Destiny 2 on Radeon HD 7970

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon HD 7970 meets Destiny 2's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~46 fps at 1080p high (range 36–55, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. Its 3 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	78	54	33
medium	59	41	25
high	46	32	19
ultra	36	26	15

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: low preset
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 HD 7970 back.
Processor needed for ~46 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, ~46 fps.

Video memory

Radeon HD 7970: 3 GB
Minimum spec: 2 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 4 GB (1 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3050 6GB

~70 fps vs 46 now (est.)

+53% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~60 fps vs 32 now (est.)

+89% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 6700

~60 fps vs 19 now (est.)

+216% 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 HD 7970
Radeon HD 7970	46	32	—
GeForce GTX 1650	48	34	+5%
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	67	47	+47%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	101	71	+121%
Radeon RX 6600	110	77	+142%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	120	84	+163%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	125	87	+174%
Radeon RX 7600	139	97	+205%
GeForce RTX 4060	142	99	+211%
GeForce RTX 3070	166	116	+263%
GeForce RTX 4070	209	146	+358%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	233	163	+411%
GeForce RTX 5070	240	168	+426%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	300+	218	+584%
GeForce RTX 4080	300+	227	+611%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	300+	+1032%