Dead by Daylight on Radeon R9 380X

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon R9 380X is well above Dead by Daylight's recommended spec. We estimate ~94 fps at 1080p high (range 75–113, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the high preset (~66 fps on high). Its 4 GB of video memory covers the 4 GB the game recommends. Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	160	112	67
medium	123	86	51
high	94	66	40
ultra	75	53	32

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: high preset
144 fps at 1080p: low preset

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 380X back.
Processor needed for ~94 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU: CPU-limited at 1080p high: about 90 fps instead of 94.

Video memory

Radeon R9 380X: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~65 fps vs 40 now (est.)

+64% 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 380X
GeForce GTX 1650	86	60	-9%
Radeon R9 380X	94	66	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120	84	+27%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	180	126	+91%
Radeon RX 6600	197	138	+109%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	214	150	+127%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	223	156	+136%
Radeon RX 7600	249	174	+164%
GeForce RTX 4060	253	177	+168%
GeForce RTX 3070	296	207	+214%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	261	+295%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	291	+341%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300	+355%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+491%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+514%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+877%