Crimson Desert Enhanced on Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB meets Crimson Desert Enhanced's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~30 fps at 1080p high (range 24–35, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 7600 XT (~61 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	50	35	21
medium	38	27	16
high	30	21	12
ultra	24	17	10

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 RX 5500 XT 8GB back.
Processor needed for ~30 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 5 5600): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~30 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB: 8 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 7600 XT

~61 fps vs 30 now (est.)

+107% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 4070

~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+190% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 5080

~61 fps vs 12 now (est.)

+393% GPU performance

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

Crimson Desert Enhanced on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB
GeForce GTX 1650	20	14	-33%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	28	19	-7%
Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB	30	21	—
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	41	29	+40%
Radeon RX 6600	45	32	+53%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	49	34	+67%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	51	36	+73%
Radeon RX 7600	57	40	+93%
GeForce RTX 4060	58	41	+97%
GeForce RTX 3070	68	48	+130%
GeForce RTX 4070	86	60	+190%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	95	67	+223%
GeForce RTX 5070	98	69	+233%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	128	90	+333%
GeForce RTX 4080	133	93	+350%
GeForce RTX 5090	211	148	+617%