A Game About Digging A Hole on Radeon R9 280

Meets minimumEstimate · low confidence, ±30%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 280 meets A Game About Digging A Hole's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~30 fps at 1080p high (range 21–39, low confidence, ±30%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 9050 4GB (~63 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset1080p1440p4K
low513521
medium392716
high302113
ultra241710
Estimate · low confidence, ±30%

Estimated FPS from our model (v0), based on the game's published requirements and relative GPU/CPU performance. Not measured. Real results vary with drivers, patches, and scenes. Values above 300 fps show as 300+. Data updated 2026-09-24.

Best settings

  • 60 fps at 1080p: not reachable
  • 60 fps at 1440p: not reachable
  • 144 fps at 1080p: not reachable

AMD card: use FSR in quality mode before dropping the preset (XeSS also works). DLSS is not available on Radeon.

What limits performance

  • Estimates above: GPU-limited, assuming a processor fast enough not to hold the Radeon R9 280 back.
  • Processor needed for ~30 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).

Video memory

  • Radeon R9 280: 3 GB
  • The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~63 fps vs 30 now (est.)

+112% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~61 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+194% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB

~60 fps vs 13 now (est.)

+376% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in A Game About Digging A Hole; usually the cheapest.

A Game About Digging A Hole on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card1080p1440pvs Radeon R9 280
Radeon R9 2803021—
GeForce GTX 16503525+18%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB4934+65%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB7452+147%
Radeon RX 66008156+171%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB8861+194%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU9164+206%
Radeon RX 760010271+241%
GeForce RTX 406010472+247%
GeForce RTX 307012185+306%
GeForce RTX 4070153107+412%
Radeon RX 7800 XT170119+471%
GeForce RTX 5070175123+488%
Radeon RX 9070 XT228160+665%
GeForce RTX 4080237166+694%
GeForce RTX 5090300+264+1165%

A Game About Digging A Hole on other hardware

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