Black Desert on Radeon RX 6500 XT

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX 6500 XT meets Black Desert's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~39 fps at 1080p high (range 32–47, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 9050 4GB (~62 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	67	47	28
medium	51	36	22
high	39	28	17
ultra	32	22	13

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 RX 6500 XT back.
Processor needed for ~39 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, ~39 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 6500 XT: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~62 fps vs 39 now (est.)

+57% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 12GB

~60 fps vs 28 now (est.)

+117% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB

~60 fps vs 17 now (est.)

+261% GPU performance

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

Black Desert on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 6500 XT
GeForce GTX 1650	34	24	-13%
Radeon RX 6500 XT	39	28	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	48	34	+22%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	72	50	+83%
Radeon RX 6600	79	55	+100%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	86	60	+117%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	89	62	+126%
Radeon RX 7600	99	70	+152%
GeForce RTX 4060	101	71	+157%
GeForce RTX 3070	118	83	+200%
GeForce RTX 4070	149	104	+278%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	166	116	+322%
GeForce RTX 5070	171	120	+335%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	223	156	+465%
GeForce RTX 4080	231	162	+487%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	258	+835%