Dead by Daylight on Radeon R9 280X

Meets recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon R9 280X meets Dead by Daylight's recommended spec. We estimate ~81 fps at 1080p high (range 65–98, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the medium preset (~57 fps on high). Its 3 GB of video memory is below the 4 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	138	97	58
medium	106	74	44
high	81	57	34
ultra	65	46	27

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: ultra preset
60 fps at 1440p: medium 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 280X back.
Processor needed for ~81 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, ~81 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 280X: 3 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+2 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (1 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 57 now (est.)

+5% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~65 fps vs 34 now (est.)

+89% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Dead by Daylight; usually the cheapest.

Dead by Daylight on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 280X
Radeon R9 280X	81	57	—
GeForce GTX 1650	86	60	+5%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120	84	+47%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	180	126	+121%
Radeon RX 6600	197	138	+142%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	214	150	+163%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	223	156	+174%
Radeon RX 7600	249	174	+205%
GeForce RTX 4060	253	177	+211%
GeForce RTX 3070	296	207	+263%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	261	+358%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	291	+411%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300	+426%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+584%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+611%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1032%