Downtown Drift
Downtown Drift has an FPSHQ demand score of 58/100: moderate requirements — runs on mid-range cards like the RTX 3060 / RX 6600. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam.
Downtown Drift is a game by ThatMadProgrammer. Steam release date: May 23, 2019. Minimum graphics card per Steam: NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD equivalent. It needs at least 4 GB of RAM.
Description
Put your driving skills on the test in this urban arena! Drift to rack up as many points as possible while police is chasing you. To show it off, break the global highscores and claim your position on the leaderboard.
Data: the game’s Steam store page
About the game
- Developer
- ThatMadProgrammer
- Publisher
- SiliKöln Valley Games
- Release date
- May 23, 2019
- PC platforms
- Windows
- Steam store page
- store.steampowered.com/app/1077340
Downtown Drift system requirements
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 10 64 Bit | Windows 7 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 10 64 Bit |
| Processor | Intel Core i5 - 4670 or AMD equivalent | Intel Core i7 - 4770 or AMD equivalent |
| Memory | 4 GB ОЗУ | 8 GB ОЗУ |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD equivalent | NVIDIA GTX 980 or AMD equivalent |
| DirectX | версии 11 | версии 11 |
| Storage | 400 MB | 400 MB |
64-разрядные процессор и операционная система
Source: the game’s Steam page — requirements published by the developer.
How big is Downtown Drift and does it need an SSD
Downtown Drift needs 400 MB of disk space, according to its official system requirements (the game’s Steam page, data as of Oct 21, 2026). requirements
The requirements of Downtown Drift do not state a drive type — an SSD is not officially required; it only speeds up loading.
Source: official system requirements (the game’s Steam page), captured Oct 21, 2026. The size is the free space needed to install; updates and DLC can make it grow. store.steampowered.com
Tip: keep extra space beyond the listed size — updates are downloaded first and installed afterwards.
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FPS on different graphics cards
FPS forecast for Downtown Drift on current 2024–2026 GPUs. Switch the graphics preset — the table recalculates. Average FPS at 1080p / 1440p / 4K.
| Graphics card | Tier | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce RTX 5090 | S | 200–335 | 160–270 | 94–160 |
| GeForce RTX 4090 | S | 185–310 | 140–230 | 77–130 |
| GeForce RTX 5080 | S | 170–285 | 120–205 | 67–115 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 Super | A | 155–265 | 110–185 | 60–100 |
| GeForce RTX 4080 | A | 150–255 | 105–175 | 57–95 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XTX | A | 150–255 | 105–180 | 57–95 |
| GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | A | 145–245 | 100–170 | 53–90 |
| Radeon RX 9070 XT | A | 140–240 | 98–165 | 51–87 |
| Radeon RX 7900 XT | A | 125–220 | 88–150 | 46–78 |
| GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super | A | 135–230 | 93–160 | 50–84 |
| GeForce RTX 3090 Ti | B | 120–210 | 84–140 | 44–76 |
| Radeon RX 9070 | A | 120–205 | 82–140 | 43–73 |
* Average FPS: real measurements where available, otherwise the unified FPSHQ model. Actual FPS depends on the CPU, game patch and drivers. Reference GPU models without overclocking. methodology
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Green — 60+ FPS (comfortable), yellow — 30–60 (playable), red — below 30. Dashed line marks 60 FPS.
Which graphics cards can run Downtown Drift
The most affordable cards the FPSHQ model expects to reach 60+ FPS at 1080p High. This is an estimate, not a measurement.
- GeForce GTX 1070 Ti ≈60 FPS
- GeForce GTX 1080 ≈61 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 ≈61 FPS
- GeForce RTX 3050 ≈61 FPS
- Radeon RX 5700 ≈66 FPS
- GeForce RTX 2060 Super ≈66 FPS
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Can my PC run Downtown Drift?
Downtown Drift (2019): FPSHQ load index 58 out of 100. Per the FPSHQ model, GeForce RTX 3060 delivers 72–120 FPS at 1080p High and GeForce RTX 4070 67–115 FPS at 1440p Ultra; 5 of 12 popular GPUs hold 60+ FPS at 1440p Ultra. Developer's minimum GPU: NVIDIA GTX 680 or AMD equivalent; minimum RAM: 4 GB. Source of the numbers: per the system requirements on Steam (checked Oct 21, 2026); FPSHQ model estimate (not a measurement). (model accuracy)
- FPSHQ load index
- 58 FPSHQ index
- RTX 3060 · 1080p High
- 85 FPS model estimate
- RTX 4070 · 1440p Ultra
- 92 FPS model estimate
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