Destiny 2 on Radeon R9 270X

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 270X meets Destiny 2's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~34 fps at 1080p high (range 27–40, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. 60 fps at 1080p is out of reach. Its 2 GB of video memory is below the 4 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB (~70 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	57	40	24
medium	44	31	18
high	34	24	14
ultra	27	19	11

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 R9 270X back.
Processor needed for ~34 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i5-2400): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~34 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 270X: 2 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+0 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (2 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~70 fps vs 34 now (est.)

+107% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~60 fps vs 24 now (est.)

+157% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700

~60 fps vs 14 now (est.)

+329% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in Destiny 2; usually the cheapest.

Destiny 2 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 270X
Radeon R9 270X	34	24	—
GeForce GTX 1650	48	34	+43%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	67	47	+100%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	101	71	+200%
Radeon RX 6600	110	77	+229%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	120	84	+257%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	125	87	+271%
Radeon RX 7600	139	97	+314%
GeForce RTX 4060	142	99	+321%
GeForce RTX 3070	166	116	+393%
GeForce RTX 4070	209	146	+521%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	233	163	+593%
GeForce RTX 5070	240	168	+614%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	218	+829%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	227	+864%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1436%