Dead by Daylight on Radeon RX 550

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon RX 550 meets Dead by Daylight's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~30 fps at 1080p high (range 24–36, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 4 GB of video memory covers the 4 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 6400 (~86 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	51	36	21
medium	39	27	16
high	30	21	13
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 550 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: still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~30 fps.

Video memory

Radeon RX 550: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~86 fps vs 30 now (est.)

+186% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6400

~60 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+186% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~65 fps vs 13 now (est.)

+414% 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 RX 550
Radeon RX 550	30	21	—
GeForce GTX 1650	86	60	+186%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	120	84	+300%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	180	126	+500%
Radeon RX 6600	197	138	+557%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	214	150	+614%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	223	156	+643%
Radeon RX 7600	249	174	+729%
GeForce RTX 4060	253	177	+743%
GeForce RTX 3070	296	207	+886%
GeForce RTX 4070	300+	261	+1143%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	300+	291	+1286%
GeForce RTX 5070	300+	300	+1329%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	300+	+1757%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	300+	+1829%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+2971%