Dead by Daylight on Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB

Well above recommendedEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes. The Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB is well above Dead by Daylight's recommended spec. We estimate ~116 fps at 1080p high (range 93–139, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. At 1440p high expect ~81 fps, so every preset holds 60 fps. 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

Preset1080p1440p4K
low19713883
medium15010563
high1168149
ultra936539
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: ultra preset
  • 144 fps at 1080p: medium 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 RX 5500 XT 4GB back.
  • Processor needed for ~116 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 116.

Video memory

  • Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB: 4 GB
  • Minimum spec: 1 GB (+3 GB headroom)
  • Recommended spec: 4 GB (+0 GB headroom)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

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 card1080p1440pvs Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB
GeForce GTX 16508660-26%
Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB11681
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB12084+4%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB180126+56%
Radeon RX 6600197138+70%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB214150+85%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU223156+93%
Radeon RX 7600249174+115%
GeForce RTX 4060253177+119%
GeForce RTX 3070296207+156%
GeForce RTX 4070300+261+222%
Radeon RX 7800 XT300+291+259%
GeForce RTX 5070300+300+270%
Radeon RX 9070 XT300+300++381%
GeForce RTX 4080300+300++400%
GeForce RTX 5090300+300++696%

Dead by Daylight on other hardware

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