Apex Legends on Radeon R9 380

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 380 meets Apex Legends's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~50 fps at 1080p high (range 40–60, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. Its 4 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	85	60	36
medium	65	46	27
high	50	35	21
ultra	40	28	17

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: medium preset
60 fps at 1440p: low preset
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 380 back.
Processor needed for ~50 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, ~50 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 380: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+2 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~73 fps vs 50 now (est.)

+45% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~63 fps vs 35 now (est.)

+80% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Arc A770 16GB

~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+185% 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 380
GeForce GTX 1650	50	35	0%
Radeon R9 380	50	35	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	70	49	+40%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	105	74	+110%
Radeon RX 6600	115	81	+130%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	125	88	+150%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	130	91	+160%
Radeon RX 7600	145	102	+190%
GeForce RTX 4060	148	103	+195%
GeForce RTX 3070	173	121	+245%
GeForce RTX 4070	218	152	+335%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	243	170	+385%
GeForce RTX 5070	250	175	+400%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	227	+550%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	236	+575%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+975%