ELDEN RING on Radeon R9 290X

Meets minimumEstimate · medium confidence, ±20%

Yes, at lower settings. The Radeon R9 290X meets ELDEN RING's minimum spec but not the recommended one. We estimate ~43 fps at 1080p high (range 35–52, medium confidence, ±20%), GPU-limited. For 60 fps at 1080p, use the low preset. Its 4 GB of video memory is below the 8 GB the game recommends. The cheapest current card for 60 fps at 1080p high is the Radeon RX 9050 4GB (~60 fps). Model estimate, not measured; data updated 2026-09-24.

Estimated FPS by preset

Preset	1080p	1440p	4K
low	74	52	31
medium	56	39	24
high	43	30	18
ultra	35	24	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 R9 290X back.
Processor needed for ~43 fps: Core i3-9100F or faster (slowest current desktop CPU our model expects to keep up).
With the recommended CPU (Core i7-8700K): still GPU-limited at 1080p high, ~43 fps.

Video memory

Radeon R9 290X: 4 GB
Minimum spec: 3 GB (+1 GB headroom)
Recommended spec: 8 GB (4 GB short)

Cheapest upgrade for each target

1080p, 60 fps, High

Radeon RX 9050 4GB

~60 fps vs 43 now (est.)

+38% GPU performance

1440p, 60 fps, High

Arc A750

~61 fps vs 30 now (est.)

+100% GPU performance

4K, 60 fps, High

GeForce RTX 3080 10GB

~60 fps vs 18 now (est.)

+231% GPU performance

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

ELDEN RING on popular graphics cards (high preset)

Graphics card	1080p	1440p	vs Radeon R9 290X
GeForce GTX 1650	33	23	-23%
Radeon R9 290X	43	30	—
GeForce GTX 1060 6GB	47	33	+8%
GeForce RTX 2060 6GB	70	49	+62%
Radeon RX 6600	77	54	+77%
GeForce RTX 3060 12GB	83	58	+92%
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	87	61	+100%
Radeon RX 7600	97	68	+123%
GeForce RTX 4060	98	69	+127%
GeForce RTX 3070	115	81	+165%
GeForce RTX 4070	145	102	+235%
Radeon RX 7800 XT	162	113	+273%
GeForce RTX 5070	167	117	+285%
Radeon RX 9070 XT	217	152	+400%
GeForce RTX 4080	225	158	+419%
GeForce RTX 5090	300+	251	+727%