Baldur's Gate 3 on Radeon R9 390

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 390 meets Baldur's Gate 3's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~36 fps at 1080p high (range 29–43, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. Its 8 GB of video memory covers the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 2060 12GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	61	43	26
medium	47	33	20
high	36	25	15
ultra	29	20	12

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: low preset
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 390 back.
Processor needed for ~36 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-8700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~36 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 390: 8 GB
Minimum spec: 4 GB (+4 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 2060 12GB

~60 fps vs 36 now (est.)

+67% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~60 fps vs 25 now (est.)

+137% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

~60 fps vs 15 now (est.)

+296% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Baldur's Gate 3; usually the cheapest.

Baldur's Gate 3 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 390
GeForce GTX 1650	27	19	-26%
Radeon R9 390	36	25	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	37	26	+4%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	56	39	+56%
Radeon RX 6600	61	43	+70%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	67	47	+85%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	69	49	+93%
Radeon RX 7600	77	54	+115%
GeForce RTX 4060	79	55	+119%
GeForce RTX 3070	92	64	+156%
GeForce RTX 4070	116	81	+222%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	129	91	+259%
GeForce RTX 5070	133	93	+270%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	173	121	+381%
GeForce RTX 4080	180	126	+400%
GeForce RTX 5090	287	201	+696%