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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

No change to the P90’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.

CS2 weapon · SMG · both sides P90

Valve: “An endless bullet hose bested only by rifles.” Easily recognizable for its unique bullpup design, the P90 is a great weapon to shoot on the move due to its high-capacity magazine and low recoil.

5 m20 m30 m40 m60 m
Target & armour
Buy P90 when…

You can land several hits — a helmeted head takes 2 even up close.

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in full buy rounds.”
Buy recommended$2,350
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $750.
Price
$2,350
game data
Kill reward
$300
game data
Damage
26
game data
Armour pen
69%
derived
Fire rate
857 RPM
derived
Ammo
50 / 100
game data
Reload lock
3.37 s
game data
Run speed
230
game data
Penetration
1.0
game data
Accurate range
10.4 m
derived

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Hits to kill, by zone and armour
ZoneNoneKevlarHelmet
Head222
Chest699
Stomach577
Arms699
Legs888

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 50 damage per hit → 2 hits to kill · TTK 70 ms.

derived · damage × range modifier^(units ÷ 500) × zone × armour, rounded down

Armour breakpoints

Where head hits-to-kill change, 0–60 m
no armour
  • 0 m – 3 m1 hit
  • 4 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar
  • 0 m – 3 m1 hit
  • 4 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar + helmet
  • 0 m – 30 m2 hits
  • 31 m – 60 m+3 hits
Against Kevlar + helmet: 1 change between 0 and 60 m.

Damage over distance

  • Head · no armour
  • Head · helmet
  • Chest · Kevlar
  • Chest · no armour
Here: 50 damage per hit at 30 m.

1st shot spread

Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to10.4 m

At 30 m the first shot can land up to 44 cm from the crosshair — wider than this drawing.

derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plate

Spray — the first 15 bullets

Phase
10 bullets · 0.63 s of fire at 857 RPM · 40 left in the magazine.Inside the first 15 — the part guides say to learn first.

The first 15 rounds stay near the centre, climbing straight up like the M4A1-S. source

Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 16 ± 1 · direction variance 70.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

  • spray6+ shots · inside 5.2 mCommit and pull down
  • burst2–3 shots · 5.2–10.4 mStop, then reset between bursts
  • tap1 shot · past 10.4 mReset fully between shots
At 30 m: tap.rule · ours: tap past its standing accurate range (10.4 m), spray inside half of itSpread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the P90?

Weapon · edge30 m · headCost
Hits to kill from Valve’s file at your distance and armour — not win rates. Shotguns left out: pellets decide.

Economy context

  • P90 + Kevlar + helmet$3,350$750 left
  • P90 + Kevlar$3,000$1,100 left
  • P90 alone$2,350$1,750 left
  • MAC-10 + Kevlar + helmet$2,050$2,050 left
Kill reward $300 — 8 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

  • Fight it beyond 10.4 m: past its standing accurate range even the first shot is not sure to land.
  • Catch it moving: on the move its first shot is only sure within 4.76 m.
  • It needs 7 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
  • It moves at 230 u/s — expect it to reposition quickly.
  • Drop its holder first: they lose a $2,350 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $300.

No — 2 hits to a helmeted head at 30 m (50 each).

Buy now or save now?with $4,100

If you lose0 kills1 kill2 kills
+$1,400after winsrisky$2,150 nextrisky$2,450 nextrisky$2,750 next
+$1,900a half’s first lossrisky$2,650 nextrisky$2,950 nextrisky$3,250 next
+$2,400risky$3,150 nextbuy$3,450 nextbuy$3,750 next
+$2,900buy$3,650 nextbuy$3,950 nextbuy$4,250 next
+$3,400the capbuy$4,150 nextbuy$4,450 nextbuy$4,750 next
rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $3,350 for it with full armour. Loss bonus and kill reward: Valve’s source

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Sources & evidence

Damage · armour · range
weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
Price · kill reward
$2,350 · $300
Fire rate · magazine
857 RPM · 50/100
Range modifier · penetration
0.86 · 1
Description · buy-menu lines
csgo_english.txt
Loss bonus · armour prices
gamemode_competitive.cfg · items_game.txt
Valve’s files, read 2026-10-06:weapons.vdataitems_game.txtgamemode_competitive.cfg

All the maths runs in your browser, from Valve’s weapon file (10f3693c, 2026-09-23).