CSGO FPS BENCHMARK with GTX 970 & i5-8500 | 1280x720 | 16:9 | HIGH & LOW SETTINGS

CSGO FPS performance in 2023 with Nvidia GTX 970 graphics card and Intel i5-8500 (8th generation) processor in 1280x720 (720p, HD) resolution. Tested with high and low settings on official deathmatch servers which is a sufficient load in my opinion. Each deathmatch map has been played whole 10 minutes to ensure the averages are fairly calculated. Competitive mode would most likely give better results since your PC wouldn't have to handle so many connections from other players as you do in deathmatch. In addition FPS Benchmark map test has also been conducted.

Bear in mind that software running in the background e.g. FPS tracking software and recording software affect the final FPS result.

Other settings used while recording:
- FXAA was not used in this video since it does not work at all.
- fps_max variable was set to 400 and 450 where applicable (yes it does affect FPS), and switched off for benchmark map
- Launch options used: -novid -nojoy -high
- Steam overlay: ON (turning it OFF adds FPS)

FULL PC Specification:
GPU - MSI Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 4GB
CPU - Intel i5-8500 @ 3.00 GHz - Turbo 4.10 GHz
RAM - Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB DDR4 (2400MHz) Black
SSD - KIOXIA EXCERIA 480GB
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 SATA 750GB & HP 7200 SATA 500GB
PSU - Cooler Master MWE 500
Motherboard - MSI H310M PRO-VDH PLUS
CPU Fan - Cooler Master Hyper T200

Timestamps:

1280x720 HIGH: 0:15
Deathmatch: 0:39
- de_inferno: 0:42
- de_anubis: 3:15
- de_dust 2: 5:46
FPS BENCHMARK MAP: 8:15

1280x720 LOW: 10:10
Deathmatch: 10:29
- de_inferno: 10:31
- de_anubis: 13:03
- de_dust 2: 15:32
FPS BENCHMARK MAP: 18:01

SONG USED: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SuFtm4YC0