Borderlands 4 on Radeon RX 9050 8GB

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX 9050 8GB meets Borderlands 4's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~41 fps at 1080p high (range 33–50, 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 Arc B580 (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	70	49	29
medium	54	38	23
high	41	29	17
ultra	33	23	14

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 9050 8GB back.
Processor needed for ~41 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-12700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~41 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 9050 8GB: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Arc B580

~60 fps vs 41 now (est.)

+45% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

~62 fps vs 29 now (est.)

+116% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4090

~67 fps vs 17 now (est.)

+286% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Borderlands 4; usually the cheapest.

Borderlands 4 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 9050 8GB
GeForce GTX 1650	19	13	-55%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	26	18	-36%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	39	28	-5%
Radeon RX 9050 8GB	41	29	—
Radeon RX 6600	43	30	+5%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	47	33	+14%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	49	34	+18%
Radeon RX 7600	54	38	+32%
GeForce RTX 4060	55	39	+34%
GeForce RTX 3070	65	45	+57%
GeForce RTX 4070	82	57	+98%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	91	64	+120%
GeForce RTX 5070	94	66	+127%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	122	85	+195%
GeForce RTX 4080	127	89	+207%
GeForce RTX 5090	202	141	+389%