Apex Legends on Radeon R9 270

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 270 meets Apex Legends's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~33 fps at 1080p high (range 26–39, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 2 GB of video memory covers the 2 GB the game requires at minimum. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB (~73 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	55	39	23
medium	42	30	18
high	33	23	14
ultra	26	18	11

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.

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 270 back.
Processor needed for ~33 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~33 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 270: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~73 fps vs 33 now (est.)

+123% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~63 fps vs 23 now (est.)

+177% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Arc A770 16GB

~60 fps vs 14 now (est.)

+338% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Apex Legends; usually the cheapest.

Apex Legends on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 270
Radeon R9 270	33	23	—
GeForce GTX 1650	50	35	+54%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	70	49	+115%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	105	74	+223%
Radeon RX 6600	115	81	+254%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	125	88	+285%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	130	91	+300%
Radeon RX 7600	145	102	+346%
GeForce RTX 4060	148	103	+354%
GeForce RTX 3070	173	121	+431%
GeForce RTX 4070	218	152	+569%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	243	170	+646%
GeForce RTX 5070	250	175	+669%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	227	+900%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	236	+938%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1554%