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Released 2024-08-23
Developer Valve

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These CPUs are ranked for Deadlock — meet or beat the recommended tier for steadier frametimes when the game hits the processor.

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Intel Core i9-14900K CPU for Deadlock

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Intel Core i9-14900K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU for Deadlock

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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

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Intel Core i9-13900K CPU for Deadlock

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Intel Core i9-13900K

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X CPU for Deadlock

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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

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About Deadlock

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Deadlock is a third-person hero shooter built on Valve's Source 2 engine, featuring large maps, real-time physics, and up to 12 simultaneous players with ability-heavy characters, which pushes both CPU and GPU. The game's combinat...

Genre

Hero shooter

Developer

Valve

Game Mode

Single-player

Publisher

Valve

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System Requirements

Official store listing

Minimum

OS

Windows 10 64-bit

CPU

Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD equivalent

RAM

8 GB RAM

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD RX 470

Storage

30 GB available space

Recommended

OS

Windows 10/11 64-bit

CPU

Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD equivalent

RAM

16 GB RAM

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 / AMD RX 6800

Storage

30 GB available space

Frequently Asked Questions

Deadlock is a third-person hero shooter built on Valve's Source 2 engine, featuring large maps, real-time physics, and up to 12 simultaneous players with ability-heavy characters, which pushes both CPU and GPU. To run the game your PC must reach a CPU performance score of at least 27 and a GPU score of at least 30. As a visually intensive title, Deadlock rewards hardware above the recommended threshold — particularly for ray tracing, high-resolution shadow maps, and ambient occlusion. At the recommended tier (CPU 62, GPU 74) expect around 60 FPS at 1080p on high settings. Enter your CPU and GPU in our calculator for a personalized estimate.

Deadlock lists these minimum specifications: CPU — Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD equivalent; GPU — NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / AMD RX 470; RAM — 8 GB RAM; Storage — 30 GB available space; OS — Windows 10 64-bit. At the minimum tier, expect the game to run at low or medium presets with frame rates around 30 FPS at 1080p. Demanding scenes — dense environments, complex lighting, or heavy particle effects — may dip below this. Disabling ray tracing and lowering shadow quality deliver the highest performance recovery on minimum-spec hardware.

For the best Deadlock experience, the recommended specifications are: CPU — Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD equivalent; GPU — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 / AMD RX 6800; RAM — 16 GB RAM; Storage — 30 GB available space. This hardware level targets smooth 60 FPS at 1080p on high settings with stable frame times. Enabling ray tracing, high-resolution shadow maps, and ambient occlusion simultaneously calls for a GPU above the recommended tier. If you are targeting 1440p on ultra presets, check our FPS calculator for the exact scores required.

On hardware meeting Deadlock's recommended specifications, expect around 60 FPS at 1080p on high settings. Enabling ray tracing, ultra shadow resolution, or screen-space ambient occlusion can reduce that figure by 15–30% depending on your GPU. Minimum-spec hardware typically achieves 25–40 FPS at 1080p on low-to-medium presets. Moving to 1440p costs roughly 30% of your 1080p frame rate, and 4K approximately 50–60%. Enter your exact hardware in our FPS calculator for a personalized estimate across every quality preset.

For high graphics settings in Deadlock at 1080p, your GPU needs a performance score of at least 74. The officially recommended card is NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 / AMD RX 6800, which targets 60 FPS at 1080p. Enabling ray tracing on top of high settings demands significantly more GPU headroom — plan for a score well above 74 if RT is a priority. For 1440p on high settings, a GPU scoring around 96 or better is advisable. The FPS calculator lists every compatible GPU ranked by expected performance for this title.

Deadlock requires a CPU with a minimum performance score of 27 — roughly the level of Intel Core i5-3570K or AMD equivalent or better. For a smooth experience without CPU bottlenecks, target the recommended score of 62 (around Intel Core i7-10700 or AMD equivalent). As a graphically rich title, it can stress the CPU in densely populated areas, complex physics sequences, or large set-piece moments. A CPU at the recommended score paired with 16 GB RAM ensures the processor does not throttle your GPU's potential output in those scenarios.

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