EA SPORTS FC 26 on Radeon R9 290X

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 290X meets EA SPORTS FC 26's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~50 fps at 1080p high (range 40–60, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the medium preset. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 9050 4GB (~70 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	86	60	36
medium	65	46	27
high	50	35	21
ultra	40	28	17

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: medium 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 R9 290X back.
Processor needed for ~50 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Ryzen 7 2700X): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~50 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290X: 4 GB
The publisher lists no video memory requirement.

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~70 fps vs 50 now (est.)

+38% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3060 8GB

~60 fps vs 35 now (est.)

+69% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9060 XT 8GB

~62 fps vs 21 now (est.)

+192% GPU performance

Slowest current desktop card (2020+) that reaches each target in EA SPORTS FC 26; usually the cheapest.

EA SPORTS FC 26 on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290X
GeForce GTX 1650	39	27	-23%
Radeon R9 290X	50	35	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	54	38	+8%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	81	57	+62%
Radeon RX 6600	89	62	+77%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	97	68	+92%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	101	70	+100%
Radeon RX 7600	112	79	+123%
GeForce RTX 4060	114	80	+127%
GeForce RTX 3070	134	93	+165%
GeForce RTX 4070	168	118	+235%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	188	131	+273%
GeForce RTX 5070	194	135	+285%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	252	176	+400%
GeForce RTX 4080	261	183	+419%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	291	+727%