Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is a short but dense open-world stealth prologue built on the FOX Engine. Players infiltrate a single large Cuban military base as Snake, rescuing hostages while choosing between pure stealth, aggressive gunplay, or hybrid tactics. Every mission can be replayed dozens of times to achieve perfect stealth ranks, collect every cassette tape and hidden objective, or simply experiment with different approaches. This replay loop is where the game lives for most PC owners. Because the original release caps at 60 FPS, enthusiasts rely on lightweight community mods to unlock higher frame rates for modern high-refresh-rate monitors. At elevated frame rates the difference is immediately noticeable: camera movement feels silkier, controller or mouse input is more precise, and small timing windows for guard takedowns or perfect sneaking become easier to hit consistently. The engine still places moderate load on shadows, SSAO, screen-space reflections, and post-processing, while texture streaming during fast movement across the large base can expose VRAM limitations or cause micro-stutter on weaker cards. The most common pain point for high-FPS players is inconsistent frame pacing after the unlock; even brief dips become obvious and break the flow of a perfect run. Early AMD cards sometimes showed frame-time issues at high settings, and many builders mistakenly assume the game needs a flagship GPU when the real requirement is a balanced system that stays smooth rather than chasing raw pixel-pushing power. Before choosing parts it helps to understand that this scenario is less about maximum visual settings and more about maintaining rock-solid responsiveness across repeated play sessions.