Best graphics card for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the GeForce GTX 1630: ~103 fps (range 82–123, medium confidence, ±20%). For 1440p at 60 fps you need a GeForce GTX 1630, and a Radeon RX 6400 for 120 fps. 4K at 60 fps starts at the Radeon RX 6400. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

For each brand, the slowest (and usually cheapest) current desktop card our model expects to reach each target.

Target	Any brand	NVIDIA	AMD	Intel
1080p · 60 fps · High	GeForce GTX 1630	GeForce GTX 1630	Radeon RX 6400	Arc A380
1080p · 144 fps · Medium	Radeon RX 6400	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Radeon RX 6400	Arc A380
1440p · 60 fps · High	GeForce GTX 1630	GeForce GTX 1630	Radeon RX 6400	Arc A380
1440p · 120 fps · High	Radeon RX 6400	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Radeon RX 6400	Arc A380
4K · 60 fps · High	Radeon RX 6400	GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	Radeon RX 6400	Arc A380

Every current graphics card in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	4K
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4090	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 5080	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 7900 XTX	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4080 Super	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 5070 Ti	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 7900 XT	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 9070	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 6950 XT	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 9070 GRE	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4070 Ti	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 3090 Ti	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 7900 GRE	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 6900 XT	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4070 Super	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 3090	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 6800 XT	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 3080 Ti	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 3080 12GB	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 3080 10GB	300+	300+	300+
Radeon RX 6800	300+	300+	300+
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB	300+	300+	299
Radeon RX 7700 XT	300+	300+	295
GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8GB	300+	300+	292
Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB	300+	300+	281
Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB	300+	300+	274
GeForce RTX 5060	300+	300+	263
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti	300+	300+	263
Radeon RX 6750 XT	300+	300+	256
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB	300+	300+	256
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8GB	300+	300+	252
GeForce RTX 3070	300+	300+	248
Radeon RX 9060	300+	300+	245
Radeon RX 6700 XT	300+	300+	241
Arc B580	300+	300+	230
Radeon RX 7600 XT	300+	300+	223
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti	300+	300+	223
Radeon RX 6700	300+	300+	216
GeForce RTX 5050	300+	300+	216
GeForce RTX 4060	300+	300+	212
Radeon RX 7600	300+	300+	209
Arc A770 16GB	300+	300+	205
Arc B570	300+	300+	205
Radeon RX 6650 XT	300+	300+	202
Arc A770 8GB	300+	300+	198
Radeon RX 6600 XT	300+	300+	191
Arc A750	300+	300+	187
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	300+	300	180
Radeon RX 6600	300+	276	166
GeForce RTX 2060 12GB	300+	270	162
Arc A580	300+	270	162
GeForce RTX 3060 8GB	300+	264	158
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	300+	264	158
Radeon RX 5600 XT	300+	258	155
GeForce RTX 3050 8GB	300+	222	133
Radeon RX 9050 4GB	300+	216	130
GeForce RTX 3050 6GB	249	174	104
Radeon RX 6500 XT	197	138	83
Radeon RX 6400	171	120	72
Arc A380	171	120	72
GeForce GTX 1630	103	72	43

Estimate · medium confidence, ±20%

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.