better performance at a lower price.