Tactical FPS · Valve
Counter-Strike 2 Ping Test
A good ping for Counter-Strike 2 (Tactical FPS) is under 30 ms — ideally below 15 ms. Around 50 ms is the playable ceiling, and past roughly 80 ms it's effectively unplayable. FRAGRATE measures your real ping, jitter, packet loss and bufferbloat to the regions Counter-Strike 2 runs in and returns a per-game Playable / Risky / No-go verdict.
Good ping, jitter & packet loss for Counter-Strike 2
| Metric | Optimal | Good | Playable max | No-go |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ping | ≤ 15 ms | ≤ 30 ms | ≤ 50 ms | > 80 ms |
| Jitter | ≤ 2 ms | ≤ 5 ms | ≤ 10 ms | > 18 ms |
| Packet loss | 0% | ≤ 0.1% | ≤ 0.5% | > 1.5% |
128-tick; one dropped packet = a missed pre-fire. Tightest loss tolerance.
Counter-Strike 2 regions FRAGRATE checks
- NA East · Virginia
- NA West · Oregon
- EU Central · Frankfurt
- EU West · London
- Asia SE · Singapore
- Asia East · Tokyo
- India · Mumbai
- Oceania · Sydney
- SA East · São Paulo
- Middle East · UAE
How FRAGRATE measures this
FRAGRATE measures ping and jitter as a TCP-handshake to a public endpoint in each game region, packet loss via UDP/WebRTC, and bufferbloat as the latency added while your line is saturated. Run it locally for true per-region game-server ping, or use the hosted browser test for ping, loss and bufferbloat.
FAQ
- What is a good ping for Counter-Strike 2?
- Aim for under 30 ms; under 15 ms is optimal for Counter-Strike 2. Up to 50 ms is the playable ceiling, and above about 80 ms Counter-Strike 2 feels laggy.
- How much packet loss can Counter-Strike 2 tolerate?
- Keep packet loss under 0.1%. Between 0.1% and 0.5% is borderline; above 1.5% Counter-Strike 2 is effectively unplayable.
- Does jitter matter for Counter-Strike 2?
- Yes — keep jitter under 5 ms for Counter-Strike 2 (Tactical FPS). Above 18 ms you get inconsistent hit registration and rubber-banding even when average ping looks fine.
- How much internet speed does Counter-Strike 2 need?
- Surprisingly little — about 15–30 Mbps down and 5–10 Mbps up is plenty. Latency, jitter and packet loss decide playability far more than raw speed.