Dead by Daylight on Radeon HD 7870

Meets recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon HD 7870 meets Dead by Daylight's recommended spec. We estimate ~64 fps at 1080p high (range 51–77, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1440p, use the low preset (~45 fps on high). Its 2 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	109	76	46
medium	84	58	35
high	64	45	27
ultra	51	36	22

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: high preset
60 fps at 1440p: low 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 HD 7870 back.
Processor needed for ~64 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, ~64 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7870: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (2 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 45 now (est.)

+33% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~65 fps vs 27 now (est.)

+140% 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 HD 7870
Radeon HD 7870	64	45	—
GeForce GTX 1650	86	60	+33%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120	84	+87%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	180	126	+180%
Radeon RX 6600	197	138	+207%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	214	150	+233%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	223	156	+247%
Radeon RX 7600	249	174	+287%
GeForce RTX 4060	253	177	+293%
GeForce RTX 3070	296	207	+360%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	261	+480%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	291	+547%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300	+567%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+767%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+800%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1333%